Morocco meets France, Bulgaria and Holland in friendlies

The Moroccan national team will play three international friendlies against world Cup champions of France, Bulgaria and Holland.

The Atlas Lions will play the Bulgarian on December 16, before measuring with the French on January 20. The third match against Holland is to be played in April.

The friendlies are part of the Moroccan team's preparations for the preliminary heats of the African nations cup, due in 2000 in Zimbabwe.

Morocco, which is drawn in Group 2, will play against Guinea in Conakry next January 24, before meeting Togo in Lome on February 28.

Morocco already trounced Sierra Leone 3-0 in a first preliminary heats match, played last October in Casablanca.