2025–26 Raja CA season

Raja CA

2025–26 season
President	Jawad Ziyat
Manager	Lassaad Chabbi (until 22 September)[1] Fadlu Davids
Stadium	Stade Mohammed V
Botola	2nd
Throne Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Adam Ennafati (2) All: Adam Ennafati (2)
Biggest win	3–0 v RCA Zemamra (Home, 3 February 2026, Botola)
Biggest defeat	1–0 v COD Meknes (Away, 8 February 2026, Botola)
Home colours Away colours

The 2025–26 season is Raja Club Athletic's 77th season in existence and the club's 69th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. In addition to the domestic league, they are also participating in this season's edition of the Throne Cup.

This is the first season since 2014–15 without Anas Zniti who joined Al Wasl on 14 January 2025, and the first since 2017–18 without Mohamed Zrida who joined Al-Ittihad Tripoli on 11 February 2025.

The club has set 7 July 2025, as the date for the general assembly to elect the new president and his committee.^[2] Three candidates are running for the presidency: Jawad Ziyat, Abdellah Biraouine, and Said Hasbane. ^[3]

Ziyat is supported by the vast majority of supporters. During his first tenure between 2018 and 2020, he successfully turned the club around from a deep financial crisis and won three titles. Biraouine took over as interim president following Adil Hala's resignation in January 2025, while Said Hasbane faces stiff opposition due to his disastrous management of the club between 2016 and 2018. The meeting will be held as the club prepares to take a major step in its restructuring with the activation of its limited company (S.A.). Jawad Ziyat told Médias 24 that his first objective is to successfully launch the strategic partnership with Marsa Maroc.^[4] This project, unveiled at the end of May by the club's Advisory Council, foresees the emergence of a new key player: the Raja sports company, with a capital of 250 million dirhams (MDH), of which 150 MDH will be injected by Marsa Maroc over three seasons.

In exchange, the port operator would hold 60% of the capital for 10 years, while the Raja association would retain 40% through the in-kind contribution of its assets (senior team, training center, and brand rights). This structure aims for a profound professionalization of the club's governance, with an independent board of directors, a separation between sporting and administrative functions, and a multi-year roadmap inspired by European club standards. Ultimately, the objective is to triple the club's turnover, increasing it from 100 to 300 MDH per year, according to projections put forward by Jawad Ziyat.^[5]

On 7 July 2025, after an eight-hour general assembly, Jawad Ziyat and Abdellah Biraouine passed the first round with 67 and 40 votes respectively, against 35 for Said Hasbane. The second round was won by Jawad Ziyat with 91 votes against 43, so that he was officially designated as president of the club.^[6] The Raja Parliament also unanimously approved the activation of the club's sports society and the partnership project with Marsa Maroc.^[7]

On 2 August 2025, Jawad Ziyat and Driss Agoujjim, CFO of Marsa Maroc and President of Ports4Impact, signed a strategic partnership for the activation of Raja Club Athletic S.A., with the presence of Fouzi Lekjaa. Ports4Impact, the entity responsible for Marsa Maroc's CSR policy, acquired a 60% stake in Raja, for a contribution of MAD 150 million spread over three years, while the Raja CA association retained 40% of the shares.^[8]

In 1987, the Office d’exploitation des ports (ODEP), Marsa Maroc's predecessor, launched its sponsorship of Raja, which has become, over the years, a strong commitment renewed each year that been continued by Marsa Maroc ever since. Ports4Impact specifies that this operation is not aimed at financial profitability, but rather reflects a desire to extend this historic alliance and contribute to the club's reconstruction, beyond any profit-making considerations. Should any profits be generated, they will be reinvested in full into the club.^[9]

Ports4Impact's role will be focused exclusively on fields in which Marsa Maroc has proven expertise and where it could add value in terms of governance. As the majority shareholder of Raja Club Athletic S.A., Ports4Impact will appoint its president, who will be responsible for overseeing the club's institutional management activities. Sporting management will continue to be handled by the association through its own governing bodies.^[10]

On 18 August 2025, the club announced that it had settled all its local and international disputes, which had resulted in bans on the registration of new players for the 2025–26 season. The club stated that MAD 31 million had been mobilized to settle 36 cases, also including pre-disputes, formal notices and termination protocols.^[11][12]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Fadlu Davids
Assistant coach	Darian Wilken
Assistant coach	Hicham Aboucherouane
First-team goalkeeping coach	Wayne Sandilands
First-team fitness coach	Durell Butler
First-team fitness coach	Charafeddine Mezzour
Performance analyst	Mueez Kajee
Performance analyst	Salaheddine Laaniba
First-team doctor	Dr. Hakim Ait Lahcen
Head Physiotherapist	Mustapha Jazouli
Match delegate	Mustapha Tantaoui

Notes:

• Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2026. Age as of 30 June 2026.
• Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	El Mehdi Al Harrar		GK	(2000-11-30)30 November 2000 (aged 25)	Chabab Mohammédia
12	Khalid Kbiri Alaoui		GK	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 30)	OC Safi
32	Yassine Zoubir		GK	(2002-02-24)24 February 2002 (aged 24)	Youth system
Defenders
4	Ismael Mokadem		CB	(1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 30)	Al Ula FC
5	Abdellah Khafifi		CB	(1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 33)	Umm Salal
13	Badr Benoun		CB	(1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 32)	Qatar SC
33	Mehdi Mchakhchekh		CB	(2004-02-23)23 February 2004 (aged 22)	Youth system
17	Ayoub El Amloud		RB / LB	(1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 32)	Al-Khaldiya
7	Mohamed Boulacsoute		RB / RW / LW	(1998-09-23)23 September 1998 (aged 27)	Chabab Mohammédia
2	Abdelkrim Baadi		LB / RB	(1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 30)	RS Berkane
24	Amine Khammas		LB	(1999-04-06)6 April 1999 (aged 27)	Omonia Nicosia
Midfielders
26	Balla Moussa Conté		DM / CM	(2004-04-15)15 April 2004 (aged 22)	Young Africans
19	Othmane Chraibi		DM / CM	(2003-02-21)21 February 2003 (aged 23)	FC Metz
8	Hilal Ferdaoussi		DM / CM / AM	(1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 27)	Moghreb Tétouan
23	Mohamed Al Makahasi		CM / DM	(1995-02-05)5 February 1995 (aged 31)	Al Wehda FC
6	Aymen Barkok		CM / AM / DM	(1998-05-21)21 May 1998 (aged 28)	Schalke 04
30	Besar Halimi		AM / CM	(1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 31)	Śląsk Wrocław
34	Sabir Bougrine		AM / CM	(1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 29)	Espérance de Tunis
77	Adam Ennafati		AM / LW / RW	(1994-06-29)29 June 1994 (aged 32)	AS FAR
Forwards
11	Ayoub Maamouri		LW / RW	(2000-12-01)1 December 2000 (aged 25)	Olympique Dcheira
21	Mouad Dahak		LW / AM	(2005-07-22)22 July 2005 (aged 20)	US Touarga
23	Pape Ousmane Sakho		LW / RW / AM	(1996-12-21)21 December 1996 (aged 29)	Quevilly-Rouen
27	Sharara		RW / LW	(1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 28)	Al-Ramtha
9	Ismail Khafi		ST	(1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 30)	Qadsia SC
99	Mathias Oyewusi		ST	(1999-02-02)2 February 1999 (aged 27)	Kolos Kovalivka

As of 31 January 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  MAR Bilal Ould-Chikh (at FC Volendam until 30 June 2026) — DF  MAR Bouchaib Arrassi (at Ararat-Armenia until 30 June 2026) — DF  MAR Karim El Achqer (at Raja Beni Mellal until 30 June 2026) — FW  MAR Anouar Aalam (at Raja Beni Mellal until 30 June 2026)

Date	Pos'	Player	Contract ends	Ref.
10 June 2025	DF	Mohamed Boulacsoute	30 June 2027	[13]
11 June 2025	MF	Sabir Bougrine	30 June 2027	[14]
26 June 2025	DF	Abdellah Khafifi	30 June 2026	[15]
30 June 2025	FW	Adam Ennafati	30 June 2027	[16]

Date	Pos'	Player	Moving from	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2025	DF	Badr Benoun	Qatar SC	Free agent	[17]
5 June 2025	MF	Moses Orkuma	US Monastir	Free agent	[18]
10 July 2025	FW	Víctor Ábrego	Nacional Potosí	End of loan	[19]
13 July 2024	MF	Mohamed Al Makahasi	Al Wehda FC	Free agent	[20]
17 July 2025	GK	Khalid Kbiri Alaoui	OC Safi	€100 k	[21]
24 July 2025	FW	Bilal Ould-Chikh	FC Volendam	Free agent	[22]
29 July 2025	MF	Othmane Chraibi	FC Metz	Free agent	[23]
6 August 2025	FW	Mouad Dahak	US Touarga	Loan	[24]
16 August 2025	FW	Ismail Khafi	Qadsia SC	€250 k	[25]
21 August 2025	DF	Ismael Mokadem	Al Ula FC	Free agent	[26]
4 January 2026	FW	Mathias Oyewusi	Kolos Kovalivka	Undisclosed	[27]
5 January 2026	FW	Sharara	Al-Ramtha	€50 k	[28]
7 January 2026	MF	Aymen Barkok	Schalke 04	Free agent	[29]
22 January 2026	DF	Amine Khammas	Omonia Nicosia	Undisclosed	[30]
28 January 2026	MF	Besar Halimi	Śląsk Wrocław	Free agent	[31]
31 January 2026	DF	Ayoub El Amloud	Al-Khaldiya	Undisclosed	[32]
	MF	Balla Moussa Conté	Young Africans	Loan	[33]

Date	Pos'	Player	Moving to	Fee	Ref.
14 May 2025	ST	Abderahmane Soussi	Released	–	[34]
	MF	Federico Bikoro	Released	–
	DF	Yasser Baldé	End of contract	–	[35]
22 May 2025	DF	Benaissa Benamar	Released	–	[36]
26 May 2025	ST	Houssine Rahimi	Al Ain FC	Free agent	[37]
19 July 2025	FW	Marouane Zila	Released	–	[38]
22 July 2025	DF	Hani Amamou	Released	–	[39]
6 August 2025	MF	Mouhsine Bodda	Released	–	[40]
25 August 2025	DF	Zakaria Labib	JS Soualem	Undisclosed	[41]
13 January 2026	DF	Bouchaib Arrassi	Ararat-Armenia	Loan	[42]
16 January 2026	FW	Younes Najari	Released	–	[43]
20 January 2026	MF	Víctor Ábrego	Released	–	[44]
21 January 2026	FW	Moses Orkuma	Released	–	[45]
	DF	Youssef Belammari	Al Ahly	€600 k	[46]
30 January 2025	FW	Bilal Ould-Chikh	FC Volendam	Loan	[47]

On 14 July, the team flew to Agadir for a two-week preparation camp with a friendly game against Hassania Agadir.^[48][49] On 24 August, the squad headed to Tangier for a final camp.^[50]

On 29 November, Raja announces the schedule of Raja Saudi Tour 2025. This preparation coincides with the break imposed by the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. On 7 December 2025, the team will fly to Saudi Arabia to play two friendly games against Al-Ahli and Al Wehda^[51].

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Al Wehda v Raja CA

8 December 2025 Friendly	Al Wehda	2–0	Raja CA	Mecca, Saudi Arabia
17:00		Report		Stadium: Al Wehda Stadium Attendance: 0

Al-Ahli v Raja CA

12 December 2025 Friendly	Al-Ahli	1–2	Raja CA	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:20	Millot 6'	Report	Ennafati 29' Sakho 44'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Attendance: 5000

Raja CA v Ittihad Tanger

16 January 2026 Friendly	Raja CA	2–1	Ittihad Tanger	Bouskoura
12:00	Oyewusi Sharara	Report		Stadium: Raja CA Academy Attendance: 0

The league fixtures were released on 20 July 2025.^[52][53]

Raja CA v Kawkab Marrakech

4 November 2025 Round 8	Raja CA	1–0	Kawkab Marrakech	Casablanca
20:00	Maamouri 90+8' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Attendance: 45000 Referee: Hicham Tamsamani

Union Touarga v Raja CA

25 January 2026 Round 9	Union Touarga	1–1	Raja CA	Rabat
18:00	Dahmani 54'	Report	Boulacsoute  44' Oyewusi 56'	Stadium: Al Medina Stadium Attendance: 4000 Referee: Hamza Fareq

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank	Pos.	Player	Botola	Throne Cup	Total
1	FW	Adam Ennafati	4	0	4
2	FW	Ismail Khafi	2	0	2
3	FW	Mathias Oyewusi	1	0	1
4	DF	Abdellah Khafifi	1	0	1
5	FW	Ayoub Maamouri	1	0	1
6	FW	Younes Najari	1	0	1
7
8
9
10
Own goals			1	0	1
Total			11	0	11

Rank	Pos.	Player	Botola	Throne Cup	Total
1	MF	Mohamed Makahasi	2	0	2
2	FW	Adam Ennafati	1	0	1
3	FW	Bilal Ould-Chikh	1	0	1
4	DF	Abdellah Khafifi	1	0	1
5	FW	Sharara	1	0	1
6
7
8
9
10
Total			6	0	6

No.	Player	Botola	Throne Cup	Total
1	El Mehdi Al Harrar	8	0	8
12	Khalid Kbiri Alaoui	0	0	0
Total		8	0	8