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The Morocco women's national futsal team (Arabic: المنتخب الوطني المغربي النسوي لكرة القدم داخل القاعة; French: L'équipe du Maroc féminine de futsal) represents Morocco in international women's futsal, and is governed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
| Nickname(s) | The Atlas Lionesses[1] French: Lionnes de l'Atlas Arabic: لبؤات الأطلس | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Adil Sayeh | ||
| FIFA code | MAR | ||
| FIFA ranking | 65  6 (11 October 2024) | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 51 (May 2024) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 65 (October 2024) | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Bahrain 0–3 Morocco  (Manama, Bahrain; 2 March 2022) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Morocco 11–4 Greenland  (Poreč, Croatia; 15 June 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 10–1 Morocco (Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain; 10 September 2024) | |||
Debut
In 2021, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation launched its women's futsal team, holding its first training camp in April of the same year, as part of the federation's efforts to promote futsal and women's football in the kingdom.[2]
A year later, coached by Hassan Rhouila, the team played its first international matches against Bahrain in Manama in March 2022, winning both games.[3][4] In July 2022, the team played its first home matches against one of Asia's futsal powerhouses, Thailand in a doubleheader, suffering defeats in both games.[5][6]
In September 2023, the federation parted ways with coach Rhouila to make way for the appointment of Spanish coach Sara Merino Ojeda.[7]
With the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup on the horizon, the Moroccan Lionesses faced Argentina in March 2024 in Salé to prepare for the qualifiers, but were defeated in both matches.[1] Two months later, Merino was dismissed by the federation.[8] and Adil Sayeh took over as coach.[9]
In July 2024, the team took part in its first international tournament in Poreč, Croatia, alongside top European sides and Greenland in the Futsal Week June Cup.[10] After finishing last in Group B, the team bounced back with a dominant 11–4 victory over Greenland to secure 5th place marking their biggest win to date.[11] Two months later, Morocco traveled to South America to compete in the Four Nations Tournament in Xanxerê, Brazil, where they finished in last place.[12][13]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
2024
| 11 June Futsal Week June Cup GS | Finland  | 4–2 | Morocco | Poreč, Croatia |
| 12 June Futsal Week June Cup GS | Croatia  | 4–3 | Morocco | Poreč, Croatia |
| 15 June Futsal Week June Cup | Morocco | 11–4 | Greenland | Poreč, Croatia |
| 16 June Futsal Week June Cup | Greenland | 5–7 (9–18 agg.) | Morocco | Poreč, Croatia |
| 6 August Grand Prix Xanxere GS | Brazil  | 7–0 | Morocco | Xanxerê, Brazil |
| 7 August Grand Prix Xanxere GS | Paraguay  | 2–0 | Morocco | Xanxerê, Brazil |
| 9 August Grand Prix Xanxere GS | Argentina  | 6–2 | Morocco | Xanxerê, Brazil |
| 11 August Grand Prix Xanxere | Argentina | 3–1 | Morocco | Xanxerê, Brazil |
| 10 September Friendly | Spain | 10–1 | Morocco | Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain |
| 11 September Friendly | Spain | 6–0 | Morocco | Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain |
| 25 October Friendly | Morocco | 1–4 |  Uzbekistan | Salé, Morocco |
| 28 October Friendly | Morocco | 7–5 | Uzbekistan | Salé, Morocco |
Coaching staff
- As of 20 December 2024
| Role | Name | Start date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Adil Sayeh | 4 mai 2024 | [14] |
- Staff (2025), FRMF.ma
Head coach history
| Name | Years | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Rhouila |
2021–2023 | 4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
| Sara Merino Ojeda |
2023–2024 | 2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0% |
| Adil Sayeh |
2024– | 18 |
8 |
0 |
10 |
44.44% |
- As of 20 December 2024
Current squad
The following 18 players were called up for the friendly matches against Finland from 7 to 16 January 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kawtar Bentaleb | 23 | 0 | FUS Rabat | ||
| GK | Chaimae Aasem | 5 | 0 | Wydad AC | ||
| GK | Malak Fakhir | 0 | 0 | RS Berkane | ||
| GK | Laila Kaiche | 0 | 0 | CS Hilal Temara | ||
| FP | Chirine Knaidil | 19 February 1994 | 9 | 0 | FUS Rabat | |
| FP | Nadia Lftah | 19 | 18 | Wydad AC | ||
| FP | Malak Zaid Alkilani | 19 | 10 | Wydad AC | ||
| FP | Rajae Lazaar | 20 | 7 | Wydad AC | ||
| FP | Soumia Hady | 30 June 1998 | 14 | 4 | Wydad AC | |
| FP | Meryem Hajri | 14 September 1994 | 10 | 3 | Union Touarga | |
| FP | Drissia Korrych | 6 | 0 | RS Berkane | ||
| FP | Amal El Aoufi | 16 | 3 | CS Hilal Temara | ||
| FP | Ouafae Legdem | 0 | 0 | CS Hilal Temara | ||
| FP | Salma Miftah | 19 January 1997 | 10 | 1 | SC Casablanca | |
| FP | Jasmine Demraoui | 21 January 2004 | 12 | 7 |  Besançon Académie Futsal | |
| FP | Shaineze Ben Cherki | 4 September 1997 | 3 | 0 | Sporting Club de Paris | |
| FP | Inès Ziat | 5 | 0 | Futsal D'Igny | ||
| FP | Anissa Hattab | 0 | 0 | Marcouville City | ||
| FP | Kenza Allaoui | 2 November 1999 | 3 | 1 |  KFF Gramshi | |
| FP | Narjiss Ahamad | 6 July 2001 | 3 | 1 |  VfR Warbeyen | |
Recent call-ups
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Laila Jbili | 3 | 0 | Raja Aïn Harrouda |
v.  Czechia, 6 December 2024 | |
| Siham Tadlaoui | 26 January 1989 | 18 | 3 | Jawharat Najm Larache |
v. Czechia, 6 December 2024 | |
| Bonnie-Lou El Bouhati | 23 November 1998 | 4 | 0 | Orléans Futsal |
v. Czechia, 6 December 2024 | |
| Samia Machkour | 0 | 0 | AS Roissy Futsal |
v. Czechia, 6 December 2024 | ||
FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Squad | Coach |
 2025 | To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 0/0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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