Morocco's national coach, Walid Regragui, announced on Thursday a squad of 26 players to take part in the upcoming friendly against Bahrain and the 2026 World Cup African qualifiers (Group E) against Congo. The list is notable for the return of Real Betis forward Abdessamad Ezzalzouli and Feyenoord midfielder Oussama Targhaline, while injured Azeddine Ounahi is absent. The Atlas Lions will face Bahrain in a friendly match on October 9 at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat (8:00 p.m.). They will then host Congo on October 14 at the same venue for their final Group E qualifier. Squad list: Goalkeepers: Mounir El Kajoui (Renaissance Berkane), Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia), Mehdi Lahrar (Raja Casablanca). Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Omar El Hilali (Espanyol, Spain), Abdelkbir Abqar (Getafe, Spain), Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht, Netherlands), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United, England), Adam Masina (Torino, Italy), Jawad El Yamiq (Al-Najma, Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids, Egypt), Youssef Belammari (Raja Casablanca). Midfielders: Bilal El Khannous (Stuttgart, Germany), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Oussama Targhaline (Feyenoord, Netherlands), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis, Spain), Neil El Ainaoui (AS Roma, Italy), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Leverkusen, Germany). Forwards: Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid, Spain), Chemsddine Talbi (Sunderland, England), Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahçe, Turkey), Hamza Igamane (Lille, France), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos, Greece), Amine Adli (Bournemouth, England), Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal, Spain), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis, Spain).
