HIBAPRESS – Sports
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation is moving towards making structural changes in the technical staff of the Moroccan national team, in a proactive step aimed at injecting new blood and enhancing the readiness of the "Atlas Lions" to participate in the 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
This move came out of a desire to provide all the necessary conditions to ensure an honorable participation in the World Cup, after the remarkable performance recorded by the national team in the last Qatar edition. Media sources confirmed that the Royal Federation has settled the controversy surrounding the future of national coach Walid Regragui, confirming its full confidence in him, to continue in his position as head coach, in order to maintain technical and technical stability in a critical time period that requires continuity of leadership. In a surprising step, the data indicates that Mohamed Wahbi, the champion of the Youth World Cup with Morocco, is close to joining Regragui's assisting staff. This appointment aims to strengthen the team with new expertise capable of providing a qualitative addition in technical analysis and reading competitors, especially in light of the challenges of the final qualifiers and the World Cup. The same sources expected that Wahbi's entry would be accompanied by the departure of one of the current assistants, either Rachid Benmahmoud or Fathi Bouhzama, to ensure the absorption of new blood within a cohesive staff that combines experience and vitality. These amendments seek to create a new dynamic within the locker room and the bench, and to address some of the shortcomings that appeared in the last African Cup of Nations, which Senegal won, ensuring that Morocco enters the World Cup finals with a cohesive technical staff capable of delivering the best performance. The Moroccan national team aspires to present an honorable image, benefiting from the renewal of the players and the technical staff, to close the page of the 2025 African Cup of Nations and the long absence from continental podiums.
