Walid Regragui Reveals the Atlas Lions Squad for AFCON 2025: See Who Made the Cut

During a press conference this Thursday, August 29, Walid Regragui announced the list of players called up for the two matches against Gabon and Lesotho, as part of the qualifiers for the 2025 AFCON, which will be held in Morocco.

As the host nation, the Atlas Lions are automatically qualified but will still play their two home games in Agadir, facing Gabon on September 6 and then Lesotho on September 9.

Here is the list of selected players:

Goalkeepers (3)

• Yassine Bounou, Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia)

• Munir El Kajoui, RS Berkane (Morocco)

• El Mehdi Benabid, AS FAR (Morocco)

Defenders

• Achraf Hakimi, Paris Saint-Germain (France)

• Zakaria El Ouahdi, Genk (Germany)

• Noussair Mazraoui, Manchester United (England)

• Nayef Aguerd, West Ham (England)

• Abdel Abqar, Deportivo Alavés (Spain)

• Achraf Dari, Al Ahly (Egypt)

• Yunis Abdelhamid, Saint-Etienne (France)

• Adam Aznou, Bayern Munich (Germany)

• Mohamed Chibi, Pyramids (Egypt)

Midfielders

• Sofyan Amrabat, Fiorentina (Italy)

• Azzedine Ounahi, Olympique de Marseille (France)

• Bilal El Khannouss, KRC Genk (Belgium)

• Brahim Diaz, Real Madrid (Spain)

• Amir Richardson, Fiorentina (Italy)

• Oussama Traghalline, Le Havre (France)

Forwards

• Hakim Ziyech, Galatasaray (Turkey)

• Ilias Akhomach, Villarreal (Spain)

• Youssef En-Nesyri, Fenerbahçe (Turkey)

• Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Real Betis (Spain)

• Amine Adli, Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)

• Eliesse Ben Seghir, AS Monaco (France)

• Soufiane Rahimi, Al-AIn FC (United Arab Emirates)