Morocco and Niger in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup

The Niger national team will face its Moroccan counterpart at 11:30 PM at the Honor Stadium in Oujda, as part of the fifth round of Group 5 matches in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

He stated that the Moroccan national team tops Group Five with approximately 9 points, approximately 3 points ahead of Niger, which is in second place, and Tanzania, which is in third place with the same points, followed by Zambia in fourth place with 3 points, and Congo in fifth place with no points.

On the other hand, the Atlas Lions are looking forward to achieving victory to strengthen their position at the top of the group and secure a difference that guarantees them early qualification, after defeating Tanzania (2-0), Zambia (2-1), and Congo (6-0), respectively.

In this context, Walid Regragui, the coach of the Moroccan national team, revealed the list of players called up for the matches against Niger and Tanzania, which is as follows:

The goalkeepers will be: Yassine Bounou - Munir El Mohamady - Mehdi Benabid.

In the defense line: Achraf Hakimi - Noussair Mazraoui - Abdelkebir Abqar - Nayef Aguerd - Jawad El Yamiq - Adam Aznou - Jamal Harkas - Omar El Hilali.

While in the midfield: Sofyan Amrabat - Ismail Saibari - Bilal El Khannous - Ibrahim Diaz - Oussama Targhalin - Azzedine Ounahi - Bilal Nadir.

In the attacking line: Sofiane Rahimi - Ayoub El Kaabi - Youssef En-Nesyri - Ilyes Ben Seghir - Abdessamad Ezzalzouli - Amin Adli - Osama Sahraoui