Morocco national under-23 football team

Morocco Under-23 (Olympic)
Nickname(s)	Lions de l'Atlas; (Atlas Lions)
Association	Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Other affiliation	Moroccan National Olympic Committee
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Tarik Sektioui
Captain	Abde Ezzalzouli
Home stadium	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
FIFA code	MAR
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Morocco 2–0 Tunisia ; (Rabat, Morocco; 6 September 1960)
Biggest win
	Morocco 6–0 [[Massachusetts {{{altlink}}}\|Massachusetts]] ; (Ingolstadt, West Germany; 31 August 1972)
Biggest defeat
	Hungary 6–0 Morocco ; (Tokyo, Japan; 11 October 1964); Records for competitive matches only.
Olympic Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1964 )
Best result	Second Round (1972)
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in 2011 )
Best result	Champions (2023)

Last updated June 05, 2024

The Morocco national under-23 football team, also known as the Morocco Olympic football team, represents Morocco in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where up to three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF).

History

Morocco's first appearance was in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In a group that consisted of three teams following North Korea's withdrawal. They suffered a heavy 0-6 defeat to Hungary - Morocco's all-time heaviest defeat to date -, then lost 1-3 to Yugoslavia and were eliminated.

Their second appearance was supposed to be during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico but Morocco refused to allow its team to play against Israel in Group C due to political issues.^[1] They were eventually replaced by Ghana which lost 2-3 on aggregate to Morocco in the last qualifying round.

In the 1972 edition in Munich, Morocco reached the second round as runners-up in their group with 3 points following a goalless draw against the United States, a resounding 6-0 win against Malaysia and a 0-3 loss to hosts West Germany. In the second round, The Atlas Lions lost all three games against Denmark, Poland and the Soviet Union. However, it remains the best performance of the Atlas Lions at the Olympic football tournament to date.

Morocco came extremely close to reaching the quarter-finals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, narrowly missing out on goals scored that favored Costa Rica. Morocco were 2-1 ahead in their final group game against already-qualified Iraq thanks to goals scored by Bouabid Bouden and Salaheddine Aqqal. However, in the other game, Costa Rica's Pablo Brenes scored the fourth goal in added time to seal a 4-2 win over Portugal and qualification at Morocco's expense.^[2]

During the inaugural 2011 CAF U-23 Championship held in Morocco.^[3] The host nation coached by Pim Verbeek, recorded narrow victories against heavy favourites Nigeria and Algeria before losing to Senegal.^[4] In the semi-finals, Morocco successfully secured a spot in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by defeating Egypt 3-2 in a tense game which also saw Abdelaziz Barrada scoring the fastest goal in the history of the tournament (as of 2023) after 30 seconds. This marked the return of the Atlas Lions to the Olympic football tournament having missed out on qualifying in 2008.^[5] However, they faced a setback when they suffered a 2-1 defeat against the surprising contender, Gabon, in the final held at the Marrakech Stadium.^[6]

First continental title

On 7 July 2022, Morocco were awarded the hosting rights of the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, marking the return of the U-23 team to the competition for the first time in 12 years.^[7]^[8]^[9] Their campaign kicked off on a positive note with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Guinea,^[10] followed by a resounding 5-1 triumph over Ghana, emerging as group winners and securing a place in the semifinals with one game to spare.^[11]^[12] They went on to win the semi-final against Mali and qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.^[13]^[14] They defeated Egypt 2-1 in the final to win their first ever continental title.^[15]^[16] The team was congratulated by King Mohammed VI for their achievement.^[17]^[18]

On 29 February 2024, Tarik Sektioui was appointed head coach of the men's Olympic squad by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.^[19]

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Voided or Postponed Fixture

2023

16 June Friendly	Morocco	4–1	Mauritania	Rabat, Morocco
	Salah 20', 44' Taha 89', 90+1'			Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 0

20 June Friendly	Morocco	3–1	Zambia	Rabat, Morocco
	El Ouazzani 36', 60' Saibari 87'		Siankombo 71'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 0

24 June 2023 U-23 AFCON GS	Morocco	2–1	Guinea	Rabat, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1	Ezzalzouli 68' (pen.), 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Bah 45+2'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

27 June 2023 U-23 AFCON GS	Morocco	5–1	Ghana	Rabat, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1	Richardson 7' Saibari 13' Begraoui 30', 53' Ezzalzouli 48'	Report	Adams 43'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)

30 June 2023 U-23 AFCON GS	Congo	0–1	Morocco	Rabat, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1		Report	Taha 7'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Nagi (Egypt)

4 July 2023 U-23 AFCON SF	Morocco	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Mali	Rabat, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1	El Ouahdi 14' El Ouazzani 111'	Report	Diambou 66' Maïga 116'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)
	Penalties
	Targhalline El Ouazzani Taha Ezzalzouli		Traoré Diambou Diallo Bah Diomandé

8 July 2023 U-23 AFCON Final	Morocco	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Egypt	Rabat, Morocco
	Begraoui 37' Targhalline 105'	Report	Saber 10'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

7 September Friendly	Morocco	1–0	Brazil	Fez, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	El Ouahdi 73'			Stadium: Fez Stadium Referee: Sow Sandigui (Senegal)

11 September Friendly	Morocco	Cancelled	Brazil	Fez, Morocco
				Stadium: Fez Stadium

12 October Friendly	Morocco	0–1	Iraq	Casablanca, Morocco
		Report	Al-Hamawi 42'	Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium

16 October Friendly	Morocco	3–1	Dominican Republic	Casablanca, Morocco
	Begraoui 60' Jaouab 70' El Ouazzani 88'	Report	Gómez 36'	Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium

16 November Friendly	Morocco	0–3	Denmark	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
15:00		Report	Bundgaard 8' Osula 16' Bech 78'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

21 November Friendly	Morocco	1–0	United States	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
15:00	Nadir 31'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

2024

22 March Friendly	Ukraine	1–0	Morocco	Antalya, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena

26 March Friendly	Wales	2–0	Morocco	Antalya, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena

4 June Friendly	Morocco	v	Belgium	Rabat, Morocco
				Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

10 June Friendly	Morocco	v	Kosovo	Rabat, Morocco
				Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Tarik Sektioui
Assistant coach	Youssouf Hadji
Assistant coach	Fahd El Ouarga
Goalkeeping coach	Laurent Deraedt
Fitness coach	Grégory Delhomel
Video Analyst	Damien Januel
Technical director	Chris Van Puyvelde

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Belgium and Kosovo, on 4 and 10 June 2024.^[20]
Caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2024^[update], after the match against Wales.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 GK	Alaa Bellaarouch	(2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22)	8	0	Racing Strasbourg
1 GK	Walid Hasbi	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Racing Strasbourg B
1 GK	Mohamed Reda Asmama	(2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Union de Touarga
1 GK	Rachid Ghanimi	(2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23)	1	0	FUS Rabat

2 DF	Zakaria El Ouahdi	(2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 22)	13	3	Genk
2 DF	Ayoub Amraoui	(2004-05-14) 14 May 2004 (age 20)	11	0	Amiens
2 DF	Ayman El Wafi	(2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20)	10	0	Lugano
2 DF	Adil Tahif	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23)	5	0	RS Berkane
2 DF	Mohamed Jaouab	(2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 22)	3	1	Amiens
2 DF	Omar El Hilali	(2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Espanyol
2 DF	Haytam Manaout	(2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Union de Touarga
2 DF	Akram Nakach	(2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Union de Touarga
2 DF	Adam Aznou	(2006-06-02) 2 June 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Bayern Munich II

3 MF	Benjamin Bouchouari	(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 22)	9	0	Saint-Étienne
3 MF	Yassine Kechta	(2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Le Havre
3 MF	Mohamed Nassoh	(2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21)	4	0	PSV Eindhoven
3 MF	Amine Souane	(2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 22)	0	0	MC Oujda

4 FW	Yanis Begraoui	(2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 22)	13	4	Pau
4 FW	Amine El Ouazzani	(2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 22)	12	2	Guingamp
4 FW	Ibrahim Salah	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 22)	8	0	Rennes
4 FW	Abde Ezzalzouli (captain)	(2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 22)	5	3	Betis
4 FW	Salim El Jebari	(2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Atlético Madrid B
4 FW	Tawfik Bentayeb	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Union de Touarga
4 FW	Montasser Lahtimi	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Wydad AC
4 FW	El Mehdi Maouhoub	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Raja CA

Previous squads

Football at the Summer Olympics squads

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Games 2005
Islamic Games 2013
Islamic Games 2017
Islamic Games 2021

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
2000	El Houssaine Ouchla (DF)	Adel Chbouki (MF)	Salaheddine Bassir (FW)
2004	Nadir Lamyaghri (GK)	Otmane El Assas (MF)	Bouchaib El Moubarki (FW)
2012	Houssine Kharja (MF)	Nordin Amrabat (FW)	did not select

Competitive record

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Until 1988	See Morocco national football team
1992	Round 1	15	3	0	1	2	2	8
1996	did not qualify
2000	Round 1	16	3	0	0	3	1	7
2004	Round 1	10	3	1	1	1	3	3
2008	did not qualify
2012	Round 1	11	3	0	2	1	2	3
2016	did not qualify
2020	did not qualify
2024	Qualified
2028	to be determined
2032	to be determined
Total	Round 1	5/9	12	1	3	8	8	21

Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2011	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	6	5
2015	did not qualify
2019	did not qualify
2023	Champions	5	4	1	0	12	5
Total	2/4	10	7	1	2	18	10

UNAF U-23 Tournament

UNAF U-23 Tournament
Appearances: 3 / 4
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2006	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	3rd Place	3
2010	Runners-up	2	3	2	0	1	6	3
2011	3rd Place	3	2	0	1	1	1	2
2015	Postponed

Islamic Solidarity Games

Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Silver Medal	2nd	5	2	2	1	4	2
2010	Cancelled
2013	Gold Medal	1st	4	3	0	1	6	3
2017	Group stage	5th	3	1	2	0	2	1
2021	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	5	4
2025	TBD
Total	1 title	4/4	15	7	5	3	17	10

Honours

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

Winners (1): 2023

Runners-up (1): 2011

UNAF U-23 Tournament

Runners-up (1): 2010

Third Place (2): 2007 , 2011

Toulon tournament

Runners-up (1): 2015

Mediterranean Games

Third Place (1): 1991

Islamic Solidarity Games ^[21]

Runners-up (1): 2005

Notes

↑ The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the call-up.

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[21] The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the call-up.

[1] Kasraoui, Safaa. "Moroccan Football Returns to Olympic Games After 12 Years of Absence". Morocco World News. p. 1.

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