Morocco national football team

Morocco
Nickname(s)	اسودالأطلس; (Lions of the Atlas)
Association	Fédération Royale; Marocaine de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Hassan Moumen
Captain	Youssef Safri
Most caps	Abdel Majid Dolmi (124)
Top scorer	Salaheddine Bassir (27)
Home stadium	Stade Moulay Abdellah
FIFA code	MAR
FIFA ranking	67
Highest FIFA ranking	10 (April 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	67 (November 2009)
Elo ranking	T 61
Highest Elo ranking	17 (1999)
Lowest Elo ranking	61 (November 2009)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq ; (Lebanon; 19 October 1957)
Biggest win
	Morocco 13 - 1 Saudi Arabia ; (Morocco; 6 September 1961)
Biggest defeat
	Hungary 6 - 0 Morocco ; (Tokyo, Japan; 11 October 1964)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1970)
Best result	Round 2, 1986
African Nations Cup
Appearances	13 (First in 1972)
Best result	Winners, 1976

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The Morocco national football team (Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم‎), nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas), is the national team of Morocco and is controlled by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football. They were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and England. They were also the first African team to make it to second round barely losing to eventual runner-ups West Germany 1-0 in 1986. They also came within two minutes of moving out of the group stage of the the 1998 World Cup, Kjetil Rekdal's late winning goal for Norway against Brazil eliminating them.

Morocco won the African Nations Cup in 1976.

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1958 - Did not enter
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Withdrew
1970 - Round 1
1974 to 1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Round 2
1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - Round 1
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Did not qualify
2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

1957 - Did not enter
1959 - Did not enter
1962 - Withdrew
1963 - Did not qualify
1965 - Did not enter
1968 - Did not qualify
1970 - Did not qualify
1972 - Round 1
1974 - Did not qualify
1976 - Champions
1978 - Round 1
1980 - Third place
1982 - Did not qualify

1984 - Did not qualify
1986 - Fourth place
1988 - Fourth place
1990 - Did not qualify
1992 - Round 1
1994 - Did not qualify
1996 - Did not qualify
1998 - Quarterfinals
2000 - Round 1
2002 - Round 1
2004 - Second place
2006 - Round 1
2008 - Round 1
2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] Results over the last 12 months

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team
19 November 2008	Morocco	3-0	Zambia
11 February 2009	Morocco	0-0	Czech Republic
28 March 2009	Morocco	1-2	Gabon
31 March 2009	Angola	0-2	Morocco
7 June 2009	Cameroon	0-0	Morocco
20 June 2009	Morocco	0-0	Togo
12 August 2009	Morocco	1-1	Congo
7 September 2009	Togo	1-1	Morocco
10 October 2009	Gabon	3-1	Morocco
14 November 2009	Morocco	0-2	Cameroon

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[edit] Most Recent Squad

The following players were called up for match against Cameroon on 14 November 2009.

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Nadir Lamyaghri	February 13, 1976 (1976-02-13) (age 33)	28	0	Wydad Casablanca
GK	Karim Fegrouch	February 14, 1982 (1982-02-14) (age 27)	2	0	Wydad Casablanca
GK	Hakim Ait Boulmane	January 8, 1982 (1982-01-08) (age 27)	0	0	Maghreb Fez

DF	Mehdi Benatia	April 17, 1987 (1987-04-17) (age 22)	7	0	Clermont Foot
DF	Mohammed Oulhaj	January 6, 1988 (1988-01-06) (age 21)	1	0	Raja Casablanca
DF	Chakib Benzoukane	August 7, 1986 (1986-08-07) (age 23)	1	0	PFC Levski Sofia
DF	Issam El Adoua	September 12, 1986 (1986-09-12) (age 23)	1	0	RC Lens
DF	Khalid Sekkat	May 12, 1984 (1984-05-12) (age 25)	0	0	Wydad Casablanca
DF	Zakaria Zerouali	May 24, 1978 (1978-05-24) (age 31)	1	0	Raja Casablanca
DF	Mourad Ainy	February 11, 1980 (1980-02-11) (age 29)	6	0	Raja Casablanca
DF	Azzeddine Hissa	September 2, 1982 (1982-09-02) (age 27)	0	0	Hassania Agadir

MF	Adil Hermach	June 27, 1986 (1986-06-27) (age 23)	2	0	RC Lens
MF	Karim El Ahmadi	October 27, 1985 (1985-10-27) (age 24)	8	1	Feyenoord
MF	Issam Erraki	May 1, 1981 (1981-05-01) (age 28)	1	0	FAR Rabat
MF	Adel Taarabt	May 24, 1989 (1989-05-24) (age 20)	6	3	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
MF	Nabil Dirar	February 25, 1986 (1986-02-25) (age 23)	5	0	Club Brugge
MF	Mohammed Chihani	September 13, 1982 (1982-09-13) (age 27)	0	0	Maghreb Fez
MF	Ahmed Demyani	February 13, 1984 (1984-02-13) (age 25)	0	0	Difaa El Jadida

FW	Hicham Aboucherouane	April 20, 1981 (1981-04-20) (age 28)	27	5	Ittihad Jeddah
FW	Abdessalam Benjelloun	January 28, 1985 (1985-01-28) (age 24)	8	3	Hibernian F.C.
FW	Nabil Baha	October 12, 1981 (1981-10-12) (age 28)	19	4	Málaga CF
FW	Mustapha Allaoui	May 30, 1983 (1983-05-30) (age 26)	1	0	EA Guingamp
FW	Omar Najdi	October 24, 1986 (1986-10-24) (age 23)	0	0	Raja Casablanca

[edit] Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Khalid Askri (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	March 20, 1981 (1981-03-20) (age 28)	0	0	FAR Rabat
GK	Issam Badda (friendly v. Benin, August 30, 2008)	May 10, 1983 (1983-05-10) (age 26)			Ittihad Khemisset
GK	Karim Zaza (WCQ v. Togo, June 20, 2009)	January 5, 1975 (1975-01-05) (age 34)			Aalborg BK
GK	Mohammed Amsif (friendly v. Oman, September 6, 2008)	February 7, 1989 (1989-02-07) (age 20)	0	0	FC Schalke 04
GK	Brahim Zaari (friendly v. Angola, March 31, 2009)	October 12, 1989 (1989-10-12) (age 20)	0	0	FC Den Bosch
DF	Youssef Rabeh (friendly v. Zambia, November 18, 2008)	April 28, 1985 (1985-04-28) (age 24)	2	0	PFC Levski Sofia
DF	Amin Erbati (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	July 7, 1981 (1981-07-07) (age 28)	37	0	Moghreb Tétouan
DF	Abdeslam Ouaddou (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	November 1, 1978 (1978-11-01) (age 31)	58	3	AS Nancy
DF	Michaël Chrétien Basser (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	July 10, 1984 (1984-07-10) (age 25)	23	0	AS Nancy
DF	Hicham Mahdoufi (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	August 5, 1983 (1983-08-05) (age 26)	13	1	Olympique Khouribga
DF	Jamal Alioui (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	June 2, 1982 (1982-06-02) (age 27)			FC Sion
DF	Youssef Tourabi (friendly v. Oman, September 6, 2008)	April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18) (age 20)	1	0	Wydad Casablanca
DF	Talal El Karkouri (WCQ v. Gabon, March 28, 2009)	July 8, 1976 (1976-07-08) (age 33)			Qatar SC
DF	Youssef El-Akchaoui (friendly v. Czech Republic, February 11, 2009)	February 18, 1981 (1981-02-18) (age 28)	2	0	NEC Nijmegen
DF	Badr El Kaddouri (WCQ v. Togo, June 20, 2009)	January 31, 1981 (1981-01-31) (age 28)	33	0	FC Dynamo Kyiv
DF	Hoalid Regragui (WCQ v. Togo, June 20, 2009)	September 23, 1975 (1975-09-23) (age 34)	44	1	Grenoble Foot 38
DF	Hassan El Mouataz (WCQ v. Togo, June 20, 2009)	September 12, 1981 (1981-09-12) (age 28)			K.S.C. Lokeren
DF	Salaheddine Sbai (WCQ v. Mauritania, October 11, 2008)	August 21, 1985 (1985-08-21) (age 24)	2	0	Nîmes Olympique
DF	Chemcedine El Araichi (friendly v. Angola, March 31, 2009)	May 18, 1981 (1981-05-18) (age 28)	3	0	R.E. Mouscron
MF	Soufiane Benzouine (friendly v. Benin, August 30, 2008)	August 11, 1986 (1986-08-11) (age 23)	1	0	K.A.S. Eupen
MF	Younes Menkari (WCQ v. Togo, June 20. 2009)	January 28, 1983 (1983-01-28) (age 26)	1	0	Al-Ittifaq
MF	Yacine Abdessadki (friendly v. Zambia, November 18, 2008)	January 1, 1981 (1981-01-01) (age 28)			SC Freiburg
MF	Rafik Abdessamad (WCQ v. Togo, June 20, 2009)	April 8, 1982 (1982-04-08) (age 27)	2	0	Al-Wahda FC
MF	Youssef Safri (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	January 3, 1977 (1977-01-03) (age 32)	75	8	Qatar SC
MF	Houssine Kharja (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	November 9, 1982 (1982-11-09) (age 27)	58	5	Genoa C.F.C.
MF	Kamel Chafni (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	June 11, 1982 (1982-06-11) (age 27)	4	0	AJ Auxerre
MF	Mbark Boussoufa (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	August 15, 1984 (1984-08-15) (age 25)	14	1	R.S.C. Anderlecht
MF	Youssouf Hadji (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	February 25, 1980 (1980-02-25) (age 29)	46	14	AS Nancy
MF	Jaouad Zairi (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	April 14, 1982 (1982-04-14) (age 27)	32	10	Olympiacos F.C.
MF	Rachid Hamdani (WCQ v. Togo, September 7, 2009)	April 8, 1985 (1985-04-08) (age 24)	2	0	Clermont Foot
MF	Mohammed Berrabeh (WCQ v. Togo, September 7, 2009)	December 12, 1986 (1986-12-12) (age 22)	0	0	Wydad Casablanca
MF	Nabil El Zhar (WCQ v. Gabon, March 28, 2009)	August 27, 1986 (1986-08-27) (age 23)	8	2	Liverpool F.C.
MF	Abderrahmane Kabous (friendly v. Congo, Augsut 12, 2009)	April 24, 1983 (1983-04-24) (age 26)	7	0	Real Murcia
MF	Tarik Sektioui (friendly v. Zambia, November 18, 2008)	May 13, 1977 (1977-05-13) (age 32)	18	5	Ajman Club
MF	Merouane Zemmama (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	October 7, 1983 (1983-10-07) (age 26)	6	1	Hibernian F.C.
FW	Adil Chihi (friendly v. Benin, August 30, 2008)	February 21, 1988 (1988-02-21) (age 21)	1	0	1. FC Köln
FW	Moncef Zerka (friendly v. Benin, August 30, 2008)	August 30, 1981 (1981-08-30) (age 28)	12	3	FC Nantes
FW	Bouchaib El Moubarki (friendly v. Benin, August 30, 2008)	January 12, 1978 (1978-01-12) (age 31)			Moghreb Tétouan
FW	Marouane Chamakh (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 25)	50	15	FC Girondins de Bordeaux
FW	Mounir El Hamdaoui (WCQ v. Gabon, October 10, 2009)	July 14, 1984 (1984-07-14) (age 25)	4	1	AZ Alkmaar