Morocco women's national football team
The Morocco women's national football team (, ) represents Morocco in international women's football and is managed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team played its first international match in 1998, as part of the third Women's Africa Cup of Nations. They have participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup once. They made history in 2023, when they managed to qualify to the knock-out stages after placing second in the group stages before they fell short in the Round of 16 by France. The traditional rivals of Morocco are mainly Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. History On 26 April 2006, Morocco made their first ever final in the 2006 Arab Women's Championship, defeating Egypt 4–2 in the semi-final. They lost the final 1–0 against Algeria. 2020s On 22 February 2020, Morocco lionesses managed to win the 2020 UNAF Women's Cup after defeating Algeria 2–0 to top the final standings. After hiatus and lack of achievement, the Women's AFCON was expanded to 12 teams, starting from 2020, but due to COVID-19 pandemic, the first edition was held in Morocco 2022 instead. Using this home advantage, Morocco restarted its women's football structure, rebuilt its women's team that has long been neglected. With