Morocco coach Eric Gerets on Thursday announced a 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea from January 21 to February 12.
Morocco have been drawn in Group C alongside co-hosts Gabon, Niger and Tunisia, who they face in their opening game in Libreville on January 23. Squad:
Goalkeepers: Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad), Issam Badda (FUS Rabat), Mohamed Amsif (Augsburg/GER) Defenders: Jamal Allioui (Al Kharytiyath/QAT), Michael Chretien (Bursaspor/TUR), Badr El Kaddouri (Celtic/SCO), Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier/FRA), Mehdi Benatia (Udinese/ITA), Abdelfattah Boukhriss (FUS Rabat), Mustapha Mrani (MAS Fez), Ahmed Kantari (Brest/FRA) Midfielders: Houcine Kharja (Fiorentina/ITA), Adil Hermach (Al-Hilal/KSA), Karim Ahmadi (Feyenoord/NED), Younes Belhanda (Montpellier/FRA), Mbark Boussoufa (Anzhi Makhachkala/RUS), Youssouf Hadji (Rennes/FRA), Mehdi Carcela (Anzhi Makhachkala/RUS) Forwards: Noureddine Amrabat (Kayserispor/TUR), Oussama Assaidi (Heerenveen/NED), Youssef El Arabi (Al-Hilal/KSA), Adil Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers/ENG), /ENG)-BBC Sport
