Walid Regragui: Surprises among the players called up

Last updated Mar 13, 2023

National coach Walid Regragui has unveiled his first Atlas Lions list after their brilliant performance at the 2022 World Cup. The list of players called up was highly anticipated by Moroccan fans.

The national coach opted for stability by calling up most of the heroes of the last World Cup. We find the big names such as Yassine Bounou, Romain Saiss, Hakim Ziyech, Achraf Hakimi and Sofyan Amrabat.

Unfortunately, some absences are to be noted, such as that of Selim Amallah, injured, and those of Badr Benoun and Ilias Chair. But Coach Walid has also reserved some surprises, by calling up players little known to the general public such as Ibrahim Salah, Yassine Kechta, Benjamin Bouchouari, Chadi Riad, Abdel Abqar and Ayoub Amraoui. The most attentive will notice the absence of Brahim Diaz, who has probably leaned towards Spain or the Mmaee brothers.

Here is the complete list of players selected by Walid Regragui for the upcoming matches of the Moroccan national team:

Goalkeepers:

Yassine Bounou
Munir Mohamedi
Ahmed Reda Tagnatoui
Mehdi Benabid

Defenders :

Achraf Hakimi
Nayef Aguerd
Romain Saïss
Noussair Mazraoui
Chadi Riad
Achraf Dari
Jawad El Yamiq
Abdel Abqar
Yahia Attiat-Allah
Ayoub Amraoui

Midfielders :

Sofyan Amrabat
Abdelhamid Sabiri
Azzedine Ounahi
Benjamin Bouchouari
Bilal El khanouss
Imran Louza
Yassine Kechta

Forwards :

Hakim Ziyech
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli
Zakaria Aboukhlal
Youssef En-Nesyri
Anass Zaroury
Walid Cheddira
Abderrazak Hamdallah
Sofiane Boufal
Ibrahim Salah