Moroccan National Team to Head to Egypt on June 18

Moroccan national team will fly to Egypt on Tuesday, June 18 to participate in the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt from June 21 to July 19.

The Atlas Lions began their preparations on June 2 in Salé city, Morocco. During their preparations, they played a friendly game against Gambia's national team, but the Lions were defeated 1-0.

Before heading to Egypt, the one-time title holder will play their second friendly game against Zambia on Sunday, June 16.

Morocco, drawn in Group D alongside Ivory Coast, South Africa, and Namibia, will begin their campaign against Namibia on Sunday, June 23 at Al Salam Stadium at 16:30 pm CLT.

It is worth mentioning that Hervé Renard, head coach of Morocco's national team named his 23-man squad for the upcoming showpiece tournament.

Atlas Lions 23-man squad is as follows:

Coach: Hervé Renard

Goalkeepers: Munir Al-Mohamadi, Yasin Puno, Rida Al-Taknooti

Defenders:: Ashraf Hakimi, Nabil Derar, Mahdi Benatia, Roman Saes, Manuel da Costa, Hamza Mandil.

Midfielders: Karim Al-Ahmadi, Mubarak Boussoufa, Younis Belhande, Youssef Ait Benasir, Sufian Amrapet, Amine Fari, Amin Harith, Hakim Ziash, Noureddine Amrapet, Mehdi Carcilla.

Forwards: Aziz Bouhdouz, Khaled Boutaib, Ayoub Al Kaabi, Yousef Al Nusairi.

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