Moroccan announces ACN 2013 squad
时间：2012-12-27 02:56:31
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RABAT, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan national team coach Rachid Taoussi announced Wednesday the squad1 for the finals of the African Cup of Nations (ACN-2013) in South Africa from January 19 to February 10.
Taoussi left out Queens Park
Rangers2 forward Adel Taarabt and
Arsenal3 striker Marouane Chamakh. Dutch-born striker Mounir El Hamdaoui returned to the squad for the first time since September after reviving his career on loan at Fiorentina from Ajax Amsterdam. The list also includes Aston
Villa4 midfielder Karim El Ahmadi and Liverpool forward Oussama Assaidi.
The first match against Angola will be crucial for the qualification to the quarter-final from group A, Taoussi said in a press conference Wednesday in Rabat, adding that It's scheduled to go to Johannesburg on January 3.
"We're going to play two friendlies, the first on Jan. 8 against Zambia, the title
holder5, and the second on the 12th against Namibia." Taoussi added.
In Group A, Morocco will play against Angola in Johannesburg on January 19, and also face
Cape6 Verde on January 23, then South Africa on January 27.
The squad
Goalkeepers: Khalid Askri (Raja Casablanca),
Nadir7 Lamyaghri ( Wydad Casablanca), Anas Zniti (Maghreb Fes)
Defenders8: Younes Belakhdar, Abderahim Achchakir (both Royal Armed Forces), Zakarya Bergdich (RC Lens), Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier), Mehdi Benatia (Udinese), Issam El Adoua (Vitoria Guimaraes), Ahmed Kantari (Stade Brest)
Midfielders: Adil Hermach (Al Hilal Riyadh), Karim El Ahmadi ( Aston Villa), Younes Belhanda (Montpellier), Mehdi Namli (Moghreb Tetouan), Kamel Chafni (Stade Brest), Chahir Belghazouani (Ajaccio) , Abdelaziz Barrada (Getafe), Abdelilah Hafidi (Raja Casablanca)
Forwards: Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool), Nordin Amrabat ( Galatasaray), Abderrazak Hamdallah (Olympique Safi), Youssef El Arabi (Granada), Mounir El Hamdaoui (Fiorentina), Youssef Kaddioui (Royal Armed Forces).
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