The Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has reached an agreement with former Wydad Casablanca coach Walid Regragui to take over the World Cup-bound national team, as reported by the local media. The official announcement is expected in the coming days, an FRMF representative told AFP, without giving further details. Local media reported that Regragui signed a three-year contract over the weekend.Halilhodzic to leave Morocco post over Ziyech row”The Federation has reached a definitive agreement with Regragui covering all the material and technical aspects, as well as the objectives to be achieved”, writes the news site Alyaoum24.The Franco-Bosnian led them to World Cup qualification despite falling out with stars Hakim Ziyech of Chelsea and Noussair Mazraoui of Bayern Munich who he refused to pick. After Ivory Coast and Japan, this will be the third selection who will play in FIFA’s biggest competition without Halilhodzic, who led them through qualifications. As soon as he took over the selection in 2019, problems with Hakim Ziyech and Noussair Mazraoui appeared and they were banished from the team for ‘unacceptable behavior’ and even thou he managed to secure the World Cup place, he lost the public support.##NAJAVA_MECA_6580510##French-born Regragui was a Moroccan international and played as a defender in France and Spain. In his one season at Wydad, he led the club to the African Champions League and Moroccan league titles. In Qatar, Morocco will face Croatia, Belgium and Canada in Group F.
