National coach Walid Regragui unveiled on Friday a list of 26 players selected to take part in Morocco's upcoming friendly matches against Mozambique and Uganda. The squad sees the return of captain Romain Saïss and forwards Soufiane Rahimi and Sofiane Diop, as well as the first call-up for Anass Salah-Eddine, who plays for PSV Eindhoven. Notably, Achraf Hakimi is absent due to injury. The Atlas Lions will face Mozambique and Uganda on November 14 and 18 at the Grand Stadium of Tangier (8:00 PM), as part of their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025. Morocco is drawn in Group A of the tournament, which runs from December 21 to January 18, alongside Comoros, Mali, and Zambia. Selected players Goalkeepers: Mounir El Kajoui (Renaissance Berkane), Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal/Saudi Arabia), Mehdi Lahrar (Raja Casablanca) Defenders: Romain Saïss (Al-Sadd/Qatar), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United/England), Nayef Aguerd (Marseille/France), Adam Masina (Torino/Italy), Jawad El Yamiq (Al-Najma/Saudi Arabia), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids/Egypt), Youssef Belammari (Raja Casablanca), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands) Midfielders: Azeddine Ounahi (Girona/Spain), Bilal El Khannous (Stuttgart/Germany), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands), Oussama Targhaline (Feyenoord/Netherlands), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis/Spain), Neil El Aynaoui (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), Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal/Spain), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis/Spain), Sofiane Diop (Nice/France)
