According to information from L’Equipe, Alaa Bellaârouch is still in the recovery phase after an injury contracted at the end of the season. His participation with Morocco U23 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games remains uncertain. In the event of unavailability, the Strasbourg goalkeeper could be replaced by Yassine Bounou, who had previously refused Tarik Sektioui’s invitation to allow his compatriot to shine.
In Ligue 1, since the departure of the former number 1, Alaa Bellaârouch has played all the matches with his club, Racing Club de Strasbourg. His first start with RCS dates back to February 2 at Meinau, where he stopped a penalty from Kylian Mbappe despite the defeat (1-2).
Since then, the young Moroccan goalkeeper has been lined up as a starter in every match. In 19 matches, all competitions combined, Bellaârouch managed to keep his clean sheet four times.
It should be noted that Eliesse Ben Seghir’s AS Monaco and Achraf Hakimi’s Paris Saint-Germain authorize their players to participate in the Olympic Games if they are summoned.
On the other hand, Real Madrid categorically closed the door to Brahim Diaz for this competition.
As a reminder, Morocco U23 plays in Group B alongside Argentina, double Olympic champion, as well as Ukraine and Iraq.
The Olympic men’s football tournament, Paris 2024, will take place from July 24 to August 9. The U23 national team will begin its campaign against Argentina on July 24 at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Étienne. The second match will be played on July 27 also in Saint-Étienne, this time against Ukraine. Next, the Moroccan team will face Iraq in the third group match on July 30 at the Nice stadium.
The Lion Cubs of the Atlas qualified for the Paris-2024 Olympic Games by reaching the final and winning the African Football Cup of Nations (CAN U23), played at home.
