M'hamed Fakher is new coach of Moroccan national football team
2006-01-03
After coaching the Moroccan national football team for two months, Frenchman Philippe Troussier has ended his employment with the Moroccan Football Federation only three weeks before the finals of the 2006 African Nations Cup in Egypt.
By Hassan Benmehdi for Magharebia in Casablanca – 03/01/06
 [File] Fakher has to quickly prepare his team for African Nations Cup. |
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and national team coach Philippe Troussier of France have ended their relationship amicably. According to FRMF Vice President Mohamed Aouzal, the federation "had widely differing views from him, and unfortunately could not allow this to continue. An amicable agreement was reached."
Troussier took the post on 29 October 2005, as a replacement for Badou Zaki, who had resigned on 17 October. Under the terms of his four-year contract, Troussier took control of the A and B national teams and supervised selections to both sides. He was contractually obligated to lead Morocco to the 2008 African Nations Cup and 2010 World Cup finals.
Troussier selected 34 professional players for a friendly against Cameroon played on 15 November just outside Paris as part of preparations for the 2006 African Nations Cup. The game ended 0-0. At the end of November, Troussier organised a training course for players in the national championship to test their abilities.
create a national team to fulfil the expectations of Moroccan sports fans
New Moroccan coach M'hamed Fakher, who was officially confirmed to the post Saturday (31 December) said that his "first task will be to create a national team to fulfil the expectations of Moroccan sports fans".
Regarding preparations for the African Nations Cup, Fakher said the biggest of several challenges to be faced are "the short time available for preparation" and "the players' lack of competitive experience", having only played the Cameroon match since the qualifying rounds for African Nations and the 2006 World Cup. He added that 90 per cent of the roster in Egypt would be made up of those who had played in the qualifying rounds "because they know each other well and are of the same standard".
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عبدالله شكري Posted 2006-12-17
I thank all the players of the Moroccan national team. One question, why is Ziri not playing!
عبد اللطيق كيك Posted 2006-12-26
Warm greetings to all members of the Moroccan national team. Where are the friendly matches?
عبدالليف كيك Posted 2006-12-26
I hope this is an appropriate question: What made the national team in such a state of fragmentation? Waiting to get an answer!
عبداللطيف كيك Posted 2006-12-28
I thank all executives of the Moroccan national team. What are the causes that led to the chaos in the team.
يا سين بوتلحينة Posted 2007-01-04
Why doesn’t the Moroccan team play with teams outside Africa?
محمد Posted 2007-01-11
In the name of Allah, I wonder why do officials of the national team and in general the coach Mohamed travel in Europe and not inside Morocco. My greetings to the national team as I’m one of the fans of the national team, the Raja of Casablanca and Nahda Baamrania of Ifni
ايوب سفيس Posted 2007-01-13
Peace and blessing of God be upon you! Greetings to all those who have made efforts to train our team and revive it. My question is: What are the reasons that made our team get this series of negative results.
سفيان التازى Posted 2007-01-24
We do not care about the coaches, it is the results that concern us!
boga Posted 2007-02-06
We do not need to change coaches. We need better results that would take our national team to the next level!
allale lakani Posted 2007-02-07
I wish I play with any team. There aren't any where I live. Bzou Alim from Azilal
امين Posted 2007-02-07
I support Fakher as a coach for the national team!
ماما Posted 2007-02-07
No and no to Fakher!
نبيل Posted 2007-02-14
Why have you not sought the help of Fethi Jamal to coach the national senior team. You could also have reinstated the national beloved former coach Naki who led the team to the CAN finals in Tunisia. Please think of these two before it is too late!
محمد Posted 2007-02-16
Why was Nebat not called to play?
عزيز الاسماعيلي Posted 2007-03-01
We want our Moroccan national team to win all matches and we don't care about Fakhir Ahmed
منير Posted 2007-03-01
I wish to play with the national team, with my respects to Mohamed Fakhir, he doesn't deserve to coach.
منير Posted 2007-03-01
I like all players except mahdoufi and I say to Fakhir if I were a coach I wouldn't play with the same players who were chosen by the repectable and impartial coach Badou Zaki, Zaki is impartial and you're a thief.
mounir Posted 2007-03-01
Long live Zaki Fakhir
عبدالكبير Posted 2007-03-04
Long lives Zaki. I hope he returns to the national team and I hope Zairi comes back. Fakher is very mediocre and even Mahthoufi. Long lives Widad!
عبدالرحمان Posted 2007-03-18
My greetings to all the executive members of the Moroccan national team, we want the dismissal of the coach Mohamed Fakhir and return of Badou Zaki, Jaouad Zairi and strong defender Noureddine Naibat, and many thanks
محمد Posted 2007-03-20
I nominate Zaki to coach the national team
semlali Posted 2007-03-22
We want positive results, period.
mahdi Posted 2007-03-25
mhamed fakher is not qualified to train the national team.
ola Posted 2007-03-29
Long live Fakher.
حنان Posted 2007-03-31
I want Youssef Mokhtari.
anas Posted 2007-04-08
I want badou zaki and mokhetari. Bye bye m7amad fakher
عبد اللطيف كيك Posted 2007-04-20
I wish all the players of the national team all success. I also wish the next coach success.
عزوز من جرسيف Posted 2007-05-11
I want the Moroccan national team to return to the era of Zaki, with the same unchanging formation, long live Zaki forever
سلمى غريب Posted 2007-05-12
What is nice in the national football is the ambition to succeed in every move, but where is that strong will we're used to in the past. In fact, patience, hope, prayer and expectation are good remedies. May God grant success to all.
نبيل Posted 2007-05-18
In the name of God, my greetings to Moroccan Federation for changing the unsuccessful coach Mohamed Fakhir who was unable to won the last match, this shows that he has no experience in coaching the national team, that's why we ask you to change the coach and return of Badou Zaki to the national team, thanks
اكس Posted 2007-05-24
We want Badou Zaki to come back inchallah
محمد Posted 2007-05-25
We want Zaki and Zairi
said Posted 2007-05-31
Fakher and Zakhi are not important. This is not the problem. It is necessary to find a radical solution to put in front of the President of the federation.
لحسن حدبابا Posted 2007-06-04
I want the national team to be made up of two teams only the Raja and Wydad, I thank all the national teams and I respect them. But why do you insult Mohamed Fakhir, he's a competent coach, he was competent when he won with the Hasania two successive titles. I thank you for offering me an opportunity to give my opinion.
سهيل Posted 2007-06-11
I want the coach to list Abderrahim Esaidi in the national team, long live Widad
dr.mus Posted 2007-06-20
i hope the moroccan team will be able to play a nice football
مراد ا Posted 2007-06-22
Badou Zaki is better than Mohamed Fakhir.
وليد بشرون Posted 2007-06-26
I also approve the idea of coaching of Mohamed Fakhir, as he's a competent coach and our only concern is results.
هشام Posted 2007-07-06
For me, it should just be Moroccan. I don't accept that a foreign coach leads our team, and that the players will be as optimistic as when we play a game with any team, we shouldn't be fearful, as we're also a strong team thanks to God, recently we had good results when we beat Malawi on their land 1-0.
سعيد Posted 2007-07-12
My greetings to all the members of the team.
حسين Posted 2007-08-08
Raja forever! I want Zaki to come back.
m'hamed Posted 2007-08-22
Okay, my personal opinion about Morocco’s national team is that Fakhir definitely needs to take his leave and Zaki should take his place. As for the other players, the need to kick it up a notch because the African Cup is around the corner. I would like to ask a question: is it true that Henry Michel is going to coach Morocco’s national team? -Thank you P.S. My respects to the FRMF and all the players
سارة Posted 2007-08-28
I am really happy to see your website on our sports.
عبد الحق Posted 2007-09-03
I hope that Wadou will play, thank you.
العزيزي سعيد Posted 2007-09-18
To say the truth, we don't have a football national team and we never had one as long as the president of the federation isn't a sportsman.
سعيد ابو العز Posted 2007-09-19
My greetings to the national team, I hope that it will make a good performance.
محمد اليعقوبي Posted 2007-10-11
Is the French coach Henri Michel the only one in the world? As the Moroccan saying goes, (The one who isn't happy with bread will be happy with half of it). If he were any good, he would have done good long ago. We've wasted away Zaki.
نادية التهامي Posted 2007-10-13
There's nothing wrong with the coach or the national team. But the problem is with the officials and members of the federation who should resign immediately, including the president of the federation.
المهدي الواعر Posted 2007-11-11
M'hamed Fakher has nothing to do with football.
عبد الرحيم Posted 2007-11-22
By God you're right, Fakhir is alien to football.
حسناء Posted 2007-11-23
Fakher has no business in sports.
yassinebenbella Posted 2007-12-18
Why is there a crisis of golies? The best goalie in the Moroccan championship is Fouhami.
نجيب مياز Posted 2007-12-23
Why wasn't Jawad Zairi chosen in the last line-up? He's a skilled player.
احمد Posted 2007-12-28
Yes, Jawad Zairi is an excellent player but Henry Michel is thoughtful, is the level of Zairi the same as the level of players in the national league?
عبد المجيد Posted 2008-01-03
Long live Zaki.
yassine Posted 2008-01-03
RAJA forever but we want Zaki, shame on you.
محمد+مصطفى بركاني Posted 2008-01-20
We're the fans of the Moroccan national team and wish them victory.
soso Posted 2008-01-21
Stop talking and do what you mean. Everyone is just talking.
sosi Posted 2008-01-21
You have no sport spirit or anything! Why all this noise!?
walid Posted 2008-01-24
Why hasn't the Moroccan national team played with teams outside Africa?
mostafo Posted 2008-01-25
Why wasn't there in the national team an Arab coach like (Hassan Harmatalah or Mustafa Madeh)...?
youssef Posted 2008-01-29
Salam alaikoum. I’m a keen fan of the national team. The fate of the Moroccan football according to my observations relies on the solidarity spirit between the coach and his teal. This is present only in a coach of Moroccan origin. Salam alaikoum.
jereve Posted 2008-02-08
Hi, Stop all the bantering and give us some viable results instead of empty talk. Why was Zaki canned? What are the reasons? Why didn’t Zairi play like he did before? The federation is always the same; it never changes. Isn’t Mr. Lekhel is always with the national team? Go on and get out you old men and give some other people an opportunity! Retire for our homeland’s sake. :) So long as there are supporters who accept this, nothing will ever change. We need to have a protest where not a single person goes to the to watch the game. You will if things will change then. :)
boutchiche Posted 2008-02-10
Hello Everyone, I think that the best coach our Moroccan team ever had was Badou Zaki, Morocco’s football man. I hope he comes back one day, because Henri Michel is worthless.
زينب Posted 2008-02-21
I'm one of the Moroccans who don't want the Moroccan national team to have a coach like Henri Michel who charged players and officials for the responsibility of the defeat of our national team in the last African Cup.
حنان Posted 2008-02-23
We hope that Zaki comes back and that Badou works without pressures.
ahmed Posted 2008-02-23
Zaki forever, we don’t need Trosi or Ichil we want the coach of the country. Another thing, for those who aren’t specialists in football (the people of the federation) they should leave it and let players.
zitouni Posted 2008-02-26
Why was Morocco so worthless at the African Cup? We need a local coach like Zaki!
ADMIN Posted 2008-03-07
Zaki Zaki, Zaki forever. Zaki is important, either Zaki or the road. Everyone calls for Zaki. Ok it is Zaki then, any questions?? Is someone unhappy!!! Zaki, Zaki, go Zaki. Ok Badou Zaki, good luck and carry on... Before leaving, I say thank you Zaki for everything :)
kamil Posted 2008-03-07
Morocco has a team that can surprise the whole world, but the problem is that the players have no inclination to develop this magnificent country. That is why the coaches have to have 23 players playing on a 16-person team. Look at Egypt as an example.
la marocaine Posted 2008-03-11
The morocco has a good team and Henri Michel was a good coach. He just needed time to get to know the players. Rome was not built in a day! It is stupid to change coaches every month. How can you want to have a solid team like this? And, stop saying that the players did not want to! This is just crazy, okay. *They are Moroccans. They live abroad, but this is not because they do not love their country. Enough of hearing that young people living abroad do not give a shit at all about Morocco, that they are not Moroccan like you. Stop comparing what is not comparable. Bye, Hassoul*
Anonymous Posted 2008-03-14
We Moroccans hope that Badou Zaki the leader will come back.
Anonymous Posted 2008-03-14
We want Zaki to come back inchallah.
Anonymous Posted 2008-03-18
Zaki is in the heart.
Anonymous Posted 2008-03-20
I want Badou Zaki the nicest coach in the world.
med Posted 2008-04-01
People want Zaki. People want a Moroccan coach and not a French coach. But the problem is not the coach; it is the entire Moroccan Federation that needs changing, beginning with its president and Hosni Benslimane. I heard it was him that refused to let Zaki come back. We want Zaki!
زكرياء Posted 2008-04-12
Peace, mercy and blessings of God upon you. I wish success to the national team and coach Zaki. Thank you.
عثمان Posted 2008-06-03
We want Zaki to be the coach of the national team and not Roger Lemerre who was dismissed by Tunisia and then brought by Morocco. All the officials in the federation are thieves. The biggest thief is the president of the Moroccan Royal Federation Housni Benslimane. The proverb says from the donkey to the plane. Oh Football General, why? This is a shame and humiliation. Arab countries are laughing at us. This is a shame, a humiliation. Aren’t you ashamed of yourselves. We want Zaki from 86 to 2004, you weren’t dreaming of Moroccan football. One who defends his country isn’t like someone who comes to take money. You pay the Moroccan coach 20 million and the French on 50 million, the president 20 million and the coach 25 million. Bring back Zaki and let him work. Long live King Mohamed VI.
حمزة Posted 2008-06-07
Peace, mercy and blessings of God the Almighty upon you. I hope that the national team qualifies to the 2010 World Cup and that the coach will be Moroccan. Thank you.
taleb Posted 2008-07-24
Zairi has to win the World Cup in 2010!
omar Posted 2008-08-22
Hi, My name is Omar. I am from Meknes. I would like to know why the Moroccan team changed. Where are the other players like Zairi and Moha Yaagoubi?
azadine Posted 2008-12-11
This site is nice and great. Take care of it, ok, bye. I am Azdine and I love playing football. I love Moroccan players, mémé zaki zaki and his sons, no team can defeat them.
ennasr and ait karoum Posted 2009-01-15
Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you. I hope that the national team qualifies to the World Cup 2010 and that Zaki comes back.
ابراهيم Posted 2009-03-30
Salam alikum. God willing Morocco will win. If it is eliminated, will Zaki come back?
abdel ali Posted 2009-04-07
We want Bado Zaki.
abdel ali Posted 2009-04-08
I am waiting for Morocco’s team in 2010. Why did Badou Zaki leave?
awita Posted 2009-04-18
Praise
عبد الرحيم Posted 2009-09-19
Zaki is an unsuccessful coach.
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