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Rabat – The Moroccan Football Association announced today, Thursday, the dismissal, by mutual consent, of the services of the coach of the country’s first team, French-Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic, due to differences between the two parties ahead of the 2022 World Cup that will be held in Qatar.
“Given the differences and diverging visions between the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and national coach Vahid Halilhojic on the best way to prepare the national football team for the 2022 World Cup, the two parties decided to separate by mutual consent,” the Moroccan Football Federation said in a statement.
The statement added, “In this regard, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation extends its heartfelt thanks to the coach, Mr. Wahid Khalilhojic, during the period in which he supervised the leadership of the national team, foremost of which was qualification for the 2022 World Cup with a promising young team full of great future ambitions.
For his part, Mr. Vahid Halilhodzic wished the national elite good luck.
The federation also said, “The Royal Moroccan Football Federation confirms that it will provide all means and capabilities to prepare the national team well in the horizon of its participation in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.”
