Morocco national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Morocco women's national under-20 football team.
Morocco U-20
Nickname(s)The Atlas Lions
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coach Mohamed Ouahbi
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeMAR
First colours
Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances11 (first in 1979)
Best result Winners (1997)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances8 (first in 1983)
Best result Winners (1989, 2011)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1977)
Best resultSemi-final (2005)
Medal record
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
1997 Morocco
Arab Cup U-20
1989 Iraq
2011 Morocco
1983 Morocco
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin
Islamic Solidarity Games
2013 Palembang
2005 Mecca

Morocco national under-20 football team, represents Morocco in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco. The current coach is Mohamed Ouahbi.

History

On 24 December 2020, Morocco won the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament and qualified for the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[1] In the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco topped their group stage after winning 1-0 against Gambia,[2] drawing 0-0 with Ghana, and defeating Tanzania 2-0.[3] Their campaign ended after losing to Tunisia on penalties.[4]

In the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco did very well in the group stage and finished first in their group. They started by beating Kenya 3-2 in an exciting match.[5] Then, they played a tough game against Nigeria that ended in a 0-0 draw.[6] In their last group match, they won 3-1 against Tunisia.[7] These results helped them move on to the knockout stage as the top team in their group. In the quarterfinal, Morocco beat Sierra Leone 1-0 in extra time.[8] Then, in the semifinal, they defeated Egypt 1-0 to reach the final.[9]

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations between 27 April – 18 May 2025.[10]

Caps and goals are correct as of 1 May 2025, after the match against Kenya.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yanis Benchaouch (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 10 0 Monaco
12 1GK Hakim Mesbahi (2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 17 0 AS FAR
16 1GK Ibrahim Gomis (2005-03-20) 20 March 2005 1 0 Marseille
2 2DF Hamza Koutoune (2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 9 0 Nice
3 2DF Ismaël Baouf (2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 5 1 Anderlecht
4 2DF Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 6 0 Amiens
13 2DF Ahmed Khatir (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 22 0 Beveren
15 2DF Fouad Zahouani (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 8 0 Union de Touarga
18 2DF Naoufel El Hannach (2006-12-07) 7 December 2006 5 1 Paris Saint-Germain
19 2DF Smail Bakhty (2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 7 1 Sturm Graz
20 2DF Juliën Mesbahi (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 2 0 Twente
25 2DF Issa Habri (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 0 0 Rennes
5 3MF Reda Laalaoui (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 24 6 Hull City
6 3MF Anas El Makkaoui (2005-04-09) 9 April 2005 14 1 FUS Rabat
8 3MF Hossam Essadak (2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 12 1 Union de Touarga
14 3MF Ismaël Aouad (2006-05-22) 22 May 2006 6 2 Lens
24 3MF Saad El Haddad (2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 12 7 Venezia
26 3MF Amine Boukamir (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 3 0 Royal Charleroi
7 4FW Othmane Maamma (2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 16 4 Montpellier
9 4FW Ayman Arguigue (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 11 5 Huesca
10 4FW Mouad Dahak (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005 20 8 Union de Touarga
11 4FW Ilias Boumassaoudi (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 12 4 Den Bosch
17 4FW Jones El-Abdellaoui (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 0 0 Celta Vigo
21 4FW Yassir Zabiri (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 22 14 Famalicão
22 4FW Adnane Kharroubi (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 1 1 Caen
23 4FW Adam Boayar (2005-10-13) 13 October 2005 11 1 Elche

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Morocco U-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup U-20

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
1977 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 6
1979 Did not qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 5 4
1999 Did not qualify
2001
2003
2005 Fourth Place 7 3 1 3 11 10
2007 Did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021 canceled
2023 Did not qualify
2025 Qualified
Total 4/22 14 4 3 7 16 20

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
1979 Second round 2 0 1 1 0 2
1981 First round 2 1 0 1 1 1
1983 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 7 3
1985 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 4 3
1987 Semifinals 6 4 0 2 10 4
1989 First Round 2 1 0 1 2 2
1991 Did not qualify
1993 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6
1995 Did not qualify
1997 Winner 5 3 1 1 5 2
1999 Did not qualify
2001
2003 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 5
2005 Fourth Place 5 2 3 0 8 5
2007 Did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021 Quarterfinals 4 2 2 0 4 0
2023 Did not qualify
2025 Qualified
Total 12/23 40 18 10 12 45 33

Tournament Records

UNAF U-20 Tournament record

UNAF U-20 Tournament
Appearances: 15 / 18
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2005 did not participate
2006 Runners-up 2 4 2 2 0 ? ?
2007 Fourth Place 4 3 1 0 2 2 4
2008 Fourth Place 4 4 2 0 2 5 4
2009 Third Place 3 3 2 0 1 3 3
2010 Fourth Place 4 3 0 2 1 2 4
2011 Fourth Place 4 3 0 1 2 0 4
2012 Third Place 3 2 1 0 1 3 3
2012 Third Place 3 3 1 1 1 4 4
2014 Runner-up 2 2 1 0 1 3 3
2015 Winner 1 2 2 0 0 5 2
2016 canceled
2019 Fourth Place 4 4 1 2 1 3 4
2020 Winner 1 3 1 2 0 2 1
2021 withdrew
2022 Third Place 3 1 1 1 2 1 4
2023 Runner-up 4 2 1 1 12 7 7
2024 Winner 1 4 3 1 0 9 3
Total w 3 47 20 13 14 54? 47?

Arab Cup U-20 record

Arab Cup U-20
Appearances: 8 / 8
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1983 Third Place 3rd 7 5 1 1 9 3
1985 Group stage 11th 2 0 1 1 0 2
1989 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 14 4
1992 Cancelled
2011 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 6 3
2012 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 3
2014 Cancelled
2020 Semi-finals 4th 5 4 0 1 12 7
2021 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 16 2
2022 Quarter-finals 6th 3 2 0 1 6 4
Total Best: Champions 2nd 35 23 7 5 66 28

Mediterranean Games

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1991 Bronze Medal 3rd 3 2 0 1 6 3
1993 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 0 2
1997 did not enter
2001 Group stage 8th 2 1 0 1 6 4
2005 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 3 3
2009 withdrew
2013 Gold Medal 1st 5 4 1 0 12 5
2018 Bronze Medal 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 5
2022 Bronze Medal 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 6
2026 To be determined
2030
Total 1 Title 7/9 25 11 7 8 40 28

UNAF U-18 Tournament

UNAF U-18 Tournament
Appearances: 2 / 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2017 Runners-up 2 3 1 1 1 3 3
2019 Winner 1 4 3 1 0 7 1
Total w 1 7 4 2 1 10 4

Jeux de la Francophonie

Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1989 Silver Medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 10 7
1994 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 0 2 5 6
1997 did not enter
2001 Gold Medal 1st 6 3 3 0 12 3
2005 Group Stage 9th 3 1 0 2 4 4
2009 Bronze Medal 3rd 4 3 0 1 6 3
2013 Silver Medal 2nd 4 1 1 2 4 4
2017 Gold Medal 1st 5 3 2 0 13 1
2023 did not enter
2027 To be determined
Total 2 Titles 7/9 31 16 7 8 54 28

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Morocco's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

References

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