Morocco head coach, Walid Regragui, resigned only three months ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, ending weeks of speculation around his future as he said the team needed fresh guidance.
The decision was confirmed at a late-night press conference, where Regragui said the team “needed a new vision and a different energy.”
The 50-year-old Regragui had been the target of supporter criticism despite a stellar record of 36 wins in 49 matches, with eight draws and only five losses since taking over in September 2022.
During that time, Morocco recorded the best achievement by an African country at the World Cup and set a new world record for the most successive wins by a national team, a total of 19 between June 2024 and last December.
Mohamed Ouahbi will take over as coach, the Moroccan Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa announced at the same press conference. The Belgian-born Ouahbi was in charge when Morocco won the under-20 World Cup in Chile last year.
Morocco plays two friendly internationals later this month as they prepare for the World Cup, which kicks off in June.
They take on Ecuador in Madrid on March 27th and Paraguay in Lens, France, four days later. At the World Cup, Morocco competes in Group C with Brazil, Scotland and Haiti.