# Morocco national under-20 football team

Morocco national under-20 football team, represents Morocco in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco. The current coach is Zakaria Aboub.

## History

On 24 December 2020, Morocco won the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament and qualified for the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. In the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco topped their group stage after winning 1-0 against Gambia, drawing 0-0 with Ghana, and defeating Tanzania 2-0. Their campaign ended after losing to Tunisia on penalties.

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.
Caps and goals are correct as of 16 May 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Abdellah Bentayg | (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Fath Union Sport |
| 1GK | Hatim Sioiah | (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Raja CA |
| 2DF | Wassim Lantaki | (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 21) | 10 | 1 | Lille |
| 2DF | Reda Ergouai | (2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 1 | Gil Vicente |
| 2DF | Othmane Boukhriss | (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | AS FAR |
| 2DF | Diyae Jermoumi | (2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Ajax |
| 2DF | Ahmed Khatir | (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Mohammed VI Football Academy |
| 2DF | Abdellah Azrour | (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Raja CA |
| 2DF | Faissal Al Mazyani | (2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Genk |
| 2DF | Amine Et Taïbi | (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Genk |
| 2DF | Achraf Laâziri | (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Lyon |
| 3MF | Yassine Khalifi | (2005-08-09) 9 August 2005 (age 19) | 16 | 3 | Union de Touarga |
| 3MF | Usama Arhoun | (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | Málaga |
| 3MF | Elias Kurt | (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Schalke 04 |
| 3MF | Nabil El Basri | (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | MVV Maastricht |
| 3MF | Mohamed Hafid | (2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Caen |
| 4FW | Abderahmane Soussi | (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 22) | 9 | 2 | Royal Antwerp |
| 4FW | Aïman Maurer | (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | Clermont Foot |
| 4FW | Abde Raihani | (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 21) | 7 | 3 | Atlético Madrid |
| 4FW | Mohamed Radid | (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 22) | 4 | 1 | Fath Union Sport |
| 4FW | Ilyes Ziani | (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Standard Liège |
| 4FW | Adnane Bensaad | (2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
| 4FW | Salim El Jebari | (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the Morocco U-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Elias Mago | (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | Standard Liège | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Ayman El Wafi | (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Hellas Verona | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Zakaria Labib | (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 22) | 3 | 1 | Raja CA | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Oualid Mhamdi | (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Greuther Fürth | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Salaheddine Cofi | (2003-09-22) 22 September 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Fath Union Sport | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Redouane Halhal | (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Montpellier | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| MF | Othmane Chraibi | (2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Metz | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| FW | Omar Sadik | (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 4 | Espanyol | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| FW | El Mehdi Maouhoub | (2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 1 | Fath Union Sport | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| FW | Ilyas Lefrancq | (2003-12-03) 3 December 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Mechelen | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |

## FIFA World Cup U-20

FIFA U-20 World Cup :
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Fourth Place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 3/22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 |

## Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations :
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1979 | Second round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1985 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1987 | Semifinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 1989 | First Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Winner | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 12/23 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 33 |

## Tournament Records
### UNAF U-20 Tournament record

UNAF U-20 Tournament :
| Appearances: 15 / 18 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2007 | Fourth Place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | Fourth Place | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | Third Place | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | Fourth Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | Fourth Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | Third Place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | Third Place | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | Runner-up | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | Winner | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled | canceled |
| 2019 | Fourth Place | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | Winner | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| 2022 | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | Runner-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | Winner | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | w | 3 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 54? | 47? |

### Arab Cup U-20 record

Arab Cup U-20 :
| Appearances: 8 / 8 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1983 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 1985 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 1992 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2020 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 2nd | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 28 |

### Mediterranean Games

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1991 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 1993 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2001 | Group stage | 8th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| 2013 | Gold Medal | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 2018 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1 Title | 7/9 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 28 |

### UNAF U-18 Tournament

UNAF U-18 Tournament :
| Appearances: 2 / 2 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | Winner | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | w | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 |

### Jeux de la Francophonie

Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1989 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1994 | Fourth Place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2001 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2005 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2013 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | Gold Medal | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 2 Titles | 7/9 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 28 |

## Honours

* African Youth Championship:
** Winners (1): 1997
** Third Place: 1987
** Fourth Place: 2005
* Arab Cup U-20:
** Winners (2): 1989, 2011
** Third Place: 1983
* Mediterranean Games:
** Winners (1): 2013
* UNAF U-20 Tournament:
** Winners (3): 2015, 2020, 2024
* Islamic Solidarity Games
** Gold Medalists (1): 2013
* Jeux de la Francophonie
** Gold Medalists (2): 2001, 2017
** Silver Medal: 1989, 2013
** Bronze Medal: 2009