Morocco's young lions await the World Championship in Azerbaijan.

The Moroccan national football team for players under 15 will participate in the World Cup taking place in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, where they will play five matches in the scheduled first round of the competition.

A statement from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, published on its official website this Saturday, indicated that the national team will begin its participation by facing the Philippines on Saturday, October 24, starting at 5:00 AM Moroccan time.

The national team will play two matches on Sunday, October 25, 2026, first against Costa Rica at 10:30 AM, followed by a match against Belize at 4:45 PM.

The national team will continue its matches on Monday, October 26, with a game against Curaçao at 10:30 AM, and will conclude its match schedule with a meeting against Liberia on the same day, starting at 4:45 PM.

These matches are part of the first round of the competition, and the schedule for the next round will be determined later, scheduled between October 28 and 30, 2026, based on the results achieved in the qualifying stage.

In this regard, Karim Maftal, coach of the national team under 15, has called up 14 players to participate in these competitions from various clubs and training centers across the country.

The list includes six players from the Mohammed VI Football Academy: Adam Mimouni, Mohamed Al-Abbassi, Sofiane Blamin, Said Diagi, Bara Al-Jarari, and Imran Al-Mabrouki.

The coach also summoned five players from the Federal Training Center in Ibn Jirir: Ayoub Dara, Yahya Al-Waizi, Nizar Bouhaddou, Mohamed Ajana, and Said Noufi.

The list was completed with the call-up of Mohamed Fahd Al-Assas from Fath Union Sport, Mohamed Amin Rzqawi from Royal Army, and Ziyad Aboud from Nahda Berkan.