Morocco and African countries.. Is it time to “untie the knot”?

Although the Moroccan national team has been very successful on the international stage, it has not won a tournament African countries Only once, 50 years ago, in 1976.

In the last 20 years, it has failed The Moroccan national team By going through the quarter-finals of the competition, they made it through the middle of the round.

The disaster of 2023

In the final edition in 2023, with a list of stars coming a month after the end of the Qatar World Cup, where Morocco finished fourth, a tragedy occurred.

The Moroccan national team exited the tournament in the round of 16 against South Africa, with a score of 0-2.

Fall before Egypt

Before that, in 2021, with the team that was the biggest in the competition, it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the “shaken” Egyptian team.

Historically, things are not so good

Even in the old versions of the competition, when the Moroccan team was shining in the World Cup, it was suffering in the same year, in the African Nations Championship.

In 1986, the team came out of the competition in the semi-finals against Egypt, although they had a strong generation, who went to the World Cup in Mexico and embarrassed West Germany in the round of 16.

In 1998, the team came out of the quarterfinals South AfricaA few months before we showed the best version at the World Cup in France.

This recurring situation left Moroccan fans in a state of repeated frustration and anger at the loss of any light when the big African tournament came.

Unparalleled hope

The 2025 edition comes with unprecedented expectations, as the national team will compete in the competition in front of its fans, and it is the strongest nation in history, so it is the best chance to break points and start a series of victories in the first team.

But with this hope, unexpected pressure falls on the most famous stars of the group, such as Ashraf Hakimi Yacine Bounou and Ibrahim Diaz, as well as national coach Walid Regragui, who wants to get the expected title before going to the World Cup in the summer.

Today, Morocco is ranked 11th in the world rankings, and this ranking makes the Atlas lions heavy, because it means that “no mercy” will come if they fail to fulfill the position on Moroccan soil.