Michel Picks Morocco Squad For Namibia Friendly

New Morocco coach Henri Michel has handed a first call-up to defender Abdessamad Chahiri for next week’s friendly against Namibia in Rabat.

Michel has also recalled defender El Amine Erbate and striker Nabil Baha, who plays for Spanish second division leaders Malaga, for the game on October 17.

Both countries are preparing for next year’s MTN Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana.

The Racing Strasbourg striker Yacine Abdessadki misses the match because of injury while Sparta Rotterdam striker Nourdin Boukhari is dropped from the squad that faced Ghana in Rouen, France last month.

 
Morocco Squad:

Goalkeepers: Tarek Jarmouni (Royal Armed Forces), Nadir Lamyaghri (Al Wahda, Qatar)

Defenders: Jamal Alioui (FC Sion Switzerland), Abdessamad Chahiri (Difaa El Jadida), Talal El Karkouri (Qatar SC, Qatar), El Amine Erbate (Al Dhafra, United Arab Emirates), Hicham Mahdoufi (Metalist Kharkiv, Ukraine), Abdeslam Ouaddou (Valenciennes, France)

Midfielders: Soufiane Alloudi (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates), Mbark Boussoufa (Anderlecht, Belgium), Mickael Chretien (Nancy, France), Badr El Kaddouri (Dinamo Kyiv, Ukraine), Houssine Kharja (Piacenza, Italy), Abdelkrim Kissi (EN Paralimni, Cyprus), Youssef Safri (Southampton, England)

Forwards: Hicham Aboucherouane (Esperance, Tunisia), Nabil Baha (Malaga, Spain), Maroune Chamakh (Girondins Bordeaux, France), Bouchaib El Moubarki (Grenoble, France), Youssef Hadji (Nancy, France).