Morocco national under-20 football team

Morocco U-20
Nickname(s)	The Atlas Lions
Association	Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Zakaria Aboub
Home stadium	Stade Mohamed V
FIFA code	MAR
First colours	Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	11 (first in 1979)
Best result	Winners (1): 1997
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances	8 (first in 1983)
Best result	Champions (2): 1989, 2011
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1977)
Best result	Semi-final (2005)
Medal record
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Arab Cup U-20
Mediterranean Games
Islamic Solidarity Games

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 Zakaria Aboub.

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]

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.^[5]

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 (age 19)	10	0	Monaco
12	1GK	Hakim Mesbahi	(2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 19)	17	0	AS FAR
16	1GK	Ibrahim Gomis	(2005-03-20) 20 March 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Marseille

2	2DF	Hamza Koutoune	(2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 (age 18)	9	0	Nice
3	2DF	Ismaël Baouf	(2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 (age 18)	5	1	Anderlecht
4	2DF	Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 19)	6	0	Amiens
13	2DF	Ahmed Khatir	(2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 20)	22	0	Beveren
15	2DF	Fouad Zahouani	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 19)	8	0	Union de Touarga
18	2DF	Naoufel El Hannach	(2006-12-07) 7 December 2006 (age 18)	5	1	Paris Saint-Germain
19	2DF	Smail Bakhty	(2006-11-29) 29 November 2006 (age 18)	7	1	Sturm Graz
20	2DF	Juliën Mesbahi	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Twente
25	2DF	Issa Habri	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Rennes

5	3MF	Reda Laalaoui	(2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 19)	20	6	FUS Rabat
6	3MF	Anas El Makkaoui	(2005-04-09) 9 April 2005 (age 20)	14	1	FUS Rabat
8	3MF	Hossam Essadak	(2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 (age 19)	12	1	Union de Touarga
14	3MF	Ismaël Aouad	(2006-05-22) 22 May 2006 (age 18)	6	2	Lens
24	3MF	Saad El Haddad	(2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 19)	12	7	Venezia
26	3MF	Amine Boukamir	(2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Royal Charleroi

7	4FW	Othmane Maamma	(2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 (age 19)	16	4	Montpellier
9	4FW	Ayman Arguigue	(2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 19)	11	5	Huesca
10	4FW	Mouad Dahak	(2005-07-22) 22 July 2005 (age 19)	20	8	Union de Touarga
11	4FW	Ilias Boumassaoudi	(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20)	12	4	Den Bosch
17	4FW	Jones El-Abdellaoui	(2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Celta Vigo
21	4FW	Yassir Zabiri	(2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 20)	22	14	Famalicão
22	4FW	Adnane Kharroubi	(2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 18)	1	1	Caen
23	4FW	Adam Boayar	(2005-10-13) 13 October 2005 (age 19)	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 Youth Championship squads

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 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	TBD
Total	3/22	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	Did not qualify
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	To be determined
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

Honours

African Youth Championship:
- Winners (1): 1997
- Third Place: 1987
- Fourth Place: 2005
Arab Cup U-20:
- Winners (2): 1989, 2011
- Third Place: 1983
Mediterranean Games:
- Winners (1): 2013
UNAF U-20 Tournament:
- Winners (3): 2015, 2020, 2024
Islamic Solidarity Games
- Gold Medalists (1): 2013
Jeux de la Francophonie^[6]
- Gold Medalists (2): 2001, 2017
- Silver Medal: 1989, 2013
- Bronze Medal: 2009

References

^ "2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament: Morocco Qualifies for Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Following Draw with Libya | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
^ "U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco Defeats Gambia 1-0 in Group C". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
^ "U20 AFCON: Morocco To Face Tunisia in Quart-Finals". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
^ "U20 Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco Loses to Tunisia in Quarter-Final". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
^ "Morocco Under 20". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ "Coupe/Jeux de la Francophonie". Rsssf. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgium	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Honduras	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4	050.00
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Italy	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Japan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Republic of Ireland	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Uruguay	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total	14	4	3	7	16	20	−4	028.57

[1] "2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament: Morocco Qualifies for Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Following Draw with Libya | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

[2] "U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco Defeats Gambia 1-0 in Group C". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

[3] "U20 AFCON: Morocco To Face Tunisia in Quart-Finals". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

[4] "U20 Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco Loses to Tunisia in Quarter-Final". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

[5] "Morocco Under 20". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[6] "Coupe/Jeux de la Francophonie". Rsssf. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

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