Achraf Hakimi of Morocco during the 2026 World Cup Qualifier football match between the Morocco and Congo at Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco on 14 October 2026. ©Nabil Ramdani/BackpagePix
Friday Dec 12, 2025. 13:00
Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has named a star-studded 28-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The Atlas Lions squad features big-name players such as Achraf Hakimi, Yassine Bounou, Sofyan Amrabat, and Youssef En-Nesyri.
However, Sofiane Diop has been dropped, but Hamza Igamane and Youssef Belammari have been placed on the standby list by Regragui.
Morocco, the tournament hosts, are in Group A where they will face Comoros, Mali and Zambia as they begin their quest for continental glory.
The Atlas Lions are the clear favourites to win the tournament as they bid to win the trophy for only the second time, having clinched the first and only title in 1976.
Africa’s biggest football tournament will begin on December 21, 2025 and run until January 18, 2026.
Morocco’s full squad;
Goalkeepers
Munir El Kajoui
Yassine Bounou
El Mehdi Al Harrar
Defenders
Achraf Hakimi
Mohamed Chibi
Jawad El Yamiq
Romain Saïss
Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal
Nayef Aguerd
Adam Masina
Noussair Mazraoui
Anas Salah-Eddine
Midfielders
Oussama Targhalline
Sofyan Amrabat
Ismael Saibari
Neil El Aynaoui
Bilal El Khannouss
Azzedine Ounahi
Forwards
Brahim Diaz
Ilias Akhomach
Chemsdine Talbi
Youssef En-Nesyri
Ayoub El Kaabi
Soufiane Rahimi
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli
Eliesse Ben Seghir
On Stand-By
Youssef Belammari
Hamza Igamane
