The Bosnian coach has called up Adel Taarabt, who has long sought an opportunity to play with the national football team.
Rabat – Newly appointed head coach of Morocco’s national football team Vahid Halilhodzic has released his shortlist for two friendly matches against Burkina Faso and Niger.
The list includes a mix of regular players and new names from Moroccan league. The list also includes Adel Taarabt, who requested several times to rejoin the team during Herve Renard’s leadership.
Several big names, however, is missing. Captain of Morocco’s Atlas Lions Mehdi Benatia and Khalid Boutaib are not among the football players, who will play the two friendlies.
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Achraf Hakimi will also miss the two football events against Niger and Burkina Faso.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation said that the Atlas Lions will play their friendly against Burkina Faso onS September 6, while the second friendly match against Niger will take place on September 10. Both games will take place in the Grand Stadium of Marrakech.
The Vahid’s full list includes:
Badr Banoune, Raja of Casablanca
Jaouad Yamiq, Genes in Italy
Issam Chebak, Malatyasport in Turkey
Ghanem Saïss, England’s Wolverhampton
Nabil Dirar, Fenerbahece of Turkey
Mounir Al Mohamadi El Kajoui, Malaga Spain
Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Wydad of Casablanca
Omar Boutayeb, Raja of Casablanca
Anass Zniti, Raja of Casablanca
Fouad Chafik, Dijon France
Yunis Abdelhamid, France’s Stade de Reims
Abdelkarim Baadi, Hassania Agadir
Youssef Aït Bennasser , France’ AS Monaco
Sofyan Amrabat, Hellas Verona in Italy
Mehdi Bourabia, Italy’s Sassuolo
Fayçal Fajr, Spain’s Getafe
Walid El Karti ,Wydad Casablanca
Younès Belhanda, Turkey’s Galatasaray
Hakim Ziyech, Netherlands’ Ajax Amsterdam
Noureddine Amrabat, Saudi Al-Nasr Riyad
Adel Taarabt, Portugal’s Benfica
Walid Azarou, Egypt’s Al Zamalek
Rachid Alioui , France’s Angers
Amine Harit, Germany’s Schalke 04.
Mehdi Carcela, Belgium’s Standard de Liège.
Soufiane Boufal, England’s Southampton.