Morocco women's national football team

Morocco
Nickname(s)Atlas Lionesses
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
Head coachReynald Pedros
FIFA codeMAR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 77 1 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest52 (July 2003)
Lowest92 (2009)
First international
 South Africa 1–1 Morocco 
(Pretoria, South Africa; 5 July 1998)
Biggest win
 Morocco 8–0 Lebanon 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 23 April 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 8–0 Morocco 
(Kaduna, Nigeria; 17 October 1998)
African Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup Stage (1998, 2000)
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Morocco national football team.

The Morocco women's national football team represents Morocco in international women's football and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team played its first international match in 1998, as part of the third Women's African Football Championship.

History

After being given a walk-over following Kenya's withdrawal from the 1998 Championship, the team made it to the finals in Nigeria, where they lost 0–8 to the hosts before beating Egypt 4–1. Morocco met fellow Women's African Football Championship debutants Democratic Republic of the Congo in the final group game, with both teams having the chance to qualify for the semi-finals with a win. However, the eventual 0–0 draw sent Morocco out, as Congo qualified on better goal difference.[2]

Two years later, Morocco qualified for the African Championship in South Africa with a 6–1 aggregate victory over Algeria. However, after the team scored the first goal against Cameroon in the opening group stage match, they went on to concede 13 goals, lose all three matches, and finish last in the group.[3]

Their 2002 and 2006 campaigns were both stopped by Mali in the qualifying stages. Morocco had been seeded into the second qualifying round, but two goalless draws in Bamako and Rabat sent the tie into a penalty shoot-out which Mali won 5–4.[4] In 2004, Morocco did not enter, while a 1–6 aggregate defeat to Mali sent them out of the 2006 African Championship and the 2007 World Cup.

Team image

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers
Kit provider Period Ref
Puma 20??–

Results and fixtures


The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021
10 June International Friendly Morocco  3–0  Mali Rabat, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
  • Ayane 1'
  • Saoud 44'
  • Amani 45+3'
 Report (GSA) Stadium: Stade de FUS
13 June International Friendly Morocco  3–2  Mali Rabat, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Report (GSA)
Report (SW)		 Stadium: Stade de FUS
16 September Aisha Buhari Cup Cameroon  0–1  Morocco Nigeria
19 September Aisha Buhari Cup Morocco  0–0  Mali
21 October Friendly Spain  3–0  Morocco Cáceres
20:00
Stadium: Estadio Príncipe Felipe
Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
30 November Friendly Morocco  2–0  Senegal


2022
19 February Malta International Tournament Morocco  1–0  Malta Paola, Malta
16:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Hibernians Stadium
22 February Malta International Tournament Morocco  4–0  Moldova Paola, Malta
16:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Hibernians Stadium
7 April International Friendly Morocco  6–1  Gambia Rabat, Maroc
 Report ??' Stadium: Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah
12 April International Friendly Morocco  2–0  Ghana

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Reynald Pedros [5]

Manager history

Players
Main article: List of Morocco women's international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called up to play at two International Friendly on April 2022.[6]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 22 April 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Assia Zouhair (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 CAK
1 1GK Khadija Er-Rmichi (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989 ASFAR
22 1GK Hind Hesnaoui (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 1 0 ASFAR
2DF Nessryne El chad AS Saint-Étienne (women)
14 2DF Aziza Rabbah (1986-07-04) 4 July 1986 2 0 ASFAR
4 2DF Siham Boukhami (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 ASFAR
17 2DF Éva Allice (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 2 0 Nantes
15 2DF Ghizlane Chhiri (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 ASFAR
2DF Zineb Redouani (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 ASFAR
2DF Sabah Seghir (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 2 0 Sampdoria
19 2DF Samia Fikri (1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 Montauban
3 3MF Fatima Zahra Dahmos (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 ASFAR
3MF Salma Amani (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 Saint-Malo
10 3MF Najat Badri (captain) (1988-05-19) 19 May 1988 ASFAR
20 3MF Imane Saoud (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 2 1 Basel
8 3MF Yasmin Mrabet (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 Levante Las Planas
3MF Sofia Bouftini ASFAR
4FW Hanane Aït El Haj (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 ASFAR
4FW Ghizlane Chebbak (1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 ASFAR
9 4FW Ibtissam Jraïdi (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 ASFAR
18 4FW Sanaâ Mssoudy (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 ASFAR
4FW Fatima Tagnaout (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 ASFAR
4FW Rosella Ayane (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 2 1 Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Sayma Hassani K.A.A. Gent (women)
Nahla Nakkach elodie Servette FC

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Imane Abdelahad (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 Sporting Casablanca Aisha Buhari Cup
GK Inès Arouaissa (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 1 0 Marseille v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
GK Zahra Cheeseman (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 1 0 Colorado College Tigers v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
DF Marwa Hassani (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 3 0 VGA Saint-Maur v.  Spain, 21 October 2021
DF Rkia Mazrouai (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 2 0 Gent v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
DF Zaina Bouzerrade (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 1 0 Ajax v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
DF Nouhaïla Benzina (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 ASFAR 2022 Malta
DF Rania Salmi (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 Sporting Casablanca 2022 Malta
MF Douha Ahmamou (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 ASFAR Aisha Buhari Cup
MF Lina Chabane[note 1] (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 2 0 Unattached v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
MF Inés Faddi (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 1 0 Granada v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
MF Yasmina Laaroussi (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 1 0 Servette v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
MF Élodie Nakkach (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 Servette 2022 Malta
MF Nour Imane Addi (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 South Alabama Jaguars 2022 Malta
FW Ranya Senhaji (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 2 2 South Carolina Gamecocks v.  Spain, 21 October 2021
FW Yasmin Ben Houssine (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 0 0 Innsbruck Aisha Buhari Cup
FW Hoda Khalaf (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 2 0 Sätra v.  Mali, 14 June 2021
FW Imène El Ghazouani (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 0 0 Yzeure v.  Senegal, 30 November 2021
FW Samya Hassani (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 2 0 Alkmaar 2022 Malta

Previous squads
Africa Women Cup of Nations
UNAF Women's Tournament

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 23 April 2021.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Appearances: 0 / 8
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991Did not enter
1995
1999Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023To be determined
Total--------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Appearances: 0 / 6
Year Result GP W D L GF GA GD
1996Did Not Enter
2000
2004
2008Did Not Qualify
2012
2016Did Not Enter
2021Did Not Qualify
2024To be determined
2028
Total-0000000

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 3 / 13
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991Did not enter
1995
1998Group stage311149−5
2000Group stage3003113−12
2002Did not qualify
2004Did not enter
2006Did not qualify
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020Cancelled
2022Qualified as hosts
Total-6114522-17
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games
African Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
2003Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019 Bronze Medal5401127
2023To be determined
Total1/55401127

Arab Women's Cup

Morocco lost to Algeria in the championship game of the first Arab Women's Cup in 2006 after defeating host Egypt 4–2 in the semi-finals.[7]

Arab Women's Cup record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2006Runners-up2nd4211123+9
2021Did not enter
TotalRunners-up1/14211123+9

UNAF Women's Tournament
UNAF Women's Tournament record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2009Did not participate
2020Champion1st4400112+9
TotalChampion1/24400112+9

Honours

Regional
Champions: (1) 2020
Runners-up: (1) 2006

Under-20 team
Bronze Medal: (1) 2019

International
Champions: (1) 2022

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Morocco national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Against Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation

    Record per opponent

    *As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

    Key
      Positive balance (more wins than losses)
      Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
      Negative balance (more losses than wins)

    The following table shows Sudan's all-time official international record per opponent:

    Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
    Total—

    See also

    Other football codes

    References

    Notes

    1. Now represents Algeria.

    Citations

    1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
    2. Goloboy, James (10 July 2000). "Africa – Women's Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
    3. Duret, Sébastien (14 February 2008). Cruickshank, Mark (ed.). "Africa – Women's Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
    4. "2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Preliminaries". FIFA World Cup. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2006.
    5. https://www.cafonline.com/development/women-football/news/what-to-know-about-morocco-s-atlas-lionesses
    6. Squad for Friendly match 2022
    7. "Championnat arabe dames: Le Maroc perd en finale face à l'Algérie". Le Matin (in French). 30 April 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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