Eintracht Frankfurt duo Younes Ebnoutalib and Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab set to be called up to the Moroccan national team – opening the door for the 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

Bild reports that Eintracht Frankfurt duo Younes Ebnoutalib and Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab will be called up to the Moroccan national team. 

The pair are both born outside of Morocco, with Ebnoutalib born in Frankfurt and Amaimouni-Echghouyab born in Spain, but both can play for the Atlas Lions through their parents.

New Morocco head coach Mohamed Ouabhi has included the duo in the preliminary squad for the upcoming international break. 

Despite these nominations, Ebnoutalib could still play for Germany as only friendlies will be played in the March international break. Morocco are set to play Ecuador and Paraguay in the final international break before the World Cup. 

If the pair perform well, then there is a possibility that they could head to America to play for Morocco at the 2026 World Cup.

The Frankfurt duo’s season so far:

Both moved to the Waldstadion in the winter. Ebnoutalib joined from Elversberg for €8m where he scored 12 goals in 17 games. The 22-year-old played twice for die Adler, scoring on his debut, before an injury has sidelined him since.

While Amaimouni-Echghouyab moved from Hoffenheim’s second team for €200k. In the 3.Liga, the winger, had nine goals and six assists in 18 games. Since moving to the Bundesliga, he has played nine times, scoring twice and assisting once.

GGFN | Jack Meenan