Morocco coach Walid Regragui will be able to lead the Atlas Lions in the first knockout stage game against South Africa after CAF lifted his suspension. Regragui was banned for four games by CAF following a spat with captain of DRC and the ensuing altercations between players from the two teams, after their group game […]
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Africa-Football: Morocco Wins 5 CAF Awards 2023, Best-ever Tally
Morocco has won most of the 2023 Awards of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rewarding the best African teams, coaches and players for their outstanding achievements and performance. In a ceremony held Monday in Marrakesh, Moroccan football team won the best men’s team award for their stunning performance at Qatar World Cup 2022. The […]
Football: Morocco’s Atlas Lions crowned best African team
Morocco’s Atlas Lions was crowned best African national football team by the Association of African Sports Confederations (AASC). The award was presented to the Atlas lions in Cairo on Saturday evening at the annual Gala of the AASC which awarded its prizes for the year 2023. The Atlas Lions were rewarded for their historic achievement […]
Moroccans from across the country and beyond flocked to Rabat to welcome the Atlas Lions
Moroccans coming from across the country and from abroad flocked to Rabat this Tuesday to welcome the Atlas Lions upon their return home after their mesmerizing participation in the Qatar 2022 World cup. The fans started gathering along the itinerary to be taken by the team hours before the team’s plane landed at Rabat-Sale airport. […]
Morocco’s Atlas Lions record first loss under manager Vahid Halilhodzic
The recently appointed manager of Atlas Lions, Vahid Halilhodzic, Tuesday recorded his first defeat at the helm of the Moroccan national football team after a loss to Gabon 2-3 in a friendly at home. Captain Nourdin Amrabat managed to level the score 2 times but the Atlas Lions could not match the Black Panthers who […]
Morocco: Atlas Lions captain Benatia withdraws from national team
Morocco’s football national team captain Mehdi Benatia Tuesday announced his retirement from the Atlas Lions after 11 years marked by participation in four African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The 32-year old man defender made the announcement in an exclusive interview with Qatari media beIN SPORTS. Benatia, […]
Atlas Lions: Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat joins Italian Hellas Verona; M’Bark Boussoufa signs for Qatari Al-Sailiya
Moroccan player Sofyan Amrabat will play for Serie A side Hellas Verona for the 2019-2020 season after his Belgian club Bruges loaned him to the Italian team, while Atlas Lions midfielder M’Bark Boussoufa was signed by Qatari club Al-Sailiya for a two-year contract. Hellas Verona confirmed Thursday the arrival of the 23-year old Sofyan Amrabat […]
Morocco: FRMF to name former Fennec manager as new coach of Atlas Lions
The Moroccan football federation, FRMF, is likely to unveil former manager of Algeria’s football national team as the new coach of Atlas Lions in replacement of Hervé Renard who signed for Saudi Arabia. Vahid Halilhodžić, who has found agreement to terminate his contract with French top league club, Nantes, has been hand-picked by the FRMF […]
Morocco: Mourinho declines offer to coach Atlas Lions
Former Manchester UTD head Coach Jose Mourinho has refused to coach Morocco’s national soccer team. The offer was presented by the Moroccan football association (FRMF), local reports say. The FRMF, according to local Assabah newspaper, is preparing the aftermath of current national team coach Herve Renard who is likely to part with Morocco after this […]
Jubilation in Morocco after National Team Qualifies to World CUP
Euphoria took over the streets of Moroccan cities as the Atlas Lions secured a well-deserved qualification to the 2018 World Cup in Russia following a 2-0 victory in an epic battle against Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan. Led by coach Hervé Renard, the Moroccan squad maintained an upbeat performance completing the qualifications without conceding a single […]









