Romain Ghanem Saiss, defender of the Qatari club Al-Sadd, is living his last period with the first Moroccan national team, after years spent in the starting lineup.
Saiss missed Morocco’s matches against Gabon and Lesotho in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Coach Walid Al-Regragui excluded him from the last camp due to his lack of preparation and the drop in his competitive level following the problems encountered with his club Al-Sadd at the start of the 2024-2025 season.
A busy career with the Moroccan national team
Saiss, 34, joined the Moroccan national team since 2012, and participated in two editions of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, in addition to 5 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.
During his international career, Saiss played 83 matches and scored 3 goals, becoming one of the mainstays of the national team in recent years.
Regragui seeks replacement for Saiss
Coach Walid Regragui has started the process of looking for a new defender to replace Saiss in the future, as the chances of the latter returning to the national team seem low, unless Regragui decides to pay tribute to him by participating in the next African Cup of Nations in 2017. Morocco.
Al-Ragraki chooses between three players to join the national team defense alongside Nayef Akrad: Crystal Palace player Shadi Riyad, Al-Ahly Egyptian defender Ashraf Dari and Dinamo Zagreb defender Sami Mayi of Croatia.
