Fegrouch gets Morocco call-up

The Atlas Lions will face Tunisia in Casablanca

Morocco have named uncapped goalkeeper Karim Fegrouch in their squad for the friendly against Tunisia next month.

Fegrouch, who pays for local side Moghreb Fes, is in the 23-man squad for the game in Casablanca on 7 February.

Coach Mohammed Fakhir also recalled 32-year-old Mourad Falah, who last won a cap in 2004, from champions Wydad Casablanca.

Qatar-based defender Othmane El Assas gets his first call-up in just under five years.

Both sides will use the game as warm-up for the upcoming 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers, which resume in March.

Squad

Goalkeeper: Tarik Jarmouni (FAR Rabat), Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad Casablanca), Mustpaha Chadli (Moghreb Tetouan), Karim Fegrouch (Moghreb Fes)

Defenders: Badr El Kaddouri (Dynamo Kiev/Ukraine), Michael Basser (AS Nancy/France), Talal El Karkouri (Charlton/England), Aziz Benaskar (Umm Salal/Qatar), Amin Erbati (Nadi/Qatar), Hicham Mahdoufi (Olympique Khouribga), Mourad Falah (Wydad Casablanca)

Midfielder: Mohammed El Yaagoubi (Espanyol/ Spain), Youssef Safri (Norwich City/England) Zakaria Aboub (FC Istres/France) Youssef Hadji (AS Nancy//France), Yacine Abdessadki (RC Strasbourg/France), Faouzi El Brazi (FC Istres/France), Othmane El Assas (Gharrafa/Qatar)

Striker: Bouchaib El Moubarki (Al Rayyane/Qatar), Mbark Boussoufa (RSC Anderlecht/Belgium), Hassan Souari (FC Istres/France), Noureddine Boukhari (FC Nantes/France), Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux/France)