Morocco is in Group C of AFCON 2021 in Cameroon alongside Ghana, Comoros and Gabon.
The Morocco national football team, nicknamed "Atlas Lions" is the national team of Morocco.
Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to top a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and England.
The Morocco national football team were also the first African team to make it to the second round, barely losing to eventual runners-up West Germany 1-0 in 1986.
They also came within two minutes of moving out of the group stage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Kjetil Rekdal's late winning goal for Norway against Brazil eliminating them.
Morocco's national football team has participated five times in the FIFA World Cup.
The Atlas Lions played its first international match against Iraq in a 3-3 draw game on 19 October 1957. Their biggest defeat came on March 5, 2014, losing 5-0 to Brazil while they recorded their highest margin in the game against Saudi Arabia on 6th September 1961, winning by 13-1.
The team is currently managed by Vahid Halilhodžić who took over the ruins from Herve Renard in 2019.
The Morocco national football team most capped player is retired central defender Nourredine Naybet who played a record 115 matches and scored 4 goals for the Atlas Lions.
He represented the country in two World Cups and six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Retired Salahedine Bassir is the nation's all-time top scorer with (1993-2002) 25 goals in 52 appearances.
The Atlas Lions is currently ranked 28th in the World and 2nd in Africa, with its lowest ranking coming in September 2010 being placed 95th whilst achieving their highest in December 1998 occupying the 10th position.
