Morocco national beach soccer team

The Morocco national beach soccer team represents Morocco in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco.

Morocco

Association	Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Gilberto Da Costa de Souza
FIFA code	MAR
BSWW ranking	17 (2 June 2025)[1]
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	0
CAF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2006)
Best result	Third Place (2013, 2021, 2022 and 2024)

History

The national team has participated in the African Beach Soccer Championship nine times since 2006, and their best achievement is winning third place. Morocco has yet to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

In their third appearance in the Mediterranean Beach Games, Morocco managed to beat Egypt to win bronze in the 2023 Mediterranean Beach soccer.^[2]

Performance in CAF championship

CAF Beach Soccer Championship

• 2006 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Sixth Place
• 2007 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Did not enter
• 2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Did not enter
• 2009 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Round 1
• 2011 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Round 1
• 2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Third Place
• 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship – Fifth Place
• 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations – Fourth Place^[3]
• 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations - Fourth Place^[4]
• 2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations – Third Place^[5]
• 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations – Third Place^[6][7]
• 2024 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations – Third Place

Current squad

Correct as of May 2021.^[8]

Coach: Mustafa El Haddaoui

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   Ismail El Ouariry 2 DF   Houcine Fanchy 3 FW   Mohamed Ghailani 4 DF   Zouhair Jabbary 5 DF   Sami Iazal 6 DF   Rabi Aboutalbi 7 DF   Abdallah Zeroual 8 DF   Amine El Bidouri

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 DF   Kamal Yassine 10 FW   Nassim El Hadaoui 11 FW   Kamal El Mahrouk 12 FW   Yassir Abada 13 GK   Zakaria Souary 14 FW   Driss Ghannam 15 FW   Yassine Kerroum

Honours

Official competitions

Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations

• Third-place: 2013, 2021, 2022, 2024

African Beach Games

• Winner: 2023
• Runners-up: 2019

Cosafa Beach Soccer

• Winner: 2023^[9]

Arab Beach Soccer Championship

• Runners-up: 2016
• Semi-finalists: 2023

Mediterranean Beach Games

• Bronze Medal: 2023

Friendly Tournament

Casablanca Beach Soccer Tournament

• Champions: 2009,^[10] 2024^[11]
• Runners-up: 2022^[12]
• Third-place: 2010^[13]

El Salvador Beach Soccer Cup

• Champions: 2024^[14]