Atlas Lions of Morocco are having a cakewalk to qualify for the Nation’s Cup. They have dominated the league in which they play. They had no problem with Malawi or Zimbabwe in recent competitons.
Considered to be underachieving in 2004, the team is thought as one of the powerhouses of region now. French coach, Raymond Domench, commented that the Moroccan team plays world class football. The Atlas Lions players are strong and talented.
Filled with players that have been playing in Europe, it has adequate strength to go to the top. Expectations are high, given that the local Moroccan coach was replaced by veteran, Henri Michel. Under his guidance, the Atlas Lions gave a great performance against France in the Can 2008. The team was applauded by the opposition and proved they have the right stuff to win the Nation’s Cup.
…more on Morocco sports
by Carole Morris
[...] …more on Morocco sport teams [...]
January 1st, 2008 at 3:33 pm[...] is time for Morocco’s team to demonstrate its many talents according to Coach Henri Michel. Atlas Lions will have to play its next two games without striker Soufiane Alloudi. Alloudi suffered a knee [...]
January 24th, 2008 at 10:53 am[...] Morocco’s Atlas Lions roared loudly on Monday by inflicting a 5-1 loss on Nambia in their opening African Nations Cup game. Goals from Tarik Sektioui and Moncef Zerka put the Lions ahead of Ghana, to the top of Group A. Morocco soccer fans are more supportive than ever this season. [...]
February 6th, 2008 at 9:49 am[...] Morocco’s Atlas Lions have several months before the World Cup Qualifiers. Coach Michel and the team will sort it all out and move on. The Moroccan coach was displeased with his team that did not make a single tackle during the game against Ghana. But he feels that the qualification was lost in the game against Guinea because of unforced defensive errors. The team made foolish childish errors. [...]
February 13th, 2008 at 9:09 am