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The Moroccan U17 national football team, the Atlas Cubs, have started a crucial training camp in Dakar, Senegal as they enter the final phase of preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup which will take place in Qatar from 3 to 27 November 2025.
Led by coach Nabil Baha, the young players are training in a closed camp from 6 to 13 October in the Senegalese capital. As part of this stage, Morocco will play two friendly matches against Senegal’s U17 team on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 12.
These games will be a big test against the African U17 champions who are also qualified for the World Cup.
لائحة المنتخب الوطني لأقل من 17 سنة المستدعاة للمباراتين الوديتين أمام منتخب السنغال
🗒️ Squad list of our U17 National Team selected for the two friendly matches against Senegal#DimaMaghrib 🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/HtDcLk4lSU
— Équipe du Maroc (@EnMaroc) October 6, 2025
Before traveling to Dakar, the Moroccan U17 team had an intense series of friendlies in Spain where they won two games — 3–0 against Canada and 4–3 against Uzbekistan — and lost 1–4 to England. The games gave Baha the opportunity to fine-tune his tactics.
Morocco’s U17 qualified for the World Cup earlier this year through a great campaign in the CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations where they beat Uganda (5–0) and Tanzania (3–0). At the World Cup, they will be in Group B with Japan, Portugal and New Caledonia.
Coach Baha stressed the importance of staying focused and intense during the final weeks of preparation.
With a generation of young players — many from the Mohammed VI Football Academy — the Atlas Cubs want to make a big impact on the global stage. The Dakar camp is their final rehearsal before heading to Qatar in early November.
