Morocco National Team Line up vs Burundi Out: Why NO Achraf Hakimi, Brahim Diaz

Morocco have started their World Cup preparations and are expected to play a friendly against Burundi on the first of the three scheduled matches.

The Three Lions are coming on the back of a surreal AFCON campaign, where they initially lost to Senegal in the final, but were awarded the win later as the Teranga Lions abandoned the field of play due to a dispute regarding a penalty being awarded.

They played two friendlies later, where they picked up a draw and a win against Ecuador and Paraguay, respectively. The Morocco national team lineup consists of some of the best players in the world, who possess the ability to change the course of the game at any moment, and that too single-handedly.

Mohamed Ouahbi, the head coach of the team, held a few technical and tactical sessions, along with some physical exercises to test the players' fitness ahead of the global gathering event. However, players like Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Diaz are yet to join the national team camp.

In this article, we will check out the Morocco national team lineup ahead of the Morocco vs Burundi friendly, and determine how Ounahi and co. are gearing up for this game.

Morocco National Team Lineup vs Burundi Out

Have a look at the lineup of the Morocco national football team, which will take the field today against Burundi.

Goalkeeper: Bono

Defenders: Mazraoui, Diop, Halhal, Salah-Eddine

Midfielders: El Aynaoui, El Mourabet, Yassine, El Khannouss, Talbi

Forward: Rahimi

Why are Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Diaz absent?

The best right back in the world currently, Achraf Hakimi, and Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz are the notable absentees from this game. This is because both of these players played the final match of their respective domestic leagues in the previous weekend, and have been given some time to recover and get back to their full potential.

Both these players miss out on the Morocco national team lineup today, but are expected to be available for the next friendly against Madagascar.