Morocco women's national football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Atlas Lionesses | ||
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Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | ||
Head coach | Reynald Pedros | ||
FIFA code | MAR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 59 ![]() | ||
Highest | 52 (July 2003) | ||
Lowest | 92 (2009) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Pretoria, South Africa; 5 July 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Alexandria, Egypt; 23 April 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Kaduna, Nigeria; 17 October 1998) | |||
African Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | GS 1998, 2000 |
The Morocco women's national football team represents Morocco in international women's football and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team played its first international match in 1998, as part of the third Women's African Football Championship.
History
After being given a walk-over following Kenya's withdrawal from the 1998 Championship, the team made it to the finals in Nigeria, where they lost 0–8 to the hosts before beating Egypt 4–1. Morocco met fellow Women's African Football Championship debutants Republic of Congo in the final group game, with both teams having the chance to qualify for the semi-finals with a win. However, the eventual 0–0 draw sent Morocco out, as Congo qualified on better goal difference.[2]
Two years later, Morocco qualified for the African Championship in South Africa with a 6–1 aggregate victory over Algeria. However, after the team scored the first goal against Cameroon in the opening group stage match, they went on to concede 13 goals, lose all three matches, and finish last in the group.[3]
Their 2002 and 2006 campaigns were both stopped by Mali in the qualifying stages. Morocco had been seeded into the second qualifying round, but two goalless draws in Bamako and Rabat sent the tie into a penalty shoot-out which Mali won 5–4.[4] In 2004, Morocco did not enter, while a 1–6 aggregate defeat to Mali sent them out of the 2006 African Championship and the 2007 World Cup.
Home stadium
Achievements
Women's World Cup record
FIFA Women's World Cup finals | |||||||||
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Appearances: 0 / 8 | |||||||||
Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games record
Olympic Games | ||||||||
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Appearances: 0 / 6 | ||||||||
Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Total | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Africa Women Cup of Nations finals | |||||||||
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Appearances: 2 / 13 | |||||||||
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | |
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | |
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Cancelled | ||||||||
Total | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -17 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Women's Championship record
Morocco lost to Algeria in the championship game of the first Arab Women's Cup in 2006 after defeating host Egypt 4–2 in the semi-finals.[5]
Arab Women's Championship | |||||||||
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Appearances: 1 | |||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
Total | Runners-up | 1/1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
UNAF Women's Tournament record
UNAF Women's Tournament | |||||||||
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Appearances: 1 | |||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Champion | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
Total | Champion | 1/2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
Honours
Regional
Champions: (1) 2020
Runners-up: (1) 2006
Sport equipment
Coaching staff
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Kelly Lindsey |
Players
Current squad
- Head coach Kelly Lindsey named a 26-player squad to participate in the training camp due to take place at Mohammed VI football complex from 18 to 30 October 2020.
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including date month year.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Assia Zouhair | 30 April 1991 | ![]() | |||
GK | Imane Abdelahad | 21 July 1994 | ![]() | |||
GK | Nora Chaib | ![]() | ||||
DF | Nouhaila Ben Zina | 11 May 1998 | ![]() | |||
DF | Soumia Hady | 30 June 1998 | ![]() | |||
DF | Siham Boukhami | 1 February 1992 | ![]() | |||
DF | Rania Salmi | 14 October 1998 | ![]() | |||
MF | Salma Amani | 28 November 1989 | ![]() | |||
MF | Élodie Nakkach | 20 January 1995 | ![]() | |||
MF | Najat Badri | ![]() | ||||
FW | Ghizlane Chebbak | 19 February 1991 | ![]() | |||
FW | Ibtissam Jraidi | 1 May 1989 | ![]() | |||
FW | Mssoudy Sanaa | 30 December 1999 | ![]() | |||
FW | Hanane Aït El Haj | 2 November 1994 | ![]() | |||
FW | Nour Elimane Oddah | 27 October 1999 | ![]() | |||
FW | Naweal Ouinekh | 8 January 1997 | ![]() | |||
FW | Fatima Tagnaout | 20 January 1999 | ![]() | |||
Nezha Ait Baba Hlim | ![]() | |||||
Rahmatallah Benaziz | ![]() | |||||
Nourimane Addi | ![]() | |||||
Nouhaila Sedki | ![]() | |||||
Rachida Lmahi | ![]() | |||||
Chaimae El Amari | ![]() | |||||
Ouahiba Boukhami | ![]() | |||||
Soumaya Bouchiba | ![]() | |||||
Yassmina Elouasdi | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to the Morocco squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Previous squads
- UNAF Women's Tournament
Individual records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Managers
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- (2020–present) Reynald Pedros
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixtures
2020
14 February 2020 UNAF Women's Tournament | Tunisia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | El Kram Stadium, El Kram |
13:00 | Report |
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18 February 2020 UNAF Women's Tournament | Tanzania ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | El Kram Stadium, El Kram |
13:00 |
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Report |
20 February 2020 UNAF Women's Tournament | Morocco ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | El Kram Stadium, El Kram |
11:00 | Report |
22 February 2020 UNAF Women's Tournament | Algeria ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | El Kram Stadium, El Kram |
11:00 | Report |
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26 November 2020 Friendly | Ghana ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Accra, Ghana |
16:30 (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Attendance: 0 |
30 November 2020 Friendly | Ghana ![]() | v | ![]() | Accra, Ghana |
(UTC±0) | Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Attendance: 0 |
See also
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Goloboy, James (10 July 2000). "Africa – Women's Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
- ^ Duret, Sébastien (14 February 2008). Cruickshank, Mark (ed.). "Africa – Women's Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
- ^ "2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Preliminaries". FIFA World Cup. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2006.
- ^ "Championnat arabe dames: Le Maroc perd en finale face à l'Algérie". Le Matin (in French). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2010.