Raja Club Athletic, widely known as Raja Casablanca or simply Raja, is a football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football.
The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organized by the CAF.
Wydad Athletic Club commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, Wydad Casablanca, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola, the top tier of the Moroccan football league system. They are one of three clubs to have never been relegated from the top flight.
Football is the most popular sport in Morocco. The governing body of Moroccan football is the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. Football in Morocco has witnessed significant development in recent years, with increased international fame. Morocco hosted the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, in which Moroccan team Raja reached the final, finishing runners-up to German Bundesliga heavyweights Bayern Munich. The most popular clubs in the country are Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca and ASFAR.
Mouhcine Iajour is a Moroccan football striker who currently plays for RS Berkane and the Moroccan national team.
Faouzi Benzarti is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player and the current head coach of the Casablanca-based Wydad AC. He spent his entire career as a player at his home club US Monastir without any achievements. His coaching career began and was only 29 years old, making it the youngest Tunisian coach at the time. He is considered one of the most successful coaches in Tunisia. He usually uses offensive play and a high-pressure plan as he is known for his toughness in training and his excessive anger towards his players and referees. During his managerial career, he was in charge of two national teams: the Tunisian and Libyan national football teams, he was also close to signing with the Moroccan team in 2016 before appointing Hervé Renard.
Said Fettah or Fatah Said is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bab Berred.
Anas Zniti is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and captain for Botola side Raja CA and the Morocco national team. He previously played for Maghreb Fez and AS FAR.
Driss Fettouhi is a Moroccan professional football plays for Al-Markhiya as a midfielder.
Abdelilah Hafidi is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Raja CA and the Morocco national team. He started his professional career playing for Raja CA.
Achraf Bencharki is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Al-Rayyan. He can be deployed as a left winger or as a forward.
Gabriel Okechukwu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for on loan from Chabab Mohammédia Wydad AC as a striker.
Ismail El Haddad is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a winger. He is one of the fastest players in the Moroccan league. His ability with the ball in his foot is super powerful and fast inside the box. He played a very big role for Wydad Casablanca to win the CAF Champions League.
Mohamed Nahiri is a Moroccan footballer currently playing for Botola Pro side Raja as a full back and midfielder.
The 2017–18 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 61st season of the Premier League and the 7th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956. The season started on 8 September 2017 and ended on 21 May 2018.
Badr Benoun is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC and the Morocco national team. He is nicknamed "Sultan". He started his professional career playing for Raja CA.
Ayoub El Kaabi is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Morocco national team. He started his professional career playing for Racing de Casablanca.
Hamid Ahadad is a Moroccan footballer currently playing for Botola club Wydad AC as a forward.
Achraf Dari is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Charleroi on loan from the French club Brest, and the Morocco national team. He started his professional career playing for Wydad AC.
Yahya Jabrane is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Wydad AC and the Morocco national team.
