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Morocco part company with coach Walid Regragui as World Cup looms

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Walid Regragui reacts during presentation ceremony at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) final  between Morocco and Senegal at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on January 18, 2026. [AFP]

Morocco parted company with coach Walid Regragui yesterday, three months before the World Cup, with the country's football federation naming Mohamed Ouahbi as his replacement.

Regragui leaves despite having led the Atlas Lions to the World Cup semi-finals in 2022 and to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations at the beginning of this year.

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