US EditionMorocco Coach Dismisses Aguerd Injury Talk, Backs Ait Boudlal Ahead of Mali Test
- Dec 25- Morocco coach Walid Regragui dismissed Aguerd injury claims, saying `Who told you Aguerd is injured? He’s training as usual and has no problems`, with a Mali win securing progression.
- Regragui confirmed captain Romain Saiss will miss the game with a muscle injury and said Achraf Hakimi is recovering from an ankle problem sustained last month, adding `Hakimi is doing well and we’ll make the best decision for him`.
- Regragui heaped praise on Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, 19-year-old defender, recalling `I called him up a year and a half ago when he was a substitute at Rennes`, while Ait Boudlal said the squad knows its responsibility.
- Regragui urged the Morocco national team to be on the ball for Friday's match, stressing urgency and warning `It will be a tough match against a strong team` against the Mali national team.
- Morocco go into the tie on a 19-match winning streak but Walid Regragui noted `At times we lacked runs into space and presence in the box` against Comoros.
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Moroccan breeder Walid Regragui denied rumours of injury to defender Nayef Aguerd, and referred to the potential return of Achraf Hakimi.
Soccer-Morocco Coach Dismisses Aguerd injury talk, backs Ait Boudlal ahead of Mali test
Dec 25 (Reuters) - Morocco coach Walid Regragui has dismissed reports that defender Nayef Aguerd is injured, saying the centre back was fit and ready for Friday's Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash against Mali. Read full story
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Morocco Coach Dismisses Aguerd injury talk, backs Ait Boudlal ahead of Mali test
Dec 25 - Morocco coach Walid Regragui has dismissed reports that defender Nayef Aguerd is injured, saying the centre back was fit and ready for Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash against Mali."Who told you Aguerd is injured? He’s training as usual and has no problems," Regragui told reporte
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