Rabat — Morocco’s national team coach Walid Regragui has reportedly decided to replace goalkeeper Yassine Bounou and call up a new goalkeeper.
The Moroccan star will be missing for the upcoming training camp due to his commitments with Al Hilal in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
Bounou is expected to miss Morocco’s friendly matches against Tunisia and Benin as part of preparations for upcoming competitions, forcing Regragui to seek new options for the goalkeeper position.
Reports informed that Atlas Lions’ third-choice goalkeeper Mehdi Benabid will also be missing from Morocco’s upcoming squad due to his participation in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with his club, Wydad Athletic Club.
Local sports media reported that Regragui has decided to call up Moroccan football club Royal Army’s (FAR AS) goalkeeper Hamza Hamiani to replace Bounou during the international camp in June.
The step is part of the technical staff’s broader vision to allow national goalkeepers to reveal their technical prowess, especially following Hamiani’s impressive performances with the FAR AS in both the Moroccan League and the African Champions League this season.
Sources revealed that the Atlas Lions’ coach will also call up Maghreb de Fes’s (MAS) goalkeeper Salah El Din Chehab to replace Benabid. This means Munir Mohamedi will serve as the first-choice goalkeeper during the upcoming international break.
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This move is part of Regragui’s efforts to expand his options in the goalkeeper position, especially with several continental and international competitions approaching, most notably the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Moroccan national team will face Tunisia on June 7, followed by a match against Benin on June 10. Both matches are part of the national football team’s preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
These friendly fixtures will provide valuable testing grounds for the new goalkeepers as Morocco continues to build depth in every position ahead of important competitive matches later this year.
