Morocco women's national football team

Morocco women's national football team
The Morocco women's national football team represents Morocco in international women's football and is managed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team played its first international match in 1998, as part of the third Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
They have participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup once. They made history in 2023, when they managed to qualify to the knock-out stages after placing second in the group stages before they fell short in the Round of 16 by France.
The traditional rivals of Morocco are mainly Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.
History
On 26 April 2006, Morocco made their first ever final in the 2006 Arab Women's Championship, defeating Egypt 4–2 in the semi-final. They lost the final 1–0 against Algeria.
2020s
On 22 February 2020, Morocco lionesses managed to win the 2020 UNAF Women's Cup after defeating Algeria 2–0 to top the final standings.
After hiatus and lack of achievement, the Women's AFCON was expanded to 12 teams, starting from 2020, but due to COVID-19 pandemic, the first edition was held in Morocco 2022 instead. Using this home advantage, Morocco restarted its women's football structure, rebuilt its women's team that has long been neglected. With greater interest, Morocco was able to create history by reaching the semi-finals in their home soil. With this achievement, Morocco made a history as the first Arab country to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup, debuting in 2023. Morocco went on to make another historic chapter as the first North African and Arab country to participate in the final of a continental tournament by beating African powerhouse and three-times defending champions Nigeria on penalties. However, Morocco could not finish its dream in the final after losing to an experienced South African side, whose two goals crushed the Moroccan dream to win the title.
In their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup, Morocco qualified to the Knockout-stages after placing second in their group, losing their first match 6–0 to Germany and winning both their second and third match 1–0 respectively against South Korea and Colombia. Thus, becoming the lowest ranked nation to qualify for the Knock-out stages. They ended their journey in the Round of 16, after losing 4–0 to France.
On 12 October 2023, Spanish coach Jorge Vilda was announced as the new head coach of the Moroccan women's team.
Nicknames
The Morocco women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Atlas Lionesses".
Home stadium
Morocco's home matches were held at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, managed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The stadium served as the home ground for AS FAR and frequently hosted matches for the men's team. Situated in Rabat, Morocco, this iconic venue has been the stage for numerous significant tournaments. Among these, the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations stands out as a significant event, where Morocco showcased their prowess by playing all their matches at this stadium and even reached the final. Though they lost to South Africa in the final, the stadium will forever be remembered for witnessing Morocco's historic qualification to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.
Kit suppliers
Morocco's home colours are most red shirts and green shorts and socks, away colours are usually all white or all green.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2022
2023
2024
Morocco Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
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Coaching staff
Manager history
Kelly Lindsey (2020)
Reynald Pedros (2020–2023)
Jorge Vilda (2023-)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament against on October 2023 .
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup).
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads
FIFA Women's World Cup
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squads
Africa Women Cup of Nations
2000 African Women's Championship squad
2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad
UNAF Women's Tournament
2020 UNAF Women's Tournament squad
Malta International Women's Football Tournament
2022 Malta International Women's Football Tournament squads
Player records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 30 October 2023.
Top goalscorers
Most capped players
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Women's Cup
Morocco lost to Algeria in the championship game of the first Arab Women's Cup in 2006 after defeating host Egypt 4–2 in the semi-finals.
UNAF Women's Tournament
Honours
Continental
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Runners-up: (1) 2022
Regional
UNAF Women's Tournament
Champions: (1) 2020
Arab Women's Championship
Runners-up: (1) 2006
Aisha Buhari Cup
Runners-up: (1) 2021
International
Malta International Football Tournament
Champions: (1) 2022
All−time record against FIFA recognized nations
The list shown below shows the Morocco national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.
Key
See also
Sport in Morocco
Football in Morocco
Women's football in Morocco
Morocco women's national under-17 football team
Morocco women's national under-20 football team
Cultural significance of the Atlas lion
Morocco national football team
Morocco A' national football team
Morocco national under-23 football team
Morocco national under-20 football team
Morocco national under-17 football team
Other football codes
Morocco national futsal team
Morocco national beach soccer team
References
Notes
Citations
External links
Official website only
Morocco profile at FIFA.com
African women's national association football teams
Arabic women's national association football teams