Morocco National Football Team Lineup vs Madagascar-Is Achraf Hakimi Starting Today?

The Atlas Lions will be keen to show their progress and preparations for the 2026 World Cup when they take on Madagascar at the Complexe Sportif Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, Morocco, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The Morocco vs Madagascar friendly will be their second meeting in recent years, and both CAF nations are gonna be looking to put their best foot forward. The Moroccan World Cup squad has a lot of firepower and defensive stalwarts who will be keen to represent the African nation's might on the world stage. PSG defender Achraf Hakimi's absence from the starting XI will be the only concern and worry for coach Mohamed Ouahbi.

Morocco sealed a place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification after comfortably topping CAF Group E in the African qualifiers. The Atlas Lions dominated their group which included Niger, Tanzania, and Zambia and secured their spot as the very first African nation to punch their ticket to the 2026 edition.

The Madagascar national football team has faced Morocco in the past, however have not enjoyed a lot of success in the fixture's history. The only meeting between the two sides saw Atlas Lions reign supreme.

Sportsdunia takes a look at the Morocco National Football Team lineup vs Madagascar before the match commences amid fan queries like ‘Is Achraf Hakimi playing today in Morocco vs Madagascar?’

Morocco National Team Lineup vs Madagascar Out

Moroccan football fans can find out the official Morocco national team football lineup that will face Madagascar today here in the friendly encounter. Achraf Hakimi will not be playing in the game as he was recently part of the 2026 UEFA Champions League Final game against Arsenal and has not joined up with the squad.

Morocco Starting XI: M El Kajoui, A Bouaddi, Issa Diop, Noussair Mazraoui, Ismael Saibari, A Amaimouni, Sofyan Amrabat, Bilal El Khannous, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, R Halhal, A Salah Eddine