Rabat – Members of Morocco’s national football team arrived this week at the Mohammed VI football complex in Mamoura, near Rabat to start preparations for their upcoming friendly match against Cape Verde on June 12 at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
Tarik Tissoudali, Abdelhamid Sabiri, and Anass Zaroury were the first to arrive at Mamoura. The players confirmed their presence via stories on their Instagram accounts.
Among the players that have returned to the national team is Soufiane Boufal, while players who have still not finished their season with their clubs — such as Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat — are expected to join the Atlas Lions squad in the coming days.
Following two friendly matches that took place three months ago, and which were marked by a 2-1 historic victory against Brazil and a 0-0 draw against Peru, the Atlas Lions are set to spend a few days at the Mohammed VI football complex in Mamoura to prepare for the friendly match against Cape Verde, scheduled for Monday at 8:00 p.m Moroccan time.
A second match will see the Moroccan team take on South Africa five days later at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, as part of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Striker Tarik Tissoudali, who missed the historic journey of the Atlas Lions in Qatar due to injury, said he is happy to return to the national team. The player expressed his joy to be back “home” in an Instagram story.
For his part, Abdelhamid Sabiri also took to Instagram to confirm his return to the national team by posting a photo of the Mohammed VI complex in a story.
Also present in Mamoura are Burnley FC winger Anass Zaroury and Al Rayyan’s Soufiane Boufal. The four players have already started training under the leadership of the national team’s physical trainer.
Morocco’s coach, Walid Regragui, is set to speak to the Moroccan press on Saturday to outline the team’s future plans regarding their upcoming matches against Cape Verde and South Africa.
The press conference will take place at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Maamoura at 6:15 p.m, followed by a fifteen-minute training session open to the media.
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