The friendly beach soccer match that pitted Morocco against France on Thursday, at the Mohammed VI football complex in Salé, ended with the victory of the Moroccan national team with a score of 8 goals to 7.
The Moroccan beach soccer team has qualified for the CAN scheduled from October 21 to 30, 2022 in Mozambique, by decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after the withdrawal of the qualifying match by Côte d’Ivoire against the Atlas Lions.
The national Beach Soccer team got off to a bad start in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The Atlas Lions indeed lost (7-6) to their counterparts from Côte d’Ivoire on Sunday in Abidjan, in the first leg of this phase.
Barely appointed, the new coach of the Moroccan national beach soccer team already displays great ambitions. Senegalese Oumar Ngala Sylla said on Sunday that his goal is to take the national team very far in the world competition.
Senegalese Oumar Sylla has been appointed to succeed Mustapha El Haddaoui as head coach of the Moroccan national beach soccer team.
The beaches of the city of Agadir will soon be equipped with beach volleyball and beach soccer areas. A call for tenders has been launched for this purpose by the local development company.
The Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) published on Monday the world ranking of beach soccer teams. The Moroccan national team is a surprise and is among the 20 best teams in the world.
Nassim El Haddaoui, captain of the Moroccan national beach soccer team, could win the 2021 World Player of the Year award. The son of former Moroccan player Mustapha El Haddaoui is on the shortlist of 100 nominated players for this title.
Bad luck for the Moroccan national Beach Soccer team at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). On Friday in Saly on Senegalese soil, they were beaten in the semi-finals by the local team 2-3.
Morocco has entered the world top 20 in Beach Soccer and is positioned a few steps away from the African champion, Senegal.
Moroccan international Nassim El Hadaoui, captain of the Moroccan national beach soccer team, has been named the 2019 World’s Best Player in the discipline.
The Moroccan beach-soccer players put in an excellent performance. On Wednesday, June 19, they largely dominated the Algerian team, winning the match by a clear score of 7 goals to 3.