Casablanca — Raja Casablanca’s summer transfer window is turning into a wholesale rebuild. With preseason fast approaching, the green-and-white giants are reshaping their roster from top to bottom, mixing confirmed exits with several files still open, all as the club gears up for its campaign in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup.
A handful of players have already departed for good. Saber Bouguern and Hilal El Fardaoui are among those no longer on the books, while Abdelkarim Baadi opted for a fresh start at Kawkab Marrakech once his contract expired. Defender Abdellah Khoufifi, meanwhile, chose to sign with FUS Fez, Morocco’s reigning champions, after his own deal ran out.
The turnover isn’t limited to expired contracts. Several loanees returned to their parent clubs once their spells ended, including Moad Eddahak, back from Ittihad Tetouan, Kosovo international Besar Halimi, and Guinean forward Balla Moussa Konte, whose loan at Tanzania’s Young Africans came to a close.
Other cases remain unresolved. Senegalese striker Baba Ousmane Sakho could be the next to leave, alongside left-back Amine El Khemmas, Othmane Chraibi, and Bilal Ould Cheikh, who is back after a loan spell at Dutch side Volendam. Bouchaib El Arassi, on loan last season at Armenia’s Ararat, is also among the names awaiting a decision. For all of them, the coming weeks will prove decisive — either earning a place in Tunisian coach Nasreddine Nabi’s plans or seeking regular football elsewhere.
The goalkeeping department could see changes too. Khalid Akbiri El Alaoui, who joined from Olympique Safi and famously helped his former club lift the Throne Cup against RS Berkane just over a year ago, has reportedly caught the eye of Hassania Agadir — where he has remained understudy to Mehdi Lahrar at Raja. The Agadir club is also said to be chasing forward Ayoub El Maammouri, a former Olympique Dcheira player Raja themselves once signed.
Another name under close watch is defender Badr Banoun, whose future remains uncertain despite his standing among Raja supporters, following a season that drew some criticism of his form. The club is also reportedly open to letting go of Jordanian international Mohammed Faisal Abu Zreiq, known as « Sharara, » should a suitable offer materialize.
All told, it is shaping up to be an eventful mercato for a squad determined to be battle-ready for its continental assignment.
