Morocco squad for Africa Cup of Nations
December 30th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rabat, Dec 30 (IANS) Nineteen of the 23-member Moroccan squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, to be staged in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea Jan 21-Feb 12, are playing in the European and South Africa leagues.
Morocco have been drawn in Group C alongside co-hosts Gabon, Niger and Tunisia, who they face in their opening game in Libreville Jan 23, reports Xinhua.
The squad:
Goalkeepers: Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad), Issam Badda (FUS Rabat), Mohamed Amsif (Augsburg/Germany).
Defenders: Jamal Allioui (Al Kharytiyath/Qatar), Michael Chretien (Bursaspor/Turkey), Badr El Kaddouri (Celtic/Scotland), Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier/France), Mehdi Benatia (Udinese/Italy), Abdelfattah Boukhriss (FUS Rabat), Mustapha Mrani (MAS Fez), Ahmed Kantari (Brest/France).
Midfielders: Houcine Kharja (Fiorentina/Italy), Adil Hermach (Al-Hilal/South Africa), Karim Ahmadi (Feyenoord/Netherlands), Younes Belhanda (Montpellier/France), Mbark Boussoufa (Anzhi Makhachkala/Russia), Youssouf Hadji (Rennes/France), Mehdi Carcela (Anzhi Makhachkala/Russia).
Forwards: Noureddine Amrabat (Kayserispor/Turkey), Oussama Assaidi (Heerenveen/Netherlands), Youssef El Arabi (Al-Hilal/South Africa), Adil Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers/England), Marouane Chammakh (Arsenal/England).
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