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The 25-year-old tested positive during the World Cup in Qatar, which forced him to miss Morocco's 1-0 quarter-final victory over Portugal.
Morocco's dream run at the World Cup ended when they were beaten by reigning champions France in the semi-finals but they still have the opportunity to leave Qatar on a high when they take on Croatia in the third-place playoff on Saturday.
Morocco coach Walid Regragui has hardly put a foot wrong in his team's dream World Cup run but he might come to regret the risk he took on fielding injured players, then seeing them forced to come off in Wednesday's 2-0 semi-final defeat by France.
The defending champions took the lead in the fifth minute through defender Theo Hernandez before Randal Kolo Muani added another in the 79th to seal their fourth final appearance in the last seven editions.
France's Antoine Griezmann proved once again that he is the ultimate team player with another virtuoso performance to help guide his team to a second consecutive World Cup final on Wednesday with their 2-0 win over Morocco.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Ahmed Abou Zeid congratulated Morocco in a tweet Saturday.
Morocco, ranked 22nd in the world, have four Belgian-born players in their squad: Midfielder Selim Amallah and forward Ilias Chair were born there, while midfielder Bilal El Khannouss and winger Anass Zaroury both played for Belgium at the youth level before switching sides to Morocco.
Striker Romelu Lukaku is ahead of schedule in his recovery from injury but is unlikely to feature against Morocco in Belgium's second World Cup Group F fixture on Sunday, coach Roberto Martinez confirmed.
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez will be looking for a vastly improved performance from his side when they take on a resolute Morocco in their second World Cup Group F fixture at Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday, where victory will seal a round of 16 place.
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez was happy with what he called a deserved 1-0 win over Canada in World Cup Group F on Wednesday despite the "worst technical performance" of his six-year tenure.
Jazouli shared his insights on the developments of the renewable energy sector and the booming Moroccan automotive sector which makes Morocco a leading player in low carbon manufacturing.
More than 50 development specialists and regional technical advisers attended the Mohammed VI Football Academy.
The foreign ministries of Egypt and Morocco issued late on Monday a joint statement on the talks held by Minister Sameh Shokry and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Borita in Rabat.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry headed Monday to the Moroccan capital, Rabat.
Edita Food Industries - Morocco plans to increase its investments in Morocco by 170 million Moroccan dirhams (equivalent to $17.5 million).
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that the six-part meeting in Israel [Negev summit] aimed at addressing challenges in the region, and to promote peace.
During her visit to Cairo, Sherman will meet with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and other senior Egyptian officials.
The two-day invitational tournament of 6 teams, including host DRC, South Africa, Morocco, Ethiopia, Senegal and the Benin Republic, kicked on a high note.
The graffiti was placed next to those of the hero martyr Ahmed Mansi and the "doctor of the poor."
Moroccan online newspaper Hespress reported that the rescue team is only two meters away from the boy, but a small rock impedes their access to him.
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