The Atlas Lions started to arrive on Sunday at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Maamora. The group will be complete this Monday with the arrival of those who played Sunday with their clubs. On the agenda, is the preparation of the prestigious friendly match against the Brazilian selection (March 25) and the one against Peru (March 28).

After a historic World Cup, the Atlas Lions are meeting at the Mohammed VI Football Complex to prepare for their two upcoming friendly matches, against Brazil, scheduled for March 25 at 10 pm at the Grand Stade de Tanger, then against Peru, in Madrid, Spain, on March 28. The players called up for this gathering began to arrive on Sunday. The group will be complete today with the arrival of the last players. And as usual, the training camp should start smoothly with a light session on Monday. The players will be entitled, from Tuesday to rhythmic sessions until the day of the match against Brazil.

The Atlas Lions know very well that they must give an excellent performance against the Seleçao if they want to win and offer at the same time a nice gift to their supporters, to celebrate in the joy and good mood their historic journey in the World Cup. This match will certainly be played in front of a full house. For the Atlas Lions, the hardest part begins. They will have to redouble their efforts to remain at the highest level. Walid Regragui knows it well, he will have to play the competition card. And that is why seven new players have been called up for this gathering.

The training session of the Atlas Lions open to the media
The national coach, Walid Regragui, has scheduled a training session on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, which will be open to the media for the first 15 minutes, starting at 6 pm. This session will take place at the Mohammed VI Football Complex. Journalists will have the opportunity to interview the players called up for this first gathering of the year 2023.

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The presidents of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Gianni Infantino and Patrice Motsepe, will be in Rabat this Friday to attend the draw for the Club World Cup Morocco 2023.

This Friday, january 13, the Mohammed VI Football complex will be the scene of the draw for the Club World Cup that will be hosted by the Kingdom from 1 to 11 February.

According to a source within the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), and Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), will both be present at the ceremony, which begins at 12:00 (Moroccan time).

Al Ahly (Egypt), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Auckland City (New Zealand), Flamengo (Brazil), Real Madrid (Spain), Seattle Sounders (United States), and Wydad of Casablanca are the teams that have qualified for this important event, which follows the World Cup in Qatar.

On February 1, the first round of the Mondialito will begin with a match between Auckland City and Al Ahly of Cairo. The winner advances to the second round, which will feature Wydad, Al Hilal, and Seattle Sounders. The Reds’ opponent in this round will be determined by the draw.

Real Madrid and Flamengo, meanwhile, won’t participate in the competition until the semifinals. And between the two winners of the second round, their respective opponents will be determined by the draw.

This competition is being held in Morocco for the third time. Raja Casablanca made it to the championship game in 2013 (lost against Bayern 2-0). The Maghreb of Tetouan, who was the Kingdom’s representative in 2014, was eliminated in the first round by Auckland City (0-0, 3 tab 4).

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