Referee Team for the Casablanca Derby Between Wydad and Raja

All eyes are on the anticipated clash between Wydad Athletic Club and Raja Athletic Club, in the Casablanca Derby taking place on Saturday evening at the Mohammed V Stadium, for the 20th round of the professional league, at exactly ten o'clock in the evening, without an audience present.

The relevant authorities announced the appointment of a refereeing team led by field referee Hamza Al-Fareq, with Hamza Nasiri as the first assistant, and Bouchtaki Zakaria as the second assistant, while Youssef Idrissi will take on the duties of the fourth referee.

In the video assistant referee (VAR) room, Jalal Jaïd has been appointed as the VAR referee, assisted by Mostafa Kachaf as the first VAR assistant, and Zakaria Brinsi as the second VAR assistant.

On the technical side, Raja Athletic Club is missing several key players for this match, as it has been confirmed that Ayoub Al-Maamouri, Moussa Konte, and Karim Baadi will be absent due to technical decisions by the coaching staff, in addition to the absence of player Nefati due to injury, as part of forced changes before the match.

This derby marks the 140th meeting in the history of the two teams' encounters in the league competition, with the numbers relatively favoring Raja Athletic Club, which has won 38 matches, compared to 34 victories for Wydad Athletic Club, while 67 matches ended in a draw.

In terms of goals, Raja players have scored 121 goals against Wydad, compared to 107 goals scored by Wydad against Raja, in the history of the Casablanca summit encounters, which are considered among the most prominent derbies in Arab and African football.