Morocco announces its squad to face Gabon, Lesotho and Ghana during the international break

Mohamed Ouahbi has unveiled his squad for the first two matchdays of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the friendly against the Black Stars.

The Morocco manager has called up 29 players for this FIFA window. The squad comprises 4 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 8 midfielders and 7 forwards.

Strong selections to kick off the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. For the first matchday of the qualifiers, Morocco will host Gabon on Friday 25 September 2026 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Four days later, the Atlas Lions will take on Lesotho on the second matchday.

An international friendly against Ghana is also on the schedule.

The list of players called up:

Goalkeepers

• Yassine Bounou
• Munir El Kajoui
• Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
• Alaa Bellaarouch

Defenders

• Noussair Mazraoui
• Anass Salah-Eddine
• Marwane Saâdane
• Nayef Aguerd
• Redouane Halhal
• Issa Diop
• Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal
• Achraf Hakimi
• Zakaria El Ouahdi
• Ali Maamar

Midfielders

• Ayyoub Bouaddi
• Samir El Mourabet
• Neil El Aynaoui
• Oussama Targhalline
• Bilal El Khannouss
• Soufiane El-Faouzi
• Azzedine Ounahi
• Ismael Saibari

Forwards

• Abdessamad Ezzalzouli
• Abdellah Ouazane
• Brahim Diaz
• Yassine Gessime
• Yassir Zabiri
• Soufiane Rahimi
• Tawfik Bentayeb