Wydad Athletic de Fès is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the Second division.[1] The club was founded in 1948 and is located in the town of Fès.[2]

Wydad de Fès
Full nameWydad Athletic de Fès
Nickname(s)Black and White
Founded1948
GroundComplexe Sportif de Fès
Capacity45,000
ChairmanHassan El Jamai
ManagerMorocco Abderrahim Chkilit

Wydad Athletic Club de Fès (W.A.F) were promoted from the 2nd Division in 2008–09.

Wydad Fassi Sports Club is a football/sports club of the Moroccan city of Fès. This club was founded in 1948, and had for a while fallen on lean times, languishing in the shadows of Division 3 after having been one of the pillars of the national championship first division. They are the second Fès team, with the MAS Fès club having more success in recent time. They play in shirt of vertical black and white stripes.

Stadium

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Match WAF vs IRT

Their stadium, Complexe Sportif de Fès, is located at the southern end of the road to Sefrou (Trek Sefrou), built in a typical Moroccan style. Presentation of use accompanied by technical data, the sports complex of Fès was able to open its doors after much debate on the financing of its facilities. Located on an area of 40 hectares, the stadium can accommodate 45,000 spectators all seated. It has a running track in addition tartan annexes likely to host high-level competitions. 15 years after first breaking ceremony to launch construction work of this complex, which required an investment of 30 billion centimes (30 million), we are in front of a monument which was only dream.

Honours

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Squad

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As of 2 September 2023.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   MAR Imad Akki
31 DF   MAR Fahd Zourgane
DF   MAR Mohamed Barakat
23 DF   MAR Imad Riadi
17 DF   MAR Ayoub El Ounhhaj (Captain)
RB   MAR Mohamed Amine Merboul
2 RB   MAR Abdou Ettayebi
CM   SEN Mamadou Aly Diof
10 CM   MAR Mohamed Hamouch
34 CM   MAR Yasser Imrani
13 DM   MAR Hamza Htila
CF   MAR Yassine Zaraa
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 CF   MAR Mouad Gabbas
90 LW   MAR Khalid Baba
CMF   MAR Karim Farhoun
30 CMF   MAR Soulaiman Karouk
99 CMF   MAR Hamza Iajour
22 GK   MAR El Mahid Agdai
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ "Wydad de Fès live score, schedule and results - Football - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ "Morocco - Wydad Athletic Club de Fès - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ Fes WAF Fes – Les Marocains de l'équipe Mountakhab.net.