Rabat – Head coach of the Moroccan women’s national football team Jorge Vilda Rodriguez has called up 28 players for the double-header against Zambia that is set to take place on April 5 and 9, according to a press release from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
The Atlas Lionesses’ double confrontation against their Zambian counterparts is part of the fourth and final round of the African qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The first leg will take place at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in the Zambian city of Ndola at 5 p.m. Moroccan Time, while the return leg will take place at the Prince Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat.
The Atlas Lionesses will be aiming to secure one of the two qualifying tickets for the next Olympic Games in Paris reserved for the African continent.
The Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place between July 26 and August 11. The other ticket will go to the winner of the same round, either Nigeria or South Africa.
The selection features big names such as goalkeeper Khadija Errmichi, defender Nouhaila Benzina, midfielder Fatima Tagnaout, and forward Ghizlane Chebbak.
In the previous round, the women’s national team defeated their Tunisian opponents 6-2 in aggregate. Morocco won the first leg in Tunisia by 2-1, while it clinched a commanding 4-1 win in the return leg.
Should the women’s national team qualify against Zambia, they will land in Group B alongside the USA, Germany, and Australia, based on the draw that was held on March 20 in Paris.
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