MOROCCO – Time for Atlas Lions to roar

The Moroccan Atlas Lions have just one TotalEnergies AFCON to their name. They believe now it’s their time to roar again.

Nickname: Atlas Lions

Participation No. 18

Record: Champions (1976)

Qualifiers:

Morocco 0-0 Mauritania

Burundi 0-3 Morocco

Morocco 4-1 Central African Republic

Central African Republic 0-2 Morocco

Mauritania 0-0 Morocco

Morocco 1-0 Burundi

Coach: Vahid Halilhodzic

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Birth: 15.05.1952

"We have to prepare well to face the three teams in the group: Ghana, Gabon, and the Comoros. Although Morocco are favorites to reach the second round, you have to prepare well and play with a lot of ambition and determination to go as far as possible."

Squad

TotalEnergies AFCON 2021 - MOROCCO

Players to watch

Ayoub El Kaabi (28) Forward, Hatayspor (Turkey)

Ryan Mmaee (24) Forward, Ferencvàros (Hungary)

Achraf Hakimi (23) Defender, Paris Saint Germain (France)