After the withdrawal of some key players from the national team, Vahid Halilhodzic has summoned another player for the friendly matches against Libya on October 11 and Gabon on October 15. It is Mehdi Carcela, a player from Standard Liège.
Kévin Malcuit does not intend to respond to the first call-up from the Atlas Lions coach, Vahid Halilhodzic , for Morocco’s upcoming friendly matches. This is at least what the entourage of the Naples player affirms.
Summoned by Vahid Halilhodzic to take part in the gathering of the Atlas Lions for friendly matches, Kevin Malcuit is having trouble deciding. The Naples player remains tempted by the French national team, even if for now Didier Deschamps does not seem to be looking in his direction.
The list of 26 Atlas Lions who will take part in the matches on October 11 against Libya and then on October 15 of the same month against Gabon is known. Revealed by Vahid Halilhodzic, this list of players is the very first one drawn up by the coach since his arrival at the head of the technical staff.
Vahid Halilhodzic’s list, the very first since his arrival at the head of the Moroccan national football team, is announced with many surprises and in total break with that of his predecessor.
Now present on the extended list of coach Vahid Halilhodzic, the young midfielder from Dijon (20 years old), Mounir Chouiar, could make his debut with the Atlas Lions in October. Like the other dual nationals in the squad, he has chosen to answer the call of blood.
The very first list composed by the new coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, calls up the Moroccan international, Abderrazak Hamdallah, a member of Al Nasr.
Pre-selected by Vahid Halilhodzic, the Dijon player Mounir Chouiar should join the squad soon. This young Franco-Mauritanian-Moroccan talent is one of the young elements on whom the Bosnian coach is counting.
Atlas Lions coach Vahid Halilhodzic does not believe his players will qualify for the 2022 World Cup, at least not with today’s level of play.
In the run-up to the derby of the Atlas Lions against Burkina Faso, Vahid Halilhodzic faced the press, before whom he lifted a corner of the veil on what will have to change in terms of discipline, under his management.
The Atlas Lions face the Stallions of Burkina Faso on Friday, September 6, as part of the friendly matches scheduled to be held at the Grand Stadium in Marrakech. Vahid Halilhodzic, coach of the Moroccan national team, gives all players the same chance to participate.
On Monday, September 2, the Atlas Lions held their first training session under the leadership of national coach Vahid Halilhodzic, on the pitch of the Grand Stadium of Marrakech.