MOROCCO
The
Team
| NAME |
POSITION
|
AGE
|
CLUB |
| |
|
|
|
| Abdelkader |
GK
|
33
|
FAR |
| Abdelatif Iraqui |
GK
|
29
|
Mohammedia |
| Drias |
GK
|
24
|
Settat |
| |
|
|
|
| Abdelkrim Hadrioui |
D
|
25
|
Benfica |
| Nourredine Naibet |
D
|
27
|
Deportivo Coruna |
| Abdelilah Saber |
D
|
22
|
Sporting Lisbon |
| Youssef Rossi |
D
|
24
|
Rennes |
| Lahcene Abrami |
D
|
28
|
Widad |
| Smahi Triki |
D
|
29
|
Lausanne |
| |
|
|
|
| Mustapha Haji |
M
|
24
|
Sporting Lisbon |
| Mustapha Khalif |
M
|
33
|
Raja |
| Rachid Azzouzi |
M
|
25
|
Furth |
| Youssef Chippo |
M
|
24
|
Porto |
| Tahar Lakrej |
M
|
29
|
Benfica |
| Said Chiba |
M
|
29
|
Compostella |
| Jamel Sallami |
M
|
27
|
Raja |
| Larbi Hababi |
M
|
25
|
Sahel Tunisia |
| Abdelatif Jrindo |
M
|
23
|
Raja |
| Ouakili Mohamed |
M
|
26
|
Mainz |
| Karim Mghori |
M
|
26
|
Strasbourg |
| |
|
|
|
| Ahmed Behja |
F
|
27
|
Hilal |
| Khalid Raghib |
F
|
29
|
Settat |
| Salahdine Basir |
F
|
25
|
Deportivo Coruna |
| Youssef Fertout |
F
|
27
|
Belenense |
| Adelajalil Hadda |
F
|
25
|
C. African |
The
Coach
Frenchman HENRI MICHEL, who
has coached Morocco into the World Cup finals knows exactly what lies ahead
for his largely inexperienced north African team. A 47-year old veteran
of 58 appearances for France, he played in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina,
and then coached the French squad to the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics
in Los Angeles. Two years after that he was coach of the French team
in the Mexico World Cup, taking his side to the semifinals. Then
four years ago, he was in charge of the Cameroon squad at USA '94.
"The first match is very important," says Michel. "With Cameroon
in the United States we had a bad draw in a group comprising Russia, Sweden
and Brazil. "I am hoping for more luck with Morocco."
How
They Qualified
Africa
Group 5
| Morocco - Sierra Leone |
4 - 0
|
| Ghana - Morocco |
2 - 2
|
| Gabon - Morocco |
0 - 4
|
| Sierra Leone - Morocco |
0 - 1
|
| Morocco - Ghana |
1 - 0
|
| Morocco - Gabon |
1 - 0
|
Final
Table
| |
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Pts
|
| Morocco |
6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
2
|
16
|
| Sierra Leone |
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
| Ghana |
6
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
| Gabon |
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
11
|
1
|
World
Cup Record
|
1970
|
1st Round
|
|
1986
|
2nd Round
|
|
1994
|
1st Round
|