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De Koninklijke Marokkaanse Voetbalbond (FRMF) bevestigde de komst van de Portugese trainer met een contract tot en met het FIFA WK 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In zijn eerste verklaringen sinds de aankondiging uitte Sacramento veel lof voor het team dat hij nu leidt. \u201cIk ben erg trots en vereerd om hier te zijn,\u201d zei hij. \u201cDe Atlasleeuwen zijn niet zomaar een team; ze zijn een symbool van een natie, een continent en de Arabische wereld. Zij dragen een enorm gewicht aan hoop en passie met zich mee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De 35-jarige coach, die eerder als assistent werkte onder Jos\u00e9 Mourinho bij Roma en Tottenham Hotspur, neemt het over van Walid Regragui. Zijn aanstelling volgt op de uitschakeling van Marokko in de achtste finales van de Afrika Cup 2023 en hun historische vierde plaats op het WK 2022 in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento schetste zijn directe focus en stelde dat zijn primaire doel is om Marokko te kwalificeren voor het WK 2026. 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