Hakimi makes Morocco-AFCON squad, but Diop dropped

Achraf Hakimi of Morocco during the 2026 World Cup Qualifier football match between the Morocco and Congo at Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco on 14 October 2026. ©Nabil Ramdani/BackpagePix

by Austin Ditlhobolo

Friday Dec 12, 2025. 13:00

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has named a star-studded 28-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The Atlas Lions squad features big-name players such as Achraf Hakimi, Yassine Bounou, Sofyan Amrabat, and Youssef En-Nesyri.

However, Sofiane Diop has been dropped, but Hamza Igamane and Youssef Belammari have been placed on the standby list by Regragui.

Morocco, the tournament hosts, are in Group A where they will face Comoros, Mali and Zambia as they begin their quest for continental glory.

The Atlas Lions are the clear favourites to win the tournament as they bid to win the trophy for only the second time, having clinched the first and only title in 1976.

Africa’s biggest football tournament will begin on December 21, 2025 and run until January 18, 2026.

Morocco’s full squad;

Goalkeepers

Munir El Kajoui

Yassine Bounou

El Mehdi Al Harrar

Defenders

Achraf Hakimi

Mohamed Chibi

Jawad El Yamiq

Romain Saïss

Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal

Nayef Aguerd

Adam Masina

Noussair Mazraoui

Anas Salah-Eddine

Midfielders

Oussama Targhalline

Sofyan Amrabat

Ismael Saibari

Neil El Aynaoui

Bilal El Khannouss

Azzedine Ounahi

Forwards

Brahim Diaz

Ilias Akhomach

Chemsdine Talbi

Youssef En-Nesyri

Ayoub El Kaabi

Soufiane Rahimi

Abdessamad Ezzalzouli

Eliesse Ben Seghir

On Stand-By

Youssef Belammari

Hamza Igamane