Morocco women's national football team

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Morocco
Nickname(s)Atlas Lionesses
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
Head coachReynald Pedros
FIFA codeMAR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 81 Steady (20 August 2021)[1]
Highest52 (July 2003)
Lowest92 (2009)
First international
 South Africa 1–1 Morocco 
(Pretoria, South Africa; 5 July 1998)
Biggest win
 Morocco 8–0 Lebanon 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 23 April 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 8–0 Morocco 
(Kaduna, Nigeria; 17 October 1998)
African Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
Best resultGS 1998, 2000

The Morocco women's national football team represents Morocco in international women's football and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team played its first international match in 1998, as part of the third Women's African Football Championship.

History[]

After being given a walk-over following Kenya's withdrawal from the 1998 Championship, the team made it to the finals in Nigeria, where they lost 0–8 to the hosts before beating Egypt 4–1. Morocco met fellow Women's African Football Championship debutants Republic of Congo in the final group game, with both teams having the chance to qualify for the semi-finals with a win. However, the eventual 0–0 draw sent Morocco out, as Congo qualified on better goal difference.[2]

Two years later, Morocco qualified for the African Championship in South Africa with a 6–1 aggregate victory over Algeria. However, after the team scored the first goal against Cameroon in the opening group stage match, they went on to concede 13 goals, lose all three matches, and finish last in the group.[3]

Their 2002 and 2006 campaigns were both stopped by Mali in the qualifying stages. Morocco had been seeded into the second qualifying round, but two goalless draws in Bamako and Rabat sent the tie into a penalty shoot-out which Mali won 5–4.[4] In 2004, Morocco did not enter, while a 1–6 aggregate defeat to Mali sent them out of the 2006 African Championship and the 2007 World Cup.

Team image[]

Kits and crest[]

Kit suppliers[]

Kit provider Period Ref
Germany Puma 20??–

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2020[]

26 November International Friendly Ghana  3–1  Morocco Accra, Ghana
16:30 (UTC±0)
  • Goal 26'
  • Eshun Goal 45+3'
  • Goal 64'
 Report (Goal)
Report (SW)
Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Attendance: 0
30 November International Friendly Ghana  2–0  Morocco Accra, Ghana
(UTC±0)
Report (SW) Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Attendance: 0

2021[]

10 June International Friendly Morocco  3–0  Mali Rabat, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
  • Ayane Goal 1'
  • Goal 44'
  • Amani Goal 45+3'
 Report (GSA) Stadium: Stade de FUS
13 June International Friendly Morocco  3–2  Mali Rabat, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Report (GSA)
Report (SW)		 Stadium: Stade de FUS
16 September Aisha Buhari Cup Cameroon  0–1  Morocco Nigeria
Tagnaout Goal 78'

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach United States Reynald Pedros

Manager history[]

Players[]

See also: Category:Morocco women's international footballers

Current squad[]

The following players were called up to play the Aisha Buhari Cup.

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 22 April 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Khadija Er-Rmichi (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 (age 32) Morocco ASFAR
12 1GK (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 25) 1 0 Morocco ASFAR
1GK Imane Abdelahad (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 27) Morocco Sporting Casablanca
2 2DF Zineb Redouani (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 21) Morocco ASFAR
13 2DF Sabah Seghir (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 20) 2 0 Italy Sampdoria
14 2DF Aziza Rebah (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986 (age 35) 2 0 Morocco ASFAR
15 2DF Ghizlane Chhiri (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 27) Morocco ASFAR
19 2DF Marwa Hassani (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 19) 3 0 France
2DF Siham Boukhami (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 29) Morocco ASFAR
2DF Rania Salmi (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 22) Morocco Sporting Casablanca
2DF Nouhaïla Benzina (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 23) Morocco ASFAR
6 3MF Élodie Nakkach (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 26) Switzerland Servette
8 3MF Salma Amani (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 31) France Saint-Malo
3MF (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 20) Morocco ASFAR
3MF Najat Badri Morocco ASFAR
3MF (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 29) Morocco ASFAR
7 4FW Ghizlane Chebbak (captain) (1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 (age 30) Morocco ASFAR
11 4FW Fatima Tagnaout (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 22) Morocco ASFAR
9 4FW Ibtissam Jraïdi (1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 32) Morocco ASFAR
16 4FW (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 21) 0 0 France Yzeure
17 4FW Hanane Aït El Haj (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 26) Morocco ASFAR
23 4FW (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Austria Innsbruck
4FW Sanaa Mssoudy (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 21) Morocco ASFAR

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Inès Arouaissa (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 20) 1 0 France Marseille v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
GK Zahra Cheeseman (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 18) 1 0 England Lewes v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
GK Assia Zouhair (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 30) Morocco CAK v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
GK Spain training camp, 18–30 October 2020
DF Éva Allice (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 19) 2 0 France Nantes v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
DF Zaina Bouzerrade (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
DF Rkia Mazrouai (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 19) 2 0 Belgium Gent v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
DF (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 22) France Montauban FCTG v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
DF Soumia Hady (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 23) Morocco CSMMF v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
DF Spain training camp, 18–30 October 2020
MF Lina Chabane[note 1] (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 24) 2 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
MF Inés Faddi (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Spain Granada v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
MF Yasmina Laaroussi (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 27) 1 0 Switzerland Servette v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
MF Imane Saoud (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 19) 2 1 Switzerland Basel v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
MF Nour Imane Addi (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 24) United States South Alabama Jaguars v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
MF Nezha Aït Baba Municipal Laâyoune[note 2] v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
MF Kenza Allaoui (1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 (age 21) France v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
MF (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 19) Italy Roma v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
FW Rosella Ayane (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 25) 2 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
FW Samya Hassani (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Netherlands Alkmaar v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
FW Hoda Khalaf (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 23) 2 0 Sweden Sätra v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
FW Ranya Senhaji (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 (age 19) 2 2 United States South Carolina Gamecocks v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
FW Municipal Laâyoune[note 2] v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
FW Nawëal Ouinekh (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 24) France Saint-Étienne v.  Ghana, 30 November 2020
FW (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 21) Morocco AMHS training camp, 18–30 October 2020
Morocco JEO training camp, 18–30 October 2020
Morocco training camp, 18–30 October 2020
Morocco ASFAR training camp, 18–30 October 2020
Morocco HST training camp, 18–30 October 2020
Morocco ACFM training camp, 18–30 October 2020
Morocco AAT training camp, 18–30 October 2020

Previous squads[]

UNAF Women's Tournament

Records[]

See also: Category:Morocco women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 23 April 2021.

Honours[]

Regional[]

Med 1.png Champions: (1) 2020
Med 2.png Runners-up: (1) 2006

Under-20 team[]

  • African Games
Med 3.png Bronze Medal: (1) 2019

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Appearances: 0 / 8
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total - - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record
Appearances: 0 / 6
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
United States 1996 Did Not Enter
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008 Did Not Qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 Did Not Enter
Japan 2021 Did Not Qualify
France 2024 To be determined
United States 2028
Total - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa Women Cup of Nations[]

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 3 / 13
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991 Did not enter
1995
Nigeria 1998 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 9 −5
South Africa 2000 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12
Nigeria 2002 Did not qualify
South Africa 2004 Did not enter
Nigeria 2006 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2008
South Africa 2010
Equatorial Guinea 2012
Namibia 2014
Cameroon 2016
Ghana 2018
2020 Cancelled
Morocco 2022 Qualified as hosts
Total - 6 1 1 4 5 22 -17
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games[]

African Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 2003 Did not enter
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Medal 5 4 0 1 12 7
Republic of the Congo To be determined
Total 1/5 5 4 0 1 12 7

Arab Women's Cup[]

Morocco lost to Algeria in the championship game of the first Arab Women's Cup in 2006 after defeating host Egypt 4–2 in the semi-finals.[5]

Arab Women's Cup record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Egypt 2006 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 12 3 +9
Egypt 2021 Did not enter
Total Runners-up 1/1 4 2 1 1 12 3 +9

UNAF Women's Tournament[]

UNAF Women's Tournament record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Tunisia 2009 Did not participate
Tunisia 2020 Champion 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9
Total Champion 1/2 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9

See also[]

Other football codes[]

References[]

Notes

  1. ^ Now represents Algeria.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Based in the disputed Western Sahara. Competes in Moroccan league.

Citations

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ Goloboy, James (10 July 2000). "Africa – Women's Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
  3. ^ Duret, Sébastien (14 February 2008). Cruickshank, Mark (ed.). "Africa – Women's Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
  4. ^ "2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Preliminaries". FIFA World Cup. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2006.
  5. ^ "Championnat arabe dames: Le Maroc perd en finale face à l'Algérie". Le Matin (in French). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2010.

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