World Cup Qualifiers: Morocco’s Head Coach Unveils Squad List for Games Against Eritrea, Tanzania

Morocco’s football national team moved up one place to 13th in the world rankings published by FIFA on Thursday.

With 1,681.57 points, the Atlas Lions remain the top African team, ahead of Senegal in 20th place with 1,627.13 points.

The national team also remains the first Arab team, ahead of Egypt, 30th, with 1526.25 points.

Argentina remains at the top of the FIFA rankings, followed by France and Spain.

Top 10 :

1. Argentina

2. France

3. Spain

4. England

5. Brazil

6. Belgium

7. Portugal

8. Netherlands

9. Italy

10. Colombia

Morocco’s national football team proved to be heavy guests on Tuesday for their host, Central African Republic’s national team, in the 4th day of group B of the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Morocco’s young prodigy, Eliesse Ben Seghir, opened the scoring in the 34th minute and added another to his tally in the 37th, before Youssef En-Nesyri (50’, p.) and  Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (65’) sealed the host’s fate, making it a 4-0 rout. 

In the same group, Gabon bested Lesotho 2-0.

Following these fixtures, Morocco lead group B with 12 points, followed by Gabon who managed to earn 7 points. The Central African Republic is placed 3rd with 3 points, while Lesotho fall last with a single point.

The Moroccan national football team comfortably beat their Central African counterpart in a 5 to null thrashing on Saturday at Oujda’s Honor Stadium, in the 3rd day of Group B of the African qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (18’), Azzeddine Ounahi (38’, 45 ‘+2), Achraf Hakimi (45’) and Soufiane Rahimi (pen. 71’) signed their names on the scoresheet in this demolition job.

The Atlas Lions, who have already qualified for the 2025 AFCON finals as hosts, consolidated their position at the top of Group B with 9 points after wins over Gabon (4-1) and Lesotho (1-0) on the first two matchdays.

Morocco’s national football coach, Walid Regragui, has announced the 25-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against the Central African Republic. The matches are set to take place on October 12 and 15 at the Stade d’Honneur in Oujda, as part of the qualification campaign for the 2025 AFCON, which Morocco will host.

Although Morocco has already secured its place in the 2025 AFCON as the host nation, the team is competing in Group B alongside Gabon, the Central African Republic, and Lesotho. The Atlas Lions have made an impressive start to the qualifiers, defeating Gabon 4-1 and Lesotho 1-0 in their first two matches.

Goalkeepers:

– Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane)

– Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal FC, Saudi Arabia)

– Salaheddine Chihab (Maghreb of Fez)

Defenders:

– Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, France)

– Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids, Egypt)

– Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United, England)

– Abdelkabir Abqar (Deportivo Alavés, Spain)

– Nayef Aguerd (Real Sociedad, Spain)

– Adam Aznou (Bayern Munich, Germany)

– Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Stade Rennais, France)

– Jamal Harkass (Wydad Casablanca)

Midfielders:

– Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahçe, Türkiye)

– Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands)

– Bilal El Khannous (Leicester City, England)

– Oussama Targhaline (Le Havre, France)

– Azzeddine Ounahi (Panathinaikos, Greece)

– Reda Belahyane (Hellas Verona, Italy)

Forwards:

– Ilias Akhomach (Villareal CF, Spain)

– Amine Adli (Leverkusen, Germany)

– Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain, UAE)

– Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos, Greece)

– Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahçe, Türkiye)

– Iliesse Ben Seghir (AS Monaco, France)

– Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis, Spain)

– Osame Sahraoui (Lille, France)

 Morocco remained Africa’s highest ranked team in the latest FIFA world rankings, released Thursday.

   The Atlas Lions were unchanged at 14th spot with 1676.14 points, ahead of Senegal, ranked 21st globally with 1,620.87 points. Egypt rounds out the top three on the continent, sitting 31st in the world with 1,515.64 points.

   On the global stage, Argentina remains the top-ranked team, followed by France and Spain.

FIFA World Rankings:

1 – Argentina

2- France

3- Spain

4 – England

5 – Brazil

6 – Belgium

7 – Netherlands

8 – Portugal

9 – Colombia

10 – Italy

The Moroccan national football team beat Lesotho 1-0, on Monday evening at the Grand Stadium of Agadir, in the 2nd day (group B) of the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco-2025.

   Morocco’s winning goal was scored by Brahim Diaz (90 + 3rd).

   Morocco, already qualified as host country, is housed in group B alongside Gabon, Central African Republic and Lesotho.

   The final phase of 2025 AFCON will take place from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.