Morocco national under-17 football team
The Morocco national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Morocco and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team competes in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, UNAF U-17 Tournament and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.
| Nickname(s) | Atlas Lions أُسُودالأطلس ⵜⴰⵔⴰⴱⴱⵓⵓⵜ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ | ||
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| Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Sergio Piernas[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Mohamed V | ||
| FIFA code | MAR | ||
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| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place, 2013 | ||
| UNAF U-17 Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 2007, 2011 | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16, 2013 | ||
Honours
- UNAF U-17 Tournament:
- Winners (2): 2007, 2011, 2018
- Runners-up (2): 2009 (Tunisia), 2014
- Third Place (4): 2008 (Tunisia), 2009 (Morocco), 2012 (Morocco), 2015
Tournament Records
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record
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| Appearances: 1 / 5 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||
| 1989 | Second Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Disqualified | |||||||
| 1993 | Did not participate | |||||||
| Total | 1/5 | Second Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record
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CAF U-17 Championship record
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Arab Cup U-17 record
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UNAF U-17 Tournament record
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- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2 |  Guinea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Senegal |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Morocco |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
First match(es) will be played on 15 April 2019. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Current squad
Squad for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Coach: Jamal Sellami
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Taha Mourid | 04.03.2002 | Wydad Casablanca | |
| 12 | GK | Alaa Bellaarouche | 01.01.2002 | AMF | |
| 13 | GK | Reda Asmama | 08.02.2002 | AMF | |
| 3 | DF | Anas Nanah | 12.03.2003 | AMF | |
| 5 | DF | Oussama Raoui | 13.11.2002 | FUS Rabat | |
| 14 | DF | Achraf Ramzi | 04.02.2002 | FUS Rabat | |
| 15 | DF | Youssef Oujdal | 02.01.2002 | AMF | |
| 4 | MF | Akram Nakach | 07.04.2002 | AMF | |
| 8 | MF | Mohammed Amine Essahel | 17.02.2003 | AMF | |
| 10 | MF | Haitam Abaida | 1 June 2002 (aged 16) | Málaga CF | |
| 9 | FW | Bilal Ouacharaf | 09.05.2002 | Málaga CF | |
| 11 | FW | Tawfik Bentayeb | 14.01.2002 | AMF | |
| 21 | FW | Maouhoub El Mehdi | 05.06.2003 | FUS Rabat |
References
- "Sergio Piernas, Morocco U-17 coach: "The Moroccan player has a very special spirit of belonging to the national team"". Atalayar. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
External links
- (in French) Morocco under-17 football team - official site of RMFF
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