Morocco men's national handball team

The Moroccan national handball team is the national handball team of Morocco and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Handball Federation based in Rabat, Morocco.

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Information
NicknameAtlas Lions
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Handball Federation
CoachAbdessalam Mesbah
Assistant coachHicham Khoufaify
CaptainAlae Laaroussi
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1995)
Best result17th (1999)
African Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1987)
Best resultBronze 3rd (2006, 2022)
Last updated on Unknown.

Results

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World Championship

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African Championship

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Year Position Year Position Year Position
Tunisia 1974 did not compete Benin 1996 4th place Gabon 2018 4th place
Algeria 1976 South Africa 1998 5th place Tunisia 2020 6th place
Republic of the Congo 1979 Algeria 2000 4th place Egypt 2022 3rd place
Tunisia 1981 Morocco 2002 4th place Egypt 2024 7th place
Egypt 1983 Egypt 2004 5th place
Tunisia 1985 Tunisia 2006 3rd place
Morocco 1987 8th place Angola 2008 8th place
Algeria 1989 5th place Egypt 2010 6th place
Egypt 1991 4th place Morocco 2012 4th place
Côte d'Ivoire 1992 7th place Algeria 2014 6th place
Tunisia 1994 4th place Egypt 2016 6th place
  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Noureddine Bouhaddioui

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
7 RW Reida Rezzouki (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) 1.84 m 33 101   Tremblay-en-France Handball
8 CB Mohamed Bentaleb (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) 1.90 m 54 109   AS FAR
9 LB Mohamed Zaher (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30) 1.90 m 16 2   AS FAR
12 GK Alae Laaroussi (1983-04-20) 20 April 1983 (age 41) 1.90 m 61 6   Mountada El Fida
13 RB Hicham El Hakimy (1989-12-05) 5 December 1989 (age 34) 1.91 m 48 154   AS FAR
14 CB Adam Arbaa (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25) 1.80 m 3 5   Torcy Handball Marne La Vallée
16 GK Jamal Ouaali (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24) 1.93 m 10 2   Raja d'Agadir
19 RW Redouane Braout (1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 32) 1.80 m 34 39   Raja d'Agadir
20 LW Ryad Lakbi (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 25) 1.80 m 56 122   Caen Handball
21 RB Nacym Fougani (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 22) 1.83 m 29 47   Tremblay-en-France Handball
24 LB Mohammed Ezzine (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25) 1.90 m 35 266   AS FAR
46 CB Amine Harchaoui (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34) 1.87 m 47 137   Al Wehda
89 LB Yassine Belhou (1988-12-26) 26 December 1988 (age 35) 1.81 m 12 25   Raja d'Agadir
92 LB Hassan El-Kachradi (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 32) 1.80 m 15 18   Raja d'Agadir
94 P Mehdi Ismaïli Alaoui (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 32) 1.91 m 59 66   HBC Franconville
97 P Saïd El Malki (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 27) 1.98 m 37 95   Mountada El Fida
99 P Nabil Slassi (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 29) 1.94 m 38 65   Caen Handball

Famous past players

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  • Mohamed Berraja
  • Ismail Bouhadioui
  • Mohamed Nouri
  • Karim Bouhadioui
  • Payton Kuhn
  • Connor Erdman

References

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  1. ^ "Handball : ultimes réglages pour les Lions de l'Atlas avant le Mondial 2023" (in French). lematin.ma. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Morocco" (PDF). ihf.info. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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