Morocco national beach soccer team
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| Name = Morocco
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| FIFA Trigramme = MAR
| BSWW Rank = {{BSWW World Ranking|MAR}}
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| Association = Royal Moroccan Football Federation
| Confederation = CAF (Africa)
| Coach = Gilberto Da Costa de Souza
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| Regional name = CAF Beach Soccer Championship
| Regional cup apps = 10
| Regional cup first = 2006
| Regional cup best = Third Place (2013, 2021, 2022 and 2024)
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The Morocco national beach soccer team represents Morocco in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco.
History
The national team has participated in the African Beach Soccer Championship nine times since 2006, and their best achievement is winning third place. Morocco has yet to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
In their third appearance in the Mediterranean Beach Games, Morocco managed to beat Egypt to win bronze in the 2023 Mediterranean Beach soccer.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-13 |title=Spain win gold in Heraklion |url=https://beachsoccer.com/spain-win-gold-in-heraklion |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Beach Soccer Worldwide |language=en-US}}
Performance in CAF championship
=[[CAF Beach Soccer Championship]]=
- 2006 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Sixth Place
- 2007 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Did not enter
- 2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Did not enter
- 2009 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Round 1
- 2011 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Round 1
- 2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – 15px Third Place
- 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Fifth Place
- 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations – Fourth Place{{Cite web |last=Ezekute |first=Nnamdi |date=2016-12-18 |title=Beach AFCON: Egypt Overcome Morocco 4-1, Claim Bronze |url=https://www.completesports.com/beach-afcon-egypt-overcome-morocco-4-1-claim-bronze/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Complete Sports |language=en-US}}
- 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations - Fourth Place{{Cite web |last=Soliman |first=Seif |date=2018-12-14 |title=2018 Beach AFCON: Egypt beat Morocco to secure third place finish |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2018/12/14/egypt-beat-morocco-third-place/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=KingFut |language=en-GB}}
- 2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations – 15px Third Place{{Cite web |last=Isabirye |first=David |date=2021-05-30 |title=Morocco beat Uganda Sand Cranes to third place {{!}} AFCON beach soccer 2021 |url=http://kawowo.com/2021/05/30/morocco-beat-uganda-sand-cranes-to-third-place-afcon-beach-soccer-2021/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Kawowo Sports |language=en-US}}
- 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations – 15px Third Place{{Cite web |last=Football |first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du |title=Unstoppable Senegal clinch a fourth consecutive Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations {{!}} Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/beach-soccer-africa-cup-of-nations/2022/news/unstoppable-senegal-clinch-a-fourth-consecutive-beach-soccer-africa-cup-of-natio |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=CAFOnline.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-28 |title=CAN de beach-soccer : Le Maroc s'empare du bronze après sa victoire face au Mozambique |url=https://fr.hespress.com/286691-can-de-beach-soccer-le-maroc-sempare-du-bronze-apres-sa-victoire-face-au-mozambique.html |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=Hespress Français |language=fr-FR}}
- 2024 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations – 15px Third Place
Current squad
Correct as of May 2021.{{cite news|title=Team Profile - Morocco |url=https://www.cafonline.com/beach-soccer-africa-cup-of-nations/teams/maroc |date= 20 May 2021 |accessdate=29 May 2021 |publisher=cafonline.com}}
Coach: Mustafa El Haddaoui
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=|pos=GK|name=Ismail El Ouariry}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=|pos=DF|name=Houcine Fanchy}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=|pos=FW|name=Mohamed Ghailani}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=|pos=DF|name=Zouhair Jabbary}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=|pos=DF|name=Sami Iazal}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=|pos=DF|name=Rabi Aboutalbi}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=|pos=DF|name=Abdallah Zeroual}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=|pos=DF|name=Amine El Bidouri}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=|pos=DF|name=Kamal Yassine}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=|pos=FW|name=Nassim El Hadaoui}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=|pos=FW|name=Kamal El Mahrouk}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=|pos=FW|name=Yassir Abada}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=|pos=GK|name=Zakaria Souary}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=|pos=FW|name=Driss Ghannam}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=|pos=FW|name=Yassine Kerroum}}
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Honours
= Official competitions =
Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
- 15px Winner: 2023{{Cite web |title=COSAFA {{!}} 2024 BEACH SOCCER |url=https://cosafa.com/2024-beach-soccer/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |language=en-GB}}
Arab Beach Soccer Championship
- {{Silver2}} Runners-up: 2016
- Semi-finalists: 2023
=Friendly Tournament=
Casablanca Beach Soccer Tournament
- Champions: 2009,{{Cite web |title=goalzz.com: Casablanca Beach Soccer Tournament 2009 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=4792 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=www.goalzz.com}} 2024{{Cite web |last=elkhouzai |date=2024-08-18 |title=Beach Team Wins Casablanca Beach Soccer Cup |url=https://www.hespress.com/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1-1418269.html |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}
- Runners-up: 2022{{Cite news |title=Egypt claim Casablanca Beach Soccer Cup! |work=Beach Soccer |url=https://beachsoccer.com/egypt-claim-casablanca-beach-soccer-cup |access-date=26 October 2022}}
- Third-place: 2010{{Cite web |title=goalzz.com: Casablanca Beach Soccer Tournament 2010 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=5990 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=www.goalzz.com}}
El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?team=13922&mode=p Squad]
- [https://lematin.ma/journal/2005/Football-de-plage--Le-Maroc-dans-le-circuit-mondial-du-Beach-soccer/52331.html Football de plage : Le Maroc dans le circuit mondial du Beach soccer]
{{National sports teams of Morocco}}
{{National beach soccer teams}}
{{CAF beach soccer teams}}
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