Football: Morocco's U-19 team warms up for African cup

Morocco's Under 19 team will start as of next week a warming up program for the preliminary heats of the African Nations Junior Cup, to be held next year in Burkina Faso.

The Moroccan team, coached by Moroccan Fathi Jamal, will play two trial matches against Mali May 8 and 10 in Bamako.

They will play Guinea in a two-leg preliminary match next July for the Burkina venue.

Fathi Jamal convoked an 18-player team, including one Europe-based player, namely Al-Akshawi Driss, who plays with Holland's premiere league club of Feynord.

All the remaining 17 players play at home.