Morocco men's national handball team

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Morocco
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Information
NicknameAtlas Lions
Association Royal Moroccan Handball Federation
Coach Abdessalam Mesbah
Assistant coachHicham Khoufaify
Captain Alae Laaroussi
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1995 )
Best result17th (1999)
African Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1987 )
Best resultBronze medal africa.svg 3rd (2006, 2022)
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Morocco men's national handball team
Medal record
African Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Tunisia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Egypt
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Morocco
Arab Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1961 Morocco
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Jordania
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Morocco

The Moroccan national handball team is the national handball team of Morocco and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Handball Federation based in Rabat, Morocco.

Contents

Results

World Championship

EditionRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1938 Germany Did not enter
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954 Sweden
Flag of East Germany.svg 1958 East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg 1961 West Germany
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1964 Czechoslovakia
Flag of Sweden.svg 1967 Sweden
Flag of France.svg 1970 France
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974 East Germany
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978 Denmark
Flag of Germany.svg 1982 West Germany
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1986 Switzerland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990 Czechoslovaki
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993 Sweden Did not Qualified
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995 Iceland Preliminary round22nd of 24500593149-56
Flag of Japan.svg 1997 Japan Preliminary round23rd of 24500590141-51
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999 Egypt Preliminary round17th of 245032100117-17
Flag of France.svg 2001 France Preliminary round22nd of 245005112162-40
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003 Portugal Preliminary round23rd of 245005113145−32
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005 Tunisia Did not Qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2007 Germany President's Cup20th of 246204165193−28
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009 Croatia Did not Qualified
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011 Sweden
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 Spain
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 Qatar
Flag of France.svg 2017 France
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019 Denmark/Germany
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021 Egypt President's Cup29th of 327115167206-39
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 Poland/Sweden President's Cup30th of 327106178223-45
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway Did not Qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 Germany TBD
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2029 France/Germany
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Iceland.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2031 Denmark/Iceland/Norway
Total8/320 Titles45443710181336−318
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided in a penalty shootout.

African Championship

EditionRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD

Flag of Tunisia.svg 1974 Tunisia

Did not Qualified
Flag of Algeria.svg 1976 Algeria Did not Qualified
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg 1979 People's Republic of the Congo Did not Qualified
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1981 Tunisia Did not Qualified
Flag of Egypt.svg 1983 Egypt Did not Qualified
Flag of Angola.svg 1985 Angola Did not Qualified
Flag of Morocco.svg 1987 Morocco Preliminary round8th place40137388-15
Flag of Algeria.svg 1989 Algeria Preliminary round5th place41127277-5
Flag of Egypt.svg 1991 Egypt Bronze Medal Match4th place6312-7
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1992 Ivory Coast Match of 7th place7th place31028747+40
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1994 Tunisia Bronze Medal Match4th place52039175+15
Flag of Benin.svg 1996 Benin Bronze Medal Match4th place6402134128+6
Flag of South Africa.svg 1998 South Africa Preliminary round5th place5302108111+3
Flag of Algeria.svg 2000 Algeria Bronze Medal Match4th place6312136113+23
Flag of Morocco.svg 2002 Morocco Bronze Medal Match4th place5302158102+56
Flag of Egypt.svg 2004 Egypt Second round6th place6204158185-27
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2006 Tunisia Bronze Medal Match3rd place7502184129+55
Flag of Angola.svg 2008 Angola Preliminary round8th place5104122144-22
Flag of Egypt.svg 2010 Egypt Main round6th place6204148186-38
Flag of Morocco.svg 2012 Morocco Bronze Medal Match4th place8503183196-13
Flag of Algeria.svg 2014 Algeria Quarter Finals6th place8404222199+23
Flag of Egypt.svg 2016 Egypt Quarter finals5th place6303136147-11
Flag of Gabon.svg 2018 Gabon Bronze Medal Match4th place7305180196+19
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2020 Tunisia Main round6th place8404247223+24
Flag of Egypt.svg 2022 Egypt Bronze Medal Match3rd place5302130135-5
Flag of Egypt.svg 2024 Egypt Quarter finals7th place6303169171-2
Total20/260 Titles1175545927672731+36



African Games

EditionRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Morocco.svg 2019 Morocco Semi finals3rd place6402190122+68
Total1/130 Titles6402190122+68

Mediterranean Games

EditionRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Morocco.svg 1983 Morocco Preliminary Round7th place52129687+9
Flag of Italy.svg 1997 Italy Preliminary Round11th place510497123-26
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2001 Tunisia Preliminary Round10th place4103118136-18
Total3/110 Titles14419311346-35

Arab Games

YearPosition
Flag of Morocco.svg 1961 Runners-up
Flag of Morocco.svg 1985 3rd place
Flag of Jordan.svg 1999 Runners-up
Flag of Egypt.svg 2007 5th place
Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 6th place
Total5/9


Islamic Solidarity Games

EditionRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2005 Saudi Arabia Qualifying round6th place5104153168-15
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2017 Azerbaijan Preliminary Round6th place42029899-1
Flag of Turkey.svg 2021 Turkey Preliminary Round6th place30034561-16
Total3/30 Titles12309296328-32

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship. [1] [2]

Head coach: Noureddine Bouhaddioui

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
7RW Reida Rezzouki (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)1.84 m33101 Flag of France.svg Tremblay-en-France Handball
8CB Mohamed Bentaleb (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 33)1.90 m54109 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
9LB Mohamed Zaher (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 31)1.90 m162 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
12GK Alae Laaroussi (1983-04-20) 20 April 1983 (age 42)1.90 m616 Flag of Morocco.svg Mountada El Fida
13RB Hicham El Hakimy (1989-12-05) 5 December 1989 (age 35)1.91 m48154 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
14CB Adam Arbaa (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)1.80 m35 Flag of France.svg Torcy Handball Marne La Vallée
16GK Jamal Ouaali (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 25)1.93 m102 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja d'Agadir
19RW Redouane Braout (1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 33)1.80 m3439 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja d'Agadir
20LW Ryad Lakbi (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 26)1.80 m56122 Flag of France.svg Caen Handball
21RB Nacym Fougani (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 23)1.83 m2947 Flag of France.svg Tremblay-en-France Handball
46CB Amine Harchaoui (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34)1.87 m47137 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Wehda
89LB Yassine Belhou (1988-12-26) 26 December 1988 (age 36)1.81 m1225 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja d'Agadir
92LB Hassan El-Kachradi (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 33)1.80 m1518 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja d'Agadir
94P Mehdi Ismaïli Alaoui (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 33)1.91 m5966 Flag of France.svg HBC Franconville
97P Saïd El Malki (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 28)1.98 m3795 Flag of Morocco.svg Mountada El Fida
99P Nabil Slassi (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 29)1.94 m3865 Flag of France.svg Caen Handball

Famous past players

References

  1. "Handball : ultimes réglages pour les Lions de l'Atlas avant le Mondial 2023" (in French). lematin.ma. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. "Team Roster Morocco" (PDF). ihf.info. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.