Morocco’s squad for the upcoming friendlies against Ivory Coast (October 9) and Guinea (October 12) has been announced by coach Badou Zaki, with notable absences due to injury. Bayern’s Mehdi Benatia and Malaga’s Nordin Amrabat will miss out as they recover.
The return of Abdelaziz Barrada, who has reconciled with the coach, is a highlight of the list.
Here are the 26 selected players:
**Goalkeepers:**
* Bounou Yassine (Real Zaragoza)
* El Kajoui Munir (Numancia)
* Bourkadi Amine (OCK Khouribga)
**Defenders:**
* Achchakir Abderrahim (FAR Rabat)
* Oulhaj Mohamed (Raja Casablanca)
* Abarhoune Mohamed (MAT Tétouan)
* Dirar Nabil (AS Monaco)
* El Adoua Issam (Chongqing Lifan)
* Lazaar Achraf (Palermo)
* Chafik Fouad (Laval)
**Midfielders:**
* El Ahmadi Karim (Feyenoord Rotterdam)
* Achenteh Rochdi (Vitesse Arnhem)
* Obbadi Mounir (LOSC Lille)
* Feddal Zouhair (Levante)
* Belhanda Younes (Dynamo Kyiv)
* Houssine Kharja (Steaua Bucharest)
* El Kaddouri Omar (Naples)
* Saadane Marwane (FUS Rabat)
* Metaouali Mohsine (Al Wakra)
* Barrada Abdelaziz (Olympique de Marseille)
* Mestour Hachim (Malaga FC)
* Ziyech Hakim (FC Twente)
**Attackers:**
* Hamdallah Abderrazzaq (Al Jaish)
* Chahechouhe Aatif (Sivasspor)
* Iajour Mouhssine (Qatar SC)
* El Arabi Youssef (Granada CF)
This squad reflects a mix of domestic and European-based talent gearing up for two important friendlies.
