Morocco unveils national team squad for Gabon, Lesotho matches

On Thursday, national football team coach Walid Regragui unveiled the list of 26 players selected for the upcoming matches against Gabon and Lesotho on September 6 and 9, respectively, at the Grand Stadium of Agadir. These matches are part of the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025), to be held in Morocco.

Following the draw, Morocco, already qualified as hosts, was placed in Group B alongside Gabon, Central Africa, and Lesotho. The final phase of the Afcon 2025 will take place from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.

Here is the list of players selected:

Goalkeepers: Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal FC/Saudi Arabia), El Mehdi Benabid (AS FAR).

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris SG/France), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United/England), Abdelkabir Abqar (Deportivo Alaves/Spain), Yunis Abdelhamid (Saint-Etienne/France), Achraf Dari (Al Ahly/Egypt), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United/England), Zakaria El Ouahdi (Genk/Belgium), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids/Egypt), Adam Aznou (Bayern Munich/Germany).

Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina/Italy), Amir Richardson (Fiorentina/Italy), Bilal El Khannous (Genk/Belgium), Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid/Spain), Oussama Targhaline (Le Havre/France), Azzeddine Ounahi (Olympique Marseille/France).

Forwards: Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray/Turkey), Ilias Akhoumach (Villarreal CF/Spain), Amine Adli (Leverkusen/Germany), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain/United Arab Emirates), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos/Greece), Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahçe/Turkey), Iliesse Ben Seghir (AS Monaco/France), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis/Spain).