2021–22 Botola

Botola Inwi
Season2021–22
Dates10 September 2021 – 5 July 2022
ChampionsWydad AC
22nd title
RelegatedRapide Oued Zem
Youssoufia Berrechid
Champions LeagueWydad AC
Raja CA
Confederation CupAS FAR
RS Berkane (Won the Throne cup)
Matches played240
Goals scored519 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerGuy Mbenza
(16 goals)
Biggest home winJS Soualem 3-0 Maghreb AS
(18 September 2021)
Raja CA 3-0 JS Soualem
(24 September 2021)
Maghreb AS 3-0 CAY Berrechid
(2 October 2021)
Maghreb AS 3-0 DH Jadidi
(23 October 2021)
RS Berkane 4-1 IR Tanger
(31 October 2021)
RS Berkane 4-1 CAY Berrechid
(29 December 2021)
SCC Mohammédia 3-0 IR Tanger
(12 February 2022)
SCC Mohammédia 4-1 RC Oued Zem
(25 February 2022)
AS FAR 4-1 IR Tanger
(15 April 2022)
Wydad AC 3-0 AS FAR
(29 April 2022)
Wydad AC 3-0 JS Soualem
(19 June 2022)
Biggest away winCAY Berrechid 0-4 RS Berkane
(4 July 2022)
Highest scoringJS Soualem 3-4 Wydad AC
(19 November 2021)
RS Berkane 4-3 JS Soualem
(30 April 2022)
Longest winning runRaja CA
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runMaghreb AS
(22 matches)
Longest winless runCAY Berrechid
(16 matches)
Longest losing runHUS Agadir (twice)
RC Oued Zem
CAY Berrechid
SCC Mohammédia
(4 matches)
All statistics correct as of 5 July 2022.

The 2021–22 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 65th season of the Premier League and the 11th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.[1]

Wydad Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2020–21 season. Olympique Khouribga and Jeunesse Soualem entered as the two promoted teams from the 2020–21 Botola 2.

The season began in September, 10th 2021 and ended in July, 5th 2022.

Wydad AC are crowned champions of this edition with a record of 22 Botola. Wydad AC and Raja CA drew the highest average home attendances in the 2021–22 Botola, with 45,000 and 40,087 respectively.

Teams

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Stadium and locations

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Team name Acronym Location Stadium Capacity
AS FAR FAR Rabat Stade Moulay Abdellah 65,000
Chabab Mohammédia SCCM Mohammédia Stade El Bachir 11,000
Difaâ El Jadidi DHJ El Jadida Stade El Abdi 15,000
Fath Union Sport FUS Rabat Stade Moulay Hassan 12,000
Hassania Agadir HUSA Agadir Stade Adrar 45,480
Ittihad Tanger IRT Tanger Stade Ibn Batouta 45,000
Jeunesse Sportive Soualem JSS Soualem Stade Errazi in Berrechid 2,000
Maghreb de Fès MAS Fes Fez Stadium 45,000
Mouloudia Oujda MCO Oujda Honneur Stadium 35,000
Nahdat Berkane RSB Berkane Stade Municipal 15,000
Olympique Club de Khouribga OCK Khouribga Complexe OCP 10,000
Olympic Safi OCS Safi Stade El Massira 15,000
Raja Casablanca RCA Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
Rapide Oued Zem RCOZ Oued Zem Stade Municipal 8,000
Wydad Casablanca WAC Casablanca Stade Mohamed V 67,000
Youssoufia Berrechid CAYB Berrechid Stade Municipal 8,000

Personnel and kits

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Teams Managers Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AS FAR Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck Morocco Mohamed Rabie Hrimat Italy Erreà
CAY Berrechid Egypt Mohamed Fathi Morocco Mourad Kaaouach Morocco AB Sport Dalaa, Ould Bouazza, Alitkane, Or Blanc, Tiger1, Alghalla1, Samir2, Campak2
DH Jadida Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha Morocco El Mehdi Karnass Germany Jako Ozone, Radio Mars, Mazagan, TGCC1
Fath US Morocco Jamal Sellami Morocco El Mehdi El Bassil Germany Uhlsport Novec, LafargeHolcim Maroc1
HUS Agadir Morocco Abdelhadi Sektioui Morocco Yassine Rami Italy Legea Afriquia, Souss-Massa, Agadir, Skoda1, jaouda1, AtlantaSanad23, Joly3, Moov'up3
IR Tanger Spain Juan Pedro Benali Morocco Ahmad Hamoudan Morocco Gloria Tanger-Med, Biougnach1
JS Soualem Morocco Zakaria Aboub Morocco Yassine Njima Morocco BHero Sports Crunchips1
Maghreb AS Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane Morocco Anass Azim Morocco Mexxess TGCC, Radio Mars, Asta1, Aïn Ifrane2
MC Oujda Morocco Hilal Ettair Morocco Abdellah Khafifi Morocco Bang Sports Dari1
OC Khouribga Morocco Abdessamad Ouarad Morocco Youssef Oggadi Morocco AB Sport AB Sport1
OC Safi Egypt Tarek Mostafa Morocco Ahmed Bessak Morocco Bang Sports Fitco, ocstore.ma1
Raja CA Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) Morocco Mouhcine Moutouali Italy Kappa OLA Energy, Nor'Dar, Sofac3, MarsaMaroc1, Atlanta Sanad23
RC Oued Zem Switzerland Guglielmo Arena Morocco Mourad Hibour Morocco Bang Sports
RS Berkane Democratic Republic of the Congo Florent Ibengé Morocco Mohamed Aziz Morocco Bang Sports Thé Dahmiss, GoldVision1, Afriquia1
SCC Mohammédia Morocco Mohamed Fakhir Morocco Ayoub Adila Morocco Chabab Vittel2
Wydad AC Morocco Walid Regragui Morocco Yahya Jabrane Italy Macron Ingelec, Or Blanc1, Alitkane2
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.
Additionally, referee kits are made by Puma.

Managerial changes

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Teams Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Maghreb de Fès Tunisia Fathi Al-Jabal End of contract 2 August 2021 Tunisia Abdelhay Ben Soltane 2 August 2021
Wydad Casablanca Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti End of contract 3 August 2021 Morocco Walid Regragui 10 August 2021
Ittihad Tanger Morocco Driss El Mrabet Mutual consent 6 August 2021 France Bernard Casoni 8 August 2021
Mouloudia Oujda France Bernard Casoni End of contract 6 August 2021 Algeria Nabil Neghiz 12 August 2021
FUS Rabat Senegal Demba Mbaye End of contract 10 August 2021 Morocco Mohamed Amine Benhachem 20 August 2021
Rapide Oued Zem Morocco Fouad Sahabi Contract termination 21 September 2021 Tunisia Mounir Chebil 29 September 2021
Youssoufia Berrechid Morocco Abderrahim Nejjar Contract termination 2 October 2021 Egypt Mohamed Fathi 8 October 2021
Ittihad Tanger France Bernard Casoni Sacked 2 November 2021 Morocco Jaafar R'kyek (interim) 8 August 2021
FUS Rabat Morocco Mohamed Amine Benhachem Resigned 3 November 2021 Morocco Jamal Sellami 13 November 2021
OC Safi Morocco Faouzi Jamal Sacked 3 November 2021 Morocco Abderrahim Talib 11 November 2021
Raja CA Tunisia Lassaad Chabbi Sacked 9 November 2021 Belgium Marc Wilmots 11 November 2021
Rapide Oued Zem Tunisia Mounir Chebil Sacked 9 November 2021 Morocco Abdelkrim Jinani 22 November 2021
OC Khouribga Morocco Abdelaziz Kerkache Sacked 22 November 2021 Morocco Abdessamad Ouarad 23 November 2021
MC Oujda Algeria Nabil Neghiz Sacked 27 November 2021 Morocco Hilal Ettair 9 December 2021
Ittihad Tanger Morocco Jaafar R'kyek (interim) End of tenure as caretake 30 November 2021 Argentina Miguel Ángel Gamondi 30 November 2021
Hassania Agadir Morocco Reda Hakam Sacked 9 December 2021 Morocco Abdelhadi Sektioui 10 December 2021
Raja CA Belgium Marc Wilmots Mutual consent 20 February 2022 Morocco Mohamed El Bekkari (interim) 20 February 2022
Raja CA Morocco Mohamed El Bekkari (interim) End of tenure as caretake 28 February 2022 Morocco Rachid Taoussi 28 February 2022
OC Safi Morocco Abderrahim Talib Contract termination 21 March 2022 Egypt Tarek Mostafa 24 March 2022
Rapide Oued Zem Morocco Abdelkrim Jinani Mutual consent 2 April 2022 Switzerland Guglielmo Arena 12 April 2022
Jeunesse Sportive Soualem Morocco Redouane El Haimer Resigned 11 April 2022 Morocco Zakaria Aboub 19 April 2022
Ittihad Tanger Argentina Miguel Ángel Gamondi Contract termination 17 April 2022 Spain Juan Pedro Benali 18 April 2022
MC Oujda Morocco Hilal Ettair Mutual consent 10 May 2022 Morocco Mounir Jaouani 11 May 2022
Raja CA Morocco Rachid Taoussi Mutual consent 23 June 2022 Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki (interim) 23 June 2022

Foreign players

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All teams are allowed to register up to five foreign players, but can only use up to three players on the field at the same time.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former Players
AS FAR Cameroon Lambert Gueme Araina Cape Verde Diney South Africa Darren Smith Rwanda Emmanuel Imanishimwe Rwanda Thierry Manzi Gabon Abdou Atchabao
Chabab Mohammédia Ivory Coast Hervé Guy Cameroon Alain Akono Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola Mali Issouf Traoré Togo Abdoul Moubarak Aïgba The Gambia Pa Omar Babou
Nigeria Adeleke Oluwatobi Babatunde
Yemen Ahmed Al-Sarori
Difaâ El Jadidi Algeria Karim Chaban Burkina Faso Ismaël Sawadogo Democratic Republic of the Congo Dieumerci Amale Kenya Masoud Juma Cameroon Salomon Bindjeme II
FUS Rabat Burkina Faso Soumaïla Ouattara Cameroon Herman Junior Kameni The Gambia Pa Modou Sohna Libya Mohamed Anis Saltou
Hassania Agadir Algeria Aziz Benabdi Burkina Faso Patrick Malo Senegal Birahim Gaye Senegal Djibril Diop Senegal Malick Cisse Senegal Bakary Mané
Ittihad Tanger Algeria Abdellah El Moudene Gabon Axel Meye Senegal Youssoupha Konaté France Pape Paye
Jeunesse Sportive Soualem The Gambia Gibril Sillah Mali Abdoulaye Traoré
Maghreb de Fès Ivory Coast Banfa Sylla Ivory Coast Oumar Farouk Comara Gabon Abdou Atchabao Gabon Louis Ameka Autchanga Mali Abdoulaye Diarra Guinea Demba Camara
Ivory Coast Guiza Djédjé
Mouloudia Oujda Algeria Ali Haroun Botswana Mothusi Cooper Ivory Coast Lamine Diakite Cameroon Ricky Ngatchou Guinea Demba Camara Ivory Coast Yaya Meledje
Algeria Badreddine Souyad
Libya Shamikh Hamid
Nahdat Berkane Burundi Fiston Abdul Razak Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrack Lukombe Democratic Republic of the Congo Tuisila Kisinda Senegal Mamadou Lamine Camara Zambia Clatous Chama
Mauritania Adama Ba
Olympique de Khouribga Algeria Mohamed Walid Bencherifa Botswana Kabelo Seakanyeng Botswana Tumisang Orebonye Senegal Adama Diom Burundi Fiston Abdul Razak
Algeria Nasreddine Zaalani
Olympic Safi Brazil Cláudio Burkina Faso Djibril Ouattara Burkina Faso Abdul Draman Ivory Coast Yannick Zakri Cameroon Aurélien Etamé Ngomé Ivory Coast Thierry Kassi
Raja Casablanca Algeria Gaya Merbah Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Badibanga Democratic Republic of the Congo Fabrice Ngoma Democratic Republic of the Congo Kadima Kabangu Guinea Moustapha Kouyaté Burkina Faso Sami Hien
The Gambia Gibril Sillah
Rapide Oued Zem Burkina Faso Aliou Chitou Adjibadé Ivory Coast Jean-Baptiste Nangui Ivory Coast Yann Zébré Republic of the Congo Bersyl Obassi
Wydad Casablanca Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza Republic of the Congo Juvhel Tsoumou Ivory Coast Cheick Comara Libya Muaid Ellafi Tanzania Simon Msuva
Youssoufia Berrechid Ivory Coast Assane Diabagate Mali Ousmane Doumbia Ivory Coast Thomas Gonazo

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wydad AC (C) 30 19 6 5 46 24 +22 63 Qualification for Champions League[a]
2 Raja CA 30 17 9 4 41 21 +20 60
3 AS FAR 30 13 9 8 38 29 +9 48 Qualification for Confederation Cup[b]
4 Maghreb de Fès 30 9 18 3 28 17 +11 45
5 Fath Union Sport 30 11 10 9 34 30 +4 43
6 RS Berkane 30 10 11 9 39 33 +6 41 Qualification for Confederation Cup[c]
7 Olympic Safi 30 9 12 9 29 27 +2 39
8 Difaâ El Jadidi 30 9 11 10 32 40 −8 38
9 Jeunesse Sportive Soualem 30 9 9 12 37 38 −1 36[d]
10 Olympique Khouribga 30 8 12 10 32 37 −5 36[d]
11 SCC Mohammédia 30 8 10 12 27 32 −5 34[e]
12 Hassania Agadir 30 9 7 14 26 30 −4 34[e]
13 Ittihad Tanger 30 8 9 13 31 41 −10 33[f]
14 MC Oujda 30 7 12 11 35 38 −3 33[f]
15 Rapide Oued Zem (R) 30 7 8 15 19 39 −20 29 Relegation to Botola 2
16 Youssoufia Berrechid (R) 30 5 11 14 25 43 −18 26
Source: FRMF.ma
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2a) Head-to-head goal difference if they are two teams with equal points; 2b) Goal difference if they are more than two teams with equal points; 3) Number of wins; 4) Goals scored; 5) Play-off between involved teams.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wydad AC and Raja CA are participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup group stage.
  2. ^ AS FAR is participated in the Arab Club Champions Cup Qualifying round.
  3. ^ RS Berkane qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup as the title holders.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head: Chabab Soualem: 4 points, Olympique Khouribga: 1 point.
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head: Chabab Mohammédia: 6 points, Hassania Agadir: 0 point.
  6. ^ a b Head-to-head: Ittihad Tanger: 4 points, Mouloudia Oujda: 1 point.

Results

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Home \ Away CAYB DHJ FAR FUS HUSA IRT JSS MAS MCO OCK OCS RCA RCOZ RSB SCCM WAC
CAY Berrechid 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–4 2–0 0–0
DH Jadidi 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
AS FAR 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Fath US 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–2
HUS Agadir 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
IR Tanger 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
JS Soualem 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–4
Maghreb AS 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
MC Oujda 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 2–4 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
OC Khouribga 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3
OC Safi 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
Raja CA 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0
RC Oued Zem 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–2
RS Berkane 4–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 4–3 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–1
SCC Mohammédia 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–0
Wydad AC 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 5 July 2022. Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Wydad AC322111111111111111111111111111
Raja Casablanca541222222222222222222222222222
ASFAR1678895765453333468473433333333
Maghreb de Fès9151414116477866747776544554444444
Fath Union Sport15131213151414141514151513121198795911116755555
RS Berkane108101267654535676644368367567766
Olympic Club de Safi1110116812121112121311121113131315151515131313131311877
Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi4333333366784653336357991091011108
Jeunesse Soualem11444454334455455578988109108999
Olympique Khouribga797101010109101110101013121211101010106788866810
SCC Mohammédia2555711118878789911998961045679101111
Hassania Agadir669111313913910121314141414151411121191011111113131212
Ittihad Tanger14121516121515151415119910881011121112121212121212121313
Mouloudia Oujda8141375881011131414151515151412141414151414141414141414
Rapide Oued Zem131616151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161515
Youssoufia Berrechid121169149131213991211810101213131313141515151515151616
Leader and CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Botola 2
Source: Botola

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 5 July 2022[2][3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza Wydad AC 16
2 Gabon Axel Meye IR Tanger 12
3 Ivory Coast Lamine Diakite MC Oujda 11
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrack Lukombe RS Berkane 10
5 Morocco Ismail Khafi AS FAR 9
Morocco Youssef Mehri HUS Agadir
Morocco Mohsine Moutouali Raja CA
8 Morocco Reda Hajhouj Fath US 8
Morocco Oussama Lamlioui SCC Mohammédia
Morocco Hamza Khabba OC Safi
Botswana Kabelo Seakanyeng OC Khouribga
Morocco Soufiane Benjdida Raja CA

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Round
Gabon Axel Meye IR Tanger OC Khouribga 3–1 21 December 2021 11

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.

Clean Sheets

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As of 5 July 2022

Scoring

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First goal of the season:

Last goal of the season:

Discipline

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As of 5 July 2022[7][8]

Player

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 77
    • JS Soualem
  • Most red cards: 7
    • DH Jadidi
  • Fewest yellow cards: 38
    • SCC Mohammédia
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • SCC Mohammédia
    • Maghreb AS

Annual awards

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The UMFP (Union Marocaine des Footballeurs Professionnels), in partnership with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, organized the Night of Stars Award in its 8th edition, which celebrated the brilliants of the Botola Pro for the 2021/22 season.[9][10]

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season Morocco Walid Regragui Wydad AC
Player of the Season Morocco Yahya Jabrane Wydad AC
Foreign Player of the Season Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo RS Berkane
Promising Player of the Season Morocco Mehdi Moubarik Fath US
Goalkeeper of the Season Morocco Anas Zniti Raja CA
Referee of the Season Morocco Redouane Jiyed
Club of the Season Wydad AC
Team of the Season[11]
Goalkeeper Morocco Majid Aymane (FUS Rabat)
Defence Morocco

Mohamed Chibi (AS FAR)

Morocco

Achraf Dari (Wydad AC)

Morocco Jamal Harkass

(Raja CA)

Morocco

Yahia Attiyat Allah (Wydad AC)

Midfield Morocco

Yassine Labhiri (MC Oudja)

Morocco Yahya Jabrane (Wydad AC) Morocco

Mohamed Al Makahasi (Raja CA)

Attack Morocco

Reda Hajhouj (Al Faisaly)

Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza (Wydad AC) Botswana

Kabelo Seakanyeng (OC Khourigba)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Histoire du Football au Maroc | الموقع الرسمي للجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم". www.frmf.ma. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. ^ "Top scorer Botola Pro 2021/2022". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Top scorer Botola Pro 2021/2022". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "MOST GOALS CONCEDED". PlayMakerStats.
  5. ^ "CA Youssoufia Berrechid - Raja Club Athletic". sofascore. 10 September 2021.
  6. ^ "CA Youssoufia Berrechid - RS Berkane". sofascore. 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Botola Pro 2021/2022 : PLAYERS - Disciplinary". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Botola Pro 2021/2022 : MOST YELLOW CARDS". Playmakerstats.com.
  9. ^ ""La Nuit des Stars" : le Wydad Casablanca (hommes) et l'AS FAR (dames) raflent la mise" ["The Night of the Stars": Wydad Casablanca (men) and AS FAR (women) win the day]. lematin.ma. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.]
  10. ^ "ÉVÉNEMENT : TOUT SUR " LA NUIT DES STARS " QUI CÉLÈBRE LA FAMILLE SPORTIVE" [EVENT: ALL ABOUT « THE NIGHT OF STARS » WHICH CELEBRATES THE SPORTS FAMILY]. fr.le7tv.ma/. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.]
  11. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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