The pill is still hard to swallow. As Morocco prepares to host Africa for its CAN, the shadow of Lamine Yamal still looms. Mustapha Hadji, a legend of the Atlas Lions, has reopened the debate on the choice of the Barcelona prodigy with disconcerting frankness, believing that Spain will never love him as much as the Moroccan public would have.
Morocco knows its opponents for CAN 2025! The draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which took place on Monday at the Mohammed V National Theater in Rabat, placed the host country in Group A. The Atlas Lions will face Mali, Zambia and the Comoros.
Former Moroccan international Mustapha Hadji recently stated that his greatest dream is to become coach of the Atlas Lions.
Mustapha Hadji , former Moroccan international and assistant to Franco-Bosnian coach Vahid Halilodzic, says all the harm he thinks of the Algerian right winger of the Saudi club Al-Ahli FC, Riyad Mahrez, who no longer makes the football lovers dream.
The former assistant coach of the Moroccan national football team has just been sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Mustapha Hadji will have to stay away from any football-related activity.
After Morocco’s victory against Belgium on Sunday (2-0), former Moroccan international, Mustapha Hadji spoke out to give his analysis on the national team’s journey at the World Cup, revealing the working conditions with former coach Vahid Halilhodzic.
The dismissal last March of Mustapha Hadji , former assistant coach of the Atlas Lions, could cost the Morocco coach Vahid Halilhodzic dearly.
Mustapha Hadji , the former midfielder of the Atlas Lions and current assistant to Vahid Halilhodzic, the coach of Morocco, is in the sights of one of the future buyers of FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He would like to acquire the services of one of the best African players in history for his Scouting team, but neither the FRMF nor Vahid Halilhodzic want to part with him.
The tweets of the former Moroccan international, Abdeslam Ouaddou , in support of Kheïreddine Zetchi, president of the Algerian Football Federation and candidate for the position of member of the FIFA Executive Committee, have provoked anger and indignation from many actors in the Moroccan sports world.
What if the Moroccan national football team reintegrated the former players? This is the mission that Mustapha Hajji has set himself with Younès Belhanda to try to convince him to rejoin the Atlas Lions again.
The assistant coach of the Atlas Lions, Mustapha Hadji is called upon to closely follow the players of the national local team by selecting the best players among the participants in the African Championship of local players, scheduled for next Sunday.
Former Moroccan international, Mustapha Hadji , experienced the most incredible story of his life last August. Victim of a "rip deal", it was only on December 17 that the investigators managed to trace the chain.