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Roger Lemerre appointed to lead Atlas Lions

May 13th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | 1 Comment »

(MAP) -Rabat, May 13 - Frenchman, Roger Lemerre, was picked to succeed his countryman, Henri Michel, in leading the Moroccan soccer squad, local Football Federation (FRMF) revealed in a press release.
The appointment comes after several months of negotiations on whether to opt for a Moroccan or a foreign coach, and only […]

Morocco trash Belgium 4 -1 in a friendly in Brussels

March 26th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | 1 Comment »

(AP) -Morocco scored two goals in each half Wednesday to beat Belgium 4-1 in a friendly.
Soufiane Alloudi and Tarik Sektoui gave Morocco a 2-0 lead by the 34th minute, before Axel Witsel pulled a goal back for Belgium 16 minutes later.
Nabil El Zhar restored Morocco’s two-goal margin in the 85th after pouncing on a defensive […]

List of the 24 Players called for Morocco’s Friendly against Belgium

March 18th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | No Comments »

Fathi Jamal has selected 24 players for the friendly of Morocco against Belgium on March 26th reported MAP.
5 Players in this squad list are from Moroccan league from which two are goalkeepers (Karim Fegrouch and Hamza Boudlal).
Also five players from the Olympic team are selected: Abdeslam Benjelloun, Rachid Hamdani, Adil Hermach, Nabil Dirar and […]

Badou Zaki the new coach of Morocco !!!!

March 10th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | 2 Comments »

According to several sources, Badou Zaki the ex-goalkeeper of Morocco’s national team and winner of the african gold ball, will be designated as the head coach of Morocco’s squad. It will be announced tomorrow in an official press release by the Royal Moroccan Federation of Football. He will be assisted by Rachid Taoussi. In the […]

The new coach for Morocco’s squad will be announced on Monday

March 6th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | No Comments »

The moraccan daily ” Le Matin ” has reported that the succesor for Henri Michel will be announced on Monday March 10th. Badou Zaki, Fathi Jamal, Mustapha Madih, Aziz Amri and Rachid Taoussi are all in this race to carry the Moroccan national squad to the world cup qualifying and also to the CAN 2010 […]

24 Players called for a chance to carry the National Jersey

February 25th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | 3 Comments »

The provisional manager of Morocco’s squad Fathi Jamal has called 24 players from the home league to a training camp in Maamora’s Center. It’s has been said that this comes to endorse Jamal Fathi’s trust in local players to carry the national team jersey. A half dozen of them will take part in the national […]

2010 Soccer World Cup was made for Morocco, Daily Telegraph

February 19th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | 2 Comments »

London, Feb. 19 - British daily “Daily Telegraph” criticized the decision of FIFA to award the 2010 World Cup to South Africa, a country that faces serious infrastructure and security problems.
Highlighting the problems that hinder South African preparations to host the international football’s quadrennial jamboree, the paper stresses under the headline […]

Fathi Jamal, provisional manager of Morocco’s national squad

February 8th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | No Comments »

Rabat, Feb. 7 - Moroccan manager Fathi Jamal was appointed as provisional coach of national soccer squad to succeed French Henri Michel, who was sacked following the early exit of Morocco from the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
National technical director and coach of the Moroccan Olympic squad, Fathi Jamal, will assume […]

Henri Michel: You’re fired !!!!!!

February 8th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | 1 Comment »

Rabat, Feb. 7 - Moroccan soccer federation has sacked national squad manager Henri Michel after an early exit of Morocco from the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.
According to a press release of the Moroccan Soccer Federation, the decision was made following the poor results of the national team and […]

Morocco to play Belgium in friendly

February 6th, 2008 | By: Mahmoud | 1 Comment »

On its preparation to the world cup qualifiers, Morocco is set to play Belgium in friendly on March 26 in Baudoui Stadium in Brussels, according to the Belgium Soccer Union.


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