Paris Saint Germain winger Achraf Hakimi and Al-Aïn striker Soufiane Rahimi will lead Morocco’s football squad at Paris-2024 Olympic Games.
Head coach of the national Olympic football team, Tarik Sektioui, on Thursday unveiled the squad list of 22 players, three weeks ahead of the Olympic men’s football tournament which will take place from July 24 to August 9 in Paris.
Morocco will play in group B alongside Argentina, Ukraine and Iraq.
Squad list:
– Goalkeepers:
Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), Rachid Ghanimi (FUS Rabat), Mohamed Reda Asmama (Union Touarga)
– Defenders:
Achraf Hakimi (Paris SG/France), Ayman El Wafi (FC Lugano/Switzerland), Mehdi Boukamir (Royal Charleroi/Belgium), Akram Nakach (Union Touarga), Zakaria El Ouahidi (K.R.C Genk/Belgium), Adil Tahif (RS Berkane ), Haytam Manaout (Union Touarga)
– Midfielders:
Bilal El Khannouss (K.R.C. Genk/Belgium), Benjamin Bouchouari (AS Saint Etienne/France), Yassine Kechta (Le Havre AC/France), Oussama Targhaline (Le Havre AC/France), Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna FC/Italy), Amir Richardson (Stade de Reims/France), Mehdi El Moubarik (Al-Aïn/United Arab Emirates)
– Strikers:
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis/Spain), Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal/Spain), Soufiane Rahimi (Al-Aïn/United Arab Emirates), Eliesse Ben Seghir (AS Monaco), El Mehdi Maouhoub (Raja Casablanca).