Foreign player crisis complicates Wydad Casablanca's final squad decisions

Wydad Casablanca faces an administrative and technical challenge as the deadline for the new season's squad approaches, with the number of foreign players rising to seven. Meanwhile, the management and coaching staff are working to finalize the team and strengthen several positions.

The current situation forces the management to make crucial decisions regarding the future of some foreign professionals, whether by loaning them out, terminating their contracts, or marketing them. It will not be possible to keep all the current names due to the limited spots allocated for foreign players.

Wydad Casablanca's squad includes Brazilian players Guilherme Ferreira and Pedrinho, Jordanian Nizar Rashdan, Congolese Joseph Bakasu, as well as Bolivians Ramiro Vaca and Moisés Paniagua, and Botswana's Tomisang Oriboni.

In this context, the young Beninese player Junior Olugbadi is undergoing a trial, in preparation for a decision regarding the possibility of including him in the hope team, which complicates the calculations related to the club's lineup.

Wydad Casablanca continues its preparations in Agadir under the guidance of Portuguese coach Paulo Sergio, who is assessing the players' readiness and testing their capabilities before finalizing the squad for the new season.

Aymane El Hassouni is expected to gradually regain his fitness after being sidelined by injury, missing the team's last Friendlies match. Wydad Casablanca secured a big win against Ittihad Taroudant, scoring five goals without reply.