Unavailable for more than two months, young Moroccan international Chadi Riad should return to competition very soon.
Hit in the knee at the end of August with Leicester, Chadi Riad finally sees the end of the tunnel. The promising international central defender Moroccan 21-year-old (3 caps, 1 goal) should indeed return to the pitch after the international break this November, informed his coach Oliver Glasner.
Delighting news for supporters, including his compatriots who now hope to see him again with the Atlas Lions in March, when the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Well off to a good start in Group E thanks to three victories in as many matches, Walid Regragui’s men will face Niger and Tanzania. This, with the aim of further securing first place in the ranking, which gives direct access to the final phase of the World Cup.
Another package with Morocco in November
In the meantime, he will therefore miss the regrouping for the third time in a row after being forced to give up the qualifying matches in September and then in October. CAN 2025against the Gabon (4-1), Lesotho (0-1), and Central Africa (5-0 then 0-4).
Automatically qualified as host, Morocco will close the qualifiers but also the year 2024 with two final confrontations against the Gabonese and the Lesothans, on November 15 and 18, respectively in Franceville and Oujda. This gathering could see the return of Brahim Diaz, having recovered from his physical problem.
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