Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has named his final 27 member squad as the assignment draws near at at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
PSG defender Achraf Hakimi leads a star-studded ensemble with the many other notable inclusions such as Yassine Bounou, Romain Saïss, Noussair Mazraoui of Bayern Munich and Sofyane Amrabat of Manchester United.
Following a semi-final finish at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Atlas Lions will be expected to go for the top african prize and are being considered as favorites.
Morocco are drawn in Group F alongside DR Congo, Zambia and Tanzania.
Morocco Full Squad
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal Saudi FC, Saudi Arabia), Munir El Kajoui (Al Wehda FC, Saudi Arabia), El Mehdi Benabid (ASFA Rabat, Morocco)
Defenders: Romain Saïss (Al-Shabab FC, Saudi Arabia), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United, England), Chadi Riad (Real Betis, Spain), Yunis Abdelhamid (Stade de Reims, France), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain, France), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids FC, Egypt), Abdelkabir Abqar (Deportivo Alavés, Spain), Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich, Germany), Yahya Attiyat Allah (Wydad AC, Morocco)
Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United, England), Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna FC, Italy), Selim Amallah (Valencia CF, Spain), Azzedine Ounahi (Olympique Marseille, France), Amir Richardson (Stade de Reims, France), Bilal El Khannouss (KRC Genk, Belgium)
Forwards: Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray SK, Turkey), Ismael Saibari (PSV, Netherlands), Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Amine Harit (Olympique Marseille, France), Sofiane Boufal (Al-Rayyan SC, Qatar), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis, Spain), Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla, Spain), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos, Greece), Tarik Tissoudali (KAA Gent, Belgium)
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