Moroccan U17 team to face Senegal in friendly matches ahead of FIFA World Cup in Qatar

The Moroccan U17 team, reigning African champions, will play two friendly matches against their Senegalese counterparts on Thursday, October 9, and Sunday, October 12, in Dakar, announced the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).

These two encounters will serve as tests for Nabil Baha's squad ahead of the upcoming FIFA U17 World Cup in Qatar, scheduled from November 3 to 27, as stated by the federation in a press release on its official website.

The matches are part of a closed-door training camp from October 6 to 13 in the Senegalese capital, with the participation of twenty-four players, the same source added.

The list of players called up by coach Nabil Baha:

Goalkeepers: Chouaib Bellaarouch, Gibril Bayoumi, Yassine Badaoui

Defenders: Ilyass Hidaoui, Ilyas Aouzal, Driss Ait Cheikh, Hamza Bouhaddi, Bilal Soukrat, Adam Soudi, Adam Alioui, Nassim El Massoudi

Midfielders: Oualid Ibn Salah, Mohamed Mounssef, Yassir Mouh, Amine Amgar, Mohamed Abdellaoui, Luis Velilles

Forwards: Abdelali Eddaoudi, Youness El Bayadi, Nahel Haddani, Ziyad Baha, Ismail El Aoud