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Multiple Moroccan outlets confirmed that the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) appointed Mohamed Ouahbi as head coach of Morocco’s Olympic football team (U-23) for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. (Hespress)
The confirmation came during official proceedings in Rabat, following months of internal evaluation after Ouahbi guided Morocco’s U-20 squad to historic success in 2025.
The sources consistently highlight the FRMF’s intention to build long-term continuity by elevating the most successful youth coach of the last decade. Ouahbi previously led the Atlas Cubs to the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup title, the first in Morocco’s history, a moment that reshaped national expectations for young Moroccan talent.
Ouahbi’s Rise and the Strategy Behind Morocco’s Olympic Project
Ouahbi’s appointment reflects a strategic decision rather than a symbolic promotion. He arrives with a modern European coaching background, years inside elite Belgian academies, and a clear identity built on discipline, compact structures, and responsibility on and off the pitch.
His 2025 U-20 world champions form the base of the next Olympic cycle, giving him a unified group he already shaped technically and mentally. For the FRMF, this continuity matters. It avoids rebuilding from zero and preserves the chemistry that delivered Morocco’s biggest youth triumph.
The Olympic team will operate with a two-year roadmap driven by controlled development, targeted friendlies, and strategic integration of over-age players allowed under Olympic rules. The mission goes beyond qualification. It aims to elevate a generation that could serve the senior national team as Morocco enters a global spotlight ahead of the 2030 World Cup.
A New Ambition for Los Angeles 2028
Morocco approaches the Olympics with ambition. The FRMF sees this squad as a bridge between the country’s rising youth system and the long-term national project. Ouahbi’s leadership offers stability, familiarity, and high standards, the same combination that elevated Morocco’s youth level in recent years.
His challenge now expands to a world stage, where Morocco intends to compete with confidence, discipline, and a generation already accustomed to winning.
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