Morocco will face Bahrain in a friendly match at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. This is an important friendly because the Atlas Lions prepare for their World Cup Qualifiers and the Africa Cup of Nations in two months.
Walid Regragui’s side will look to continue their good form and give new faces some game time, and Bahrain will look to build confidence and find some rhythm after recent bad results.
Match details
- Fixture: Morocco vs Bahrain
- Competition: International Friendly
- Venue: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
- Date: Thursday, 9 October 2025
- Kick-off: 20h00 GMT+1 (local time)
How & Where to watch
In Morocco the match will be live on AlAoula, and Arryadia.
Morocco team news
Coach Walid Regragui has named the 26-man squad for the friendly against Bahrain and also the World Cup qualifier against Congo on the 14th next week.
- Injuries:
- Azzedine Ounahi is out with a calf/leg muscle problem (unavailable for October).
- Sofyan Amrabat is being medically monitored (myofascial / thigh issue) and may be rested.
- Noussair Mazraoui is unavailable (injury)
- Others are Sofiane Rahimi, Romain Saïss, Achraf Dari, Oussama El Azzouzi, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, and Abdelhaq Aissal.
- Returning players: Abdessamad Ezzalzouli and Oussama Targhaline are back and could play
- Tactical tweaks: Regragui should rotate parts of the squad, keeping a stable defensive core and giving fringe attackers minutes to get rhythm.
Predicted lineup (4–3–3): Bounou; Hakimi, Aguerd, Masina, Belammari, El Khannouss, Saibari, El Aynaoui, Diaz, Igamane, Ezzalzouli .
Bahrain team news
Bahrain have a largely full-strength squad and no injuries reported.
Tactical tweaks: Coach Dragan Talajic should play a compact, low-block, focusing on defensive organisation and looking to hit Morocco on the break and via set pieces.
Predicted lineup: Lutfalla, Al-Hayam, Benaddi, Al-Khalasi, Al-Shamsan, Al-Aswad, Sayed Dhiya, Al-Humaidan, Al-Romaihi, Madan, Marhoon
What to expect
The stadium should be on fire tonight as more than 40,000 tickets have been sold for this match. Morocco will dominate the midfield and control the ball from the start, using width, pace and ball circulation to create spaces.
Bahrain on the other hand, will sit compact, block the middle, and look to counter-attack or score from set pieces.
But the Atlas Lions have the depth and form so they are the favourites. A clean sheet is highly possible but Bahrain might get a chance or two in transition.
Safe calls
- Morocco to Win: Clear favourites at home.
- Over 1.5 Goals: Morocco to score at least twice.
- Both Teams to Score: No, Bahreïn haven’t scored in a while
- Score prediction: Morocco 2–0 Bahreïn
