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Mountakhab 2026: Azzedine Ounahi, where did this No. 8 come from? (Suite)

Moroccans abroad face soaring fares as Operation Marhaba 2026 begins

With Operation Marhaba 2026 underway since June 10, growing numbers of Moroccans living abroad are making their annual journey home. Yet for many families, this summer ritual is becoming increasingly difficult to afford. The issue resurfaces every year and was once again raised this week in Morocco's House of Councillors. Currently in Morocco for the summer, Salem Fkire, founding president of the Cap Sud MRE association, believes that while national carriers remain the most practical option

Polisario bets on Colombia to push for UN condemnation over the «killing of Sahrawi civilians by Morocco»

The Polisario Front has appealed to the UN Security Council to condemn what it describes as Moroccan attacks against Sahrawi civilians, in the hope of securing the support of Colombia, which holds the Council's rotating presidency in June. The request was made in a letter dated June 12 from the movement's representative in New York to the president of the Security Council. In the letter, Mohamed Ammar alleges that Moroccan drones and artillery targeted civilian vehicles in the Glibat al-Foula

Mountakhab 2026: Zakaria El Ouahdi, Morocco's late-blooming World Cup lion

Zakaria El Ouahdi was born on December 31, 2001, in Hoboken, near Antwerp, into a Moroccan family of eight children. Like many young footballers, he spent countless hours playing in the streets and neighborhood pitches before taking his first steps in organized football. His mother enrolled him at Beerschot VAC, then a top-flight Belgian club, but after two seasons the academy decided not to retain him. Undeterred, El Ouahdi turned to futsal, joining first-division side FT Antwerpen, where he

Mountakhab 2026: Yassine Bounou, Morocco's trusted No. 1

Three years ago in Qatar, Yassine Bounou became the face of one of the greatest stories in World Cup history. Today, as Morocco prepares to begin another global campaign in North America, the goalkeeper finds himself in a different position. No longer the surprise hero of an outsider team, he returns as the leader of a squad expected to compete among the world's elite. At 35, Bounou remains the undisputed number one of the Atlas Lions. Yet his journey to this point began far from the bright

Mountakhab 2026: Chadi Riad, fresh blood for Morocco's defense

Just weeks after helping Crystal Palace win the UEFA Conference League, Chadi Riad is preparing for the biggest stage of his career. Included in Mohamed Ouahbi's 26-man squad, the young defender is set to experience his first World Cup with the Atlas Lions. At just 23, Riad represents both the present and future of Morocco's defense. Born in Palma de Mallorca to Moroccan parents, he began his football journey in Spain before joining Barcelona's famed La Masia academy at the age of

Tanger Med tops Africa, ranks 6th globally in World Bank Port Index

The World Bank Group's Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025 ranked Morocco's Tanger Med Port sixth worldwide among the top 20 container ports, making it the highest-ranked port in both Africa and the Mediterranean region. Chinese ports dominated the ranking, with Guangzhou taking first place, followed by Dalian in second. Oman's Port of Salalah ranked third, ahead of China's Mawan and Chiwan ports. The CPPI provides a data-driven assessment of container port performance based on the

Why injuries keep haunting Morocco before major tournaments

Morocco's World Cup campaign suffered an early setback before a ball had even been kicked. Just days before the Atlas Lions' Group C opener against Brazil, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli and Nayef Aguerd were ruled out of the tournament through injury. Ezzalzouli picked up a knee injury during Morocco's final warm-up match, while Aguerd failed to recover in time from a lengthy rehabilitation process following groin surgery. Their absence has revived a familiar question: are these injuries simply bad

Mountakhab 2026: Marwane Saadane, a World Cup dream fulfilled at 34

Saadane, who was born in Mohammedia on January 17, 1992, received a late call-up roughly 48 hours before Morocco's highly anticipated World Cup opener against Brazil in Group C, after medical assessments confirmed that Nayef Aguerd would be unable to participate in the tournament. Marwane Saadane began his professional career with Chabab Mohammedia during the 2010-11 season before joining FUS Rabat in 2011, where he established himself as one of the Moroccan league's standout

Mountakhab 2026: Amine Sbaï, the Atlas Lions' unexpected World Cup call-up

At a time when future internationals are identified in their teenage years at the academies of Europe's biggest clubs, Amine Sbaï took the opposite path. Cast aside by the elite system at a young age, the Moroccan winger spent years in the anonymity of France's amateur divisions before, at 25, earning a place in Morocco's 2026 World Cup squad. Born in Sidi Kacem in northwestern Morocco before growing up in southern France, Sbaï came through the ranks at Nîmes but was not

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