Morocco coach Walid Regragui has quit the team just months before it competes at the World Cup, he confirmed at a late-night press conference.
Regragui’s departure – less than 100 days before the United States, Canada and Mexico host the World Cup from June 11 to July 19 – was widely reported before Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of the country’s soccer federation, accompanied Regragui for the press conference that doubled as a tribute to the departing coach.
“The team needs a fresh face, a different energy, and a new perspective with a new coach,” Regragui said on Thursday.
“I think the team needs a new lease of life before the World Cup, a new vision to continue progressing. My decision to leave is part of this team’s evolution.”
The 50-year-old Regragui led Morocco to the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup – a first for Africa and the Arab world – but he was criticized after the team failed to win the Africa Cup of Nations as the host country after a dramatic 1-0 loss to Senegal in t​Morocco coach Walid Regragui has quit the team just months before it competes at the World Cup, he confirmed at a late-night press conference.
Regragui’s departure – less than 100 days before the United States, Canada and Mexico host the World Cup from June 11 to July 19 – was widely reported before Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of the country’s soccer federation, accompanied Regragui for the press conference that doubled as a tribute to the departing coach.
“The team needs a fresh face, a different energy, and a new perspective with a new coach,” Regragui said on Thursday.
“I think the team needs a new lease of life before the World Cup, a new vision to continue progressing. My decision to leave is part of this team’s evolution.”
The 50-year-old Regragui led Morocco to the semifinals at the 2022 World Cup – a first for Africa and the Arab world – but he was criticized after the team failed to win the Africa Cup of Nations as the host country after a dramatic 1-0 loss to Senegal in t ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
