Morocco national under-23 football team
Morocco Olympic football team' represents Morocco in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF).
| Nickname(s) | Lions de l'Atlas (Atlas Lions) |
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| Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Head coach | Jamal Sellami |
| Captain | Achraf Hakimi |
| Home stadium | Stade de Marrakech |
| FIFA code | MAR |
| First international | |
  (Tokyo, Japan; October 11, 1964) | |
| Biggest win | |
 (Ingolstadt, Germany; August 31, 1972) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
(Tokyo, Japan; October 11, 1964) | |
History
Morocco appeared the first in the Olympic games in 1964 when they lost against Hungary and Yugoslavia respectively by the scores of 6–0 and 3–1.
The second appearance was supposed to be during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico but Morocco refused to allow its team to play against Israel national team because of political issues. Then Ghana national team took the advantage and replaced Morocco in the final competition.
In 1972, Morocco reached the second round after a draw against USA and a win against Malaysia national team.
Morocco was very close to reach the Quarter final during the 2004 Summer Olympics but the goals difference was in the favor of U-23 Costa Rica after all the teams played their three games. Morocco qualified for the 2012 London Olympic games after beating Egypt 3–2 in the semi-finals of the African Cup under-23 on December 7, 2012.
Morocco had organized the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship and got qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics after reaching the final game, then the olympic team lost against Gabon by the score of 2–1 at Marrakech Stadium.
Olympic games record
| Football at the Summer Olympic record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 | Round 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | Round 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
 | Round 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 | Round 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 | TBD | ||||||||
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| Total | Round 1 | 4/7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | |
* Under-23 tournament since 1992.
CAF U-23 Championship
| CAF U-23 Championship Record | ||||||||
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| Appearances: 1 / 2 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | – | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
UNAF U-23 Tournament
| UNAF U-23 Tournament | ||||||||
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| Appearances: 3 / 4 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
.svg.png){kind=small} | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 | 3rd Place | 3 | ||||||
| Runners-up | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 3rd Place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 | Postponed | |||||||
Islamic Solidarity Games
| Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 |  | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 | Cancelled | |||||||
 |  | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
 | Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 | To Be Determined | |||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 3/3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
Current team status
2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
Current squad
Squad for 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.
Head coach: Jamal Sellami
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yassine El Houasli | 24 November 1990 (aged 26) | |
| 2 | Fahd Moufi | 5 May 1996 (aged 21) | | |
| 3 | Saad Aitkhorsa | 3 January 1994 (aged 23) | | |
| 4 | Achraf Dari | 6 May 1999 (aged 18) | | |
| 5 | Zakaria Al Ayoud | 8 May 1995 (aged 22) | | |
| 6 | Walid Sabbar | 25 February 1996 (aged 21) | | |
| 7 | Mohamed Kamal | 24 October 1995 (aged 21) | | |
| 8 | Mohamed Elmorabit | 11 September 1998 (aged 18) | ||
| 9 | Aymane El Hassouni | 22 February 1995 (aged 22) | | |
| 10 | Ahmed Chentouf | 5 December 1996 (aged 20) | | |
| 11 | Houssam Amaanan (c) | 12 May 1994 (aged 22) | ||
| 12 | GK | Achraf Sidki | 6 January 1997 (aged 20) | |
| 13 | Yassine Mahyou | 31 July 1996 (aged 20) | | |
| 14 | Hamza Errahli | 5 December 1994 (aged 22) | | |
| 15 | Jamal Harkass | 24 November 1995 (aged 21) | | |
| 16 | Yahya Attiat-Allal | 2 March 1995 (aged 22) | | |
| 17 | Chouaib El Maftoul | 1 September 1994 (aged 22) | | |
| 18 | Anas Soudani | 1 July 1995 (aged 21) | | |
| 19 | Hamza Goudali | 15 October 1996 (aged 20) | | |
| 20 | Zouhair El Moutaraji | 1 April 1996 (aged 21) | ||
| 21 | Soufian Yakhlef | 12 May 1996 (aged 20) | | |
| 22 | Mohamed Chennouf | 14 May 1995 (aged 21) | | |
| 23 | Zakaria Benlamachi | 25 July 1994 (aged 22) | |
Previous squads
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Football at the Summer Olympics squads
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CAF U-23 Championship squads
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Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games
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