Publication date : 30/08/2005
The Atlas Lions' central defender Talal El Karkouri has been recalled for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Botswana in Rabat, reported MAP news agency.
El Karkouri, who has been away from the national squad for injury, comes in for Abdelslam Ouaddou, who is suspended for the Africa zone Group Five qualifier.
Moroccan national team manager Badou Zaki has also recalled Ajax Amsterdam's striker Nourdine Boukhari, who did not take part in the friendly, in which Morocco lost 1-0 to Togo, in Rouen two weeks ago.
Morocco trail Tunisia by one point in the group standings.
Moroccan squad:
Goalkeepers: Abdelilah Bagui (FC Rostov, Russia), Tarek Jarmouni (Royal Armed Forces), Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad Casablanca)
Defenders: Jamal Alioui (Crotone, Italy), Aziz Ben Askar (Caen, France), Tarek Chihab (Grasshoppers Zurich, Switzerland), Talal El Karkouri (Charlton Athletic, England), Amin El Erbate (Al Wakra, Qatar), Walid Regragui (Racing Santander, Spain)
Midfielders: Badr El Kaddouri (Dynamo Kviv, Ukraine), Noureddine Kacemi (Grenoble, France), Houssine Kharja (AS Roma, Italy), Youssef Mokhtari (FC Koln, Germany), Youssef Safri (Norwich City, England), Tarik Sektioui (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Mohamed Yaacoubi (Osasuna, Spain)
Forwards: Yacine Abdessaki (Toulouse FC, France), Abdelaziz Ahanfouf (MSV Duisburg, Germany), Nourdine Boukhari (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands), Ali Boussabon (Feyenoord, Netherlands), Marouane Chamakh (Girondins Bordeaux, France), Youssef Hadji (Stade Rennes, France), Mourad Hdioued (CSKA Sofia, Bulgaria), Jawad Zairi (Sochaux, France).
