Morocco U-20
Nickname(s)The Atlas Lions
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMorocco Zakaria Aboub
Home stadiumStade Mohamed V
FIFA codeMAR
First colours
Second colours
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances11 (first in 1979)
Best resultWinners(1): 1997
UNAF U-20 Tournament
Appearances12 (first in 2006)
Best resultWinners(2): 1st place, gold medalist(s) : 2015, 2020
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances8 (first in 1983)
Best resultChampions (2): 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1989, 2011
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1977)
Best resultSemi-final 2005
Medal record
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 1997 Morocco
Arab Cup U-20
Gold medal – first place 1989 Iraq
Gold medal – first place 2011 Morocco
Silver medal – second place 1983 Morocco
UNAF U-20 Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tunisia
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tunisia
Silver medal – second place 2006 Egypt
Silver medal – second place 2014 Libya
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Morocco
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Libya
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Algeria
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Algeria
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Egypt
Football at the Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin
Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Mecca

Morocco national under-20 football team, represents Morocco in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco. The current coach is Zakaria Aboub.

History

On 24 December 2020, Morocco won the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament and qualified for the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[1] In the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco topped their group stage after winning 1-0 against Gambia,[2] drawing 0-0 with Ghana, and defeating Tanzania 2-0.[3] Their campaign ended after losing to Tunisia on penalties.[4]

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.[5]

Caps and goals are correct as of 16 May 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Abdellah Bentayg (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Morocco Fath Union Sport
1GK Hatim Sioiah (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Morocco Raja CA
2DF Wassim Lantaki (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 19) 10 1 France Lille
2DF Reda Ergouai (2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 20) 9 1 Portugal Gil Vicente
2DF Othmane Boukhriss (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004 (age 19) 8 1 Morocco AS FAR
2DF Diyae Jermoumi (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 19) 4 0 Netherlands Ajax
2DF Ahmed Khatir (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 18) 4 0 Morocco Mohammed VI Football Academy
2DF Abdellah Azrour (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Morocco Raja CA
2DF Faissal Al Mazyani (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Belgium Genk
2DF Amine Et Taïbi (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Belgium Genk
2DF Achraf Laâziri (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 20) 0 0 France Lyon
3MF Yassine Khalifi (2005-08-09) 9 August 2005 (age 18) 16 3 Morocco Union de Touarga
3MF Usama Arhoun (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 19) 12 0 Spain Málaga
3MF Elias Kurt (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 20) 5 0 Germany Schalke 04
3MF Nabil El Basri (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Netherlands MVV Maastricht
3MF Mohamed Hafid (2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 19) 0 0 France Caen
4FW Abderahmane Soussi (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21) 9 2 Belgium Royal Antwerp
4FW Aïman Maurer (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19) 8 1 France Clermont Foot
4FW Abde Raihani (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20) 7 3 Spain Atlético Madrid
4FW Mohamed Radid (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 20) 4 1 Morocco Fath Union Sport
4FW Ilyes Ziani (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Belgium Standard Liège
4FW Adnane Bensaad (2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 18) 2 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
4FW Salim El Jebari (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Spain Atlético Madrid

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Morocco U-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Elias Mago (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 19) 7 0 Belgium Standard Liège v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
DF Ayman El Wafi (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 19) 4 0 Italy Hellas Verona v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
DF Zakaria Labib (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) 3 1 Morocco Raja CA v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
DF Oualid Mhamdi (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Germany Greuther Fürth v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
DF Salaheddine Cofi (2003-09-22) 22 September 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Morocco Fath Union Sport v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
DF Redouane Halhal (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 20) 2 0 France Montpellier v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
MF Othmane Chraibi (2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 20) 3 0 France Metz v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
FW Omar Sadik (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 19) 8 4 Spain Espanyol v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
FW El Mehdi Maouhoub (2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 20) 8 1 Morocco Fath Union Sport v.  Libya, 24 October 2022
FW Ilyas Lefrancq (2003-12-03) 3 December 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Belgium Mechelen v.  Libya, 24 October 2022

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup U-20

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 6
Japan 1979 Did not qualify
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 5 4
Nigeria 1999 Did not qualify
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005 Fourth Place 7 3 1 3 11 10
Canada 2007 Did not qualify
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Indonesia 2021 canceled
Argentina 2023 Did not qualify
Chile 2025 TBD
Total 3/22 14 4 3 7 16 20

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
1979 Second round 2 0 1 1 0 2
1981 First round 2 1 0 1 1 1
1983 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 7 3
1985 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 4 3
1987 Semifinals 6 4 0 2 10 4
1989 First Round 2 1 0 1 2 2
Egypt 1991 Did not qualify
Mauritius 1993 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6
Nigeria 1995 Did not qualify
Morocco 1997 Winner 5 3 1 1 5 2
Ghana 1999 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 2001
Burkina Faso 2003 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 5
Benin 2005 Fourth Place 5 2 3 0 8 5
Republic of the Congo 2007 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2009
South Africa 2011
Algeria 2013
Senegal 2015
Zambia 2017
Niger 2019
Mauritania 2021 Quarterfinals 4 2 2 0 4 0
Egypt 2023 Did not qualify
Total 11/22 40 18 10 12 45 33

Tournament Records

UNAF U-20 Tournament record

UNAF U-20 Tournament
Appearances: 14 / 17
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 2005 did not participate
Egypt 2006 Runners-up 2 4 2 2 0 ? ?
Libya 2007 Fourth Place 4 3 1 0 2 2 4
Morocco 2008 Fourth Place 4 4 2 0 2 5 4
Libya 2009 Third Place 3 3 2 0 1 3 3
Libya 2010 Fourth Place 4 3 0 2 1 2 4
Libya 2011 Fourth Place 4 3 0 1 2 0 4
Algeria 2012 Third Place 3 2 1 0 1 3 3
Algeria 2012 Third Place 3 3 1 1 1 4 4
Libya 2014 Runner-up 2 2 1 0 1 3 3
Tunisia 2015 Winner 1 2 2 0 0 5 2
Mauritania 2016 canceled
Tunisia 2019 Fourth Place 4 4 1 2 1 3 4
Tunisia 2020 Winner 1 3 1 2 0 2 1
Tunisia 2021 withdrew
Egypt 2022 Third Place 3 1 1 1 2 1 4
Tunisia 2023 Runner-up 4 2 1 1 12 7 7
Total w 3 43 17 12 14 46? 44?

Arab Cup U-20 record

Arab Cup U-20
Appearances: 8 / 8
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 1983 Third Place 3rd 7 5 1 1 9 3
Algeria 1985 Group stage 11th 2 0 1 1 0 2
Iraq 1989 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 14 4
Sudan 1992 Cancelled
Morocco 2011 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 6 3
Jordan 2012 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Qatar 2014 Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2020 Semi-finals 4th 5 4 0 1 12 7
Egypt 2021 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 16 2
Saudi Arabia 2022 Quarter-finals 6th 3 2 0 1 6 4
Total Best: Champions 2nd 35 23 7 5 66 28

Mediterranean Games

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Greece 1991 Bronze Medal 3rd 3 2 0 1 6 3
France 1993 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 0 2
Italy 1997 did not enter
Tunisia 2001 Group stage 8th 2 1 0 1 6 4
Spain 2005 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 3 3
Italy 2009 withdrew
Turkey 2013 Gold Medal 1st 5 4 1 0 12 5
Spain 2018 Bronze Medal 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 5
Algeria 2022 Bronze Medal 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 6
Italy 2026 TBD
Total 1 Title 7/9 25 11 7 8 40 28

UNAF U-18 Tournament

UNAF U-18 Tournament
Appearances: 2 / 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 2017 Runners-up 2 3 1 1 1 3 3
Egypt 2019 Winner 1 4 3 1 0 7 1
Total w 1 7 4 2 1 10 4

Jeux de la Francophonie

Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 1989 Silver Medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 10 7
France 1994 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 0 2 5 6
Madagascar 1997 did not enter
Canada 2001 Gold Medal 1st 6 3 3 0 12 3
Niger 2005 Group Stage 9th 3 1 0 2 4 4
Lebanon 2009 Bronze Medal 3rd 4 3 0 1 6 3
France 2013 Silver Medal 2nd 4 1 1 2 4 4
Ivory Coast 2017 Gold Medal 1st 5 3 2 0 13 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2023 did not enter
Total 2 Titles 7/9 31 16 7 8 54 28

Honours

References

  1. ^ "2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament: Morocco Qualifies for Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Following Draw with Libya | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ^ "U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco Defeats Gambia 1-0 in Group C". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. ^ "U20 AFCON: Morocco To Face Tunisia in Quart-Finals". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  4. ^ "U20 Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco Loses to Tunisia in Quarter-Final". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. ^ "Morocco Squad For The 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament". Tournoi Maurice Revello. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Coupe/Jeux de la Francophonie". Rsssf. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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