The former Wydad coach leads the "Atlas Lions" in the Qatar World Cup
Moroccan media said today that the Royal Football League has reached an agreement with the former coach of the Moroccan Wydad team, Walid Rekraki, to lead the Atlas Lions in the World Cup in Qatar, after about three months, to succeed the Bosnian-French coach Wahid Halilhodzic.
And the "Al-Youm 24" news website said that the Moroccan Federation "reached a final agreement with Regraki on all material and technical matters, and only the official announcement of the news remained."
The website "Hesport" specialized in sports also confirmed that Regraki, 46, "began to contact some players of the national team", after reaching an agreement with the Moroccan Federation to train the Atlas Lions, "for a period of three years."
The name of the former international defender was widely circulated in the Moroccan media during the last months of Khalilhodzic's succession.
While he has not yet officially announced his contract.
Despite the positive results he achieved with the Moroccan national team, Halilhodzic suffered from sharp criticism about his tactical choices, especially about his refusal to call up Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech for disciplinary reasons.
It is likely that the contract with Regraki will open the door to Ziyech's return to the national team.
The Moroccan coach had recently separated from Wydad Casablanca, after leading it to crown the African Champions League title at the expense of Al-Ahly of Egypt and retaining the local league shield.
He previously played 45 international matches for the Moroccan national team, most notably the 2004 African Nations Cup runner-up in Tunisia, before moving to the training field.
His star quickly rose in a modern style with Al-Fath Al-Rabat and led the capital team to the title of the Throne Cup 2014. He also went through a Gulf experience from the Qatari Al-Duhail gate and won the 2020 League title with him.
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