2023–24 Raja CA season explained

The 2023–24 season is Raja Club Athletic's 75th season in existence and the club's 67th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. In addition to the domestic league, they are also participating in this season's editions of the Throne Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup. For the majority of the season, the club's matches were played at Stade Municipal de Berrechid due to the renovation of Stade Mohammed V for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Raja CA kicked off the season with a 2–1 win over CR Belouizdad in the first group stage of the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup. On 14 June 2024, after a 0–3 win against MC Oujda in the last round, Raja were crowned champions ending the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in the history of the league and breaking the record of points (72). On July 1, Raja beat AS FAR once again in the Throne Cup final to secure the third domestic double of its history.

Players

First-team squad

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2024.
Note: 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	Anas Zniti		GK	June 30, 2024	AS FAR
32	Yassine Zoubir		GK	June 30, 2024	Youth system
22	Mohamed Baayou		GK	June 30, 2024	AS FAR
Defenders
5	Abdellah Khafifi		CB	June 30, 2024	Umm Salal
4	Ismael Mokadem		CB	June 30, 2024	Renaissance Berkane
28	Bouchaib Arrassi		CB	June 30, 2024	Youth system
33	Mehdi Mchakhchekh		CB	June 30, 2024	Youth system
27	Mohamed Boulacsoute		RB / RW / LW	June 30, 2024	Chabab Mohammédia
17	Youssef Belammari		LB / LM	June 30, 2024	Fath US
3	Zakaria Labib		LB	January 1, 2024	Youth system
Midfielders
6	El Mehdi Moubarik		DM / CM	June 30, 2024	Al Ain FC
30	Ahmadou Camara		DM / CM	June 30, 2024	Youth system
19	Mohamed Zrida		CM / AM / LM	June 30, 2024	Youth system
10	Zakaria El Wardi		DM / CM / AM	June 30, 2024	Zamalek SC
23	Mohamed Al Makahasi		CM / DM	June 30, 2024	Moghreb Tétouan
31	Haashim Domingo		AM / CF	June 30, 2024	Mamelodi Sundowns
34	Sabir Bougrine		AM / CM	June 30, 2024	Espérance de Tunis
77	Adam Ennafati		AM / LW / RW	June 30, 2024	AS FAR
71	Hervé Guy		DM / CM	June 30, 2024	Fath US
Forwards
11	Nawfel Zerhouni		RW / LW / ST	January 1, 2023	Al-Hazem
26	Yousri Bouzok		RW / LW	June 30, 2024	Paradou AC
97	Marouane Zila		LW / RW	June 30, 2024	Chabab Mohammédia
49	El Mehdi Maouhoub		ST	June 30, 2024	Fath US
21	Víctor Ábrego		ST / LW	June 30, 2024	Universitario de Vinto
9	Riad Benayad		ST	June 30, 2024	Espérance de Tunis

New contracts

Date	Position	No.	Player	Ref.
4 June 2023	MF	18	Roger Aholou	[1]
12 July 2023	GK	1	Anas Zniti	[2]
23 August 2023	FW	26	Yousri Bouzok	[3]
2 September 2023	DF	27	Mohamed Boulacsoute	[4]
8 September 2023	GK	89	Marouane Fakhr	[5]

Transfers

In

Date	'	Player	Moving from	Fee	Ref.
21 June 2023	AM	Haashim Domingo	Mamelodi Sundowns	Undisclosed	[6]
	DF	Abdellah Khafifi	Umm Salal	Free agent	[7]
2 July 2023	MF	Youssef Belammari	Fath US	Free agent	[8]
18 July 2023	AM	Adam Ennafati	AS FAR	Free agent	[9]
22 July 2023	FW	Nawfel Zerhouni	Al-Hazem F.C.	Undisclosed	[10]
18 August 2023	GK	Mohamed Baayou	AS FAR	Free agent	[11]
21 August 2023	FW	Aymen Hussein	Al Jazira	Undisclosed	[12]
29 August 2023	AM	Sabir Bougrine	Espérance de Tunis	Free agent	[13]
31 August 2023	FW	El Mehdi Maouhoub	Fath US	$300k	[14]
7 September 2023	FW	Marouane Zila	SCC Mohammédia	Free agent	[15]
1 July 2023	FW	Mehdi Boukassi	FC Haka	End of loan
	MF	Abdelhay El Forsy	OC Safi
	FW	Axel Méyé	OC Safi
	GK	Gaya Merbah	IR Tanger		[16]
	DF	Mohamed Souboul	IR Tanger
	DF	Oussama Soukhane	Difaâ El Jadidi
	FW	Abdellah Farah	Difaâ El Jadidi
	FW	Gibril Sillah	JS Soualem
	GK	Youssef Lahouizi	JS Soualem
	DF	Mohamed Naim	JS Massira
19 December 2023	FW	Víctor Ábrego	Universitario de Vinto	Undisclosed	[17]
	MF	Hervé Guy	Fath US	Free agent	[18]
13 January 2024	DF	Anouar Tamoun	AS FAR	Undisclosed	[19]
16 January 2024	DF	Zakaria Labib	JS Soualem	End of loan

Out

Date	'	Player	Moving to	Fee	Ref.
28 May 2023	MF	Abdelraouf Benguit	CR Belouizdad	Released	[20]
28 June 2023	FW	Gibril Sillah	Azam FC	$100k	[21]
30 June 2023	FW	Hamza Khabba	Al-Arabi SC	End of loan	[22]
10 July 2023	FW	Nawfel Zerhouni	Al-Hazem F.C.		-
	DF	Marouane Hadhoudi	Sabah FC	End of contract	[23]
	MF	Abdelilah Hafidi	Unattached		-
23 July 2023	DF	Mohamed Ali Manali	Unattached	Released	-
25 July 2023	DF	Mohamed Nahiri	Unattached	End of contract	[24]
	FW	Zakaria Hadraf	Unattached	Released	[25]
	DF	Oussama Soukhane	Fath US		[26]
26 July 2023	FW	Zakaria Habti	Unattached		-
31 July 2023	GK	Gaya Merbah	IR Tanger	$400k	[27]
12 August 2023	DF	Mahmoud Bentayg	AS Saint-Étienne	$600k	[28]
13 August 2023	DF	Walid Sabbar	Unattached	End of contract
17 August 2023	DF	Abdelilah Madkour	RS Berkane	End of contract
18 August 2023	GK	Marouane Fakhr	Unattached	Released
	GK	Amir El Haddaoui	Unattached
	GK	Youssef Lahouizi	Unattached
27 August 2023	FW	Soufiane Benjdida	Standard de Liège	Undisclosed	[29]
28 August 2023	DF	Jamal Harkass	Unattached	Released
7 September 2023	DF	Ayoub Chaboud	MA Tétouan	Undisclosed
3 October 2023	FW	Aymen Hussein	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Released	[30]
24 December 2023	DF	Abdessamad Badaoui	Unattached	Released	[31]
27 December 2023	MF	Roger Aholou	Espérance de Tunis	Released	[32]
31 December 2023	DF	Mohamed Souboul	SC Bastia	$200k	[33]
31 January 2024	GK	Marouane Fakhr	RCA Zemamra	Released

Loans in

Start date	End date	'	Player	Moving from	Fee	Ref.
18 August 2023	End of season	MF	El Mehdi El Moubarik	Al Ain FC	None	[34]
31 January 2024	End of season	FW	Riad Benayad	Espérance de Tunis	None

Loans out

Start date	End date	'	Player	Moving to	Fee	Ref.
2 September 2023	End of season	MF	Abdelhay El Forsy	RCA Zemamra	None
7 September 2023		FW	Abdellah Farah	MA Tétouan	None
		MF	Taha El Achbili	CAY Berrechid	None
8 September 2023		DF	Zakaria Labib	JS Soualem	None
		FW	Houssine Rahimi	JS Soualem	None

Competitions

Botola

See main article: 2023–24 Botola.

Matches

Throne Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Moroccan Throne Cup.

Arab Club Champions Cup

See main article: 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.

Knockout phase

Squad information

Goals

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

		Player	Botola	Throne Cup	Arab Champions Cup	Total
1	FW	Yousri Bouzok	14	1	1	16
2	FW	Nawfel Zerhouni	7	3	0	10
3	FW	El Mehdi Maouhoub	8	1	0	9
4	AM	Adam Ennafati	7	1	0	8
5	FW	Riad Benayad	2	2	0	4
6	MF	Zakaria El Wardi	2	0	1	3
7	AM	Sabir Bougrine	2	0	0	2
8	DF	Youssef Belammari	1	1	0	2
9	MF	Mohamed Zrida	1	0	1	2
10	DF	Bouchaib Arrassi	1	0	1	2
11	DF	Abdellah Khafifi	2	0	0	2
12	DF	Mohamed Boulacsoute	1	1	0	2
13	MF	Mohamed Al Makahasi	1	0	0	1
14	DF	Ismael Mokadem	0	1	0	1
15	FW	Houssine Rahimi	0	0	1	1
16	DF	Abdessamad Badaoui	1	0	0	1
Own goals			2	2	1	5
Total			52	13	6	71

Assists

		Player	Botola	Throne Cup	Arab Champions Cup	Total
1	FW	Yousri Bouzok	8	2	0	10
2	AM	Adam Ennafati	4	1	0	5
3	AM	Sabir Bougrine	4	1	0	5
4	DF	Youssef Belammari	4	1	0	5
5	FW	Nawfel Zerhouni	3	1	1	5
6	FW	Mohamed Boulacsoute	2	1	1	4
7	MF	Mohamed Zrida	3	0	0	3
8	MF	Mohamed Al Makahasi	1	1	0	2
9	FW	El Mehdi Maouhoub	2	0	0	2
10	DF	Zakaria Labib	0	0	1	1
Total			31	8	3	42

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Competition	Minutes	Score after goals	Result	Date
Nawfel Zerhouni	Ittihad Tanger	Botola	3', 62', 73'	1–0, 4–0, 6–0	6–1 (H)	28 December 2023
Yousri Bouzok			16', 28', 68'	2–0, 3–0, 5–0

Clean sheets

No.	Player	Botola	Throne Cup	Arab Champions Cup	Total
1	Anas Zniti	17	2	1	20
89	Marouane Fakhr	0	0	1	1
Total		17	2	2	21

Notes and References

1. Web site: MATIN . Youssef Moutmaine, LE . Raja : Boudrika clôt le dossier Aholou en renouvelant le contrat . 2023-09-10 . lematin.ma . fr.
2. Web site: الرجاء الرياضي يصل إلى اتفاق مع أنس الزنيتي من أجل تجديد عقده لموسمين . 2023-07-13 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.
3. Web site: 2023-08-23 . بوزوق يحل مشاكله مع الرجاء ويستمر حتى 2025 . 2023-09-10 . بوزوق يحل مشاكله مع الرجاء ويستمر حتى 2025 . ar.
4. Web site: الرجاء يعلن عودة اللاعب محمد بولكسوت . 2023-09-10 . كازا 24 . ar.
5. Web site: 2023-09-09 . مروان فخر يعود للرجاء . 2023-09-10 . مروان فخر يعود للرجاء . ar.
6. Web site: media . TEAMtalk . Ex-Sundowns midfielder Domingo signs for Moroccan giants Raja Club Athletic . 2023-06-28 . Sport . en-US.
7. Web site: AK . Mercato des Verts : Un Sud-Africain et un Marocain en renfort . 2023-06-28 . L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. . fr.
8. Web site: 2023-07-02 . Botola Pro D1 "Inwi": Youssef Belammari signe au Raja Casablanca . 2023-07-03 . Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc . fr-FR.
9. Web site: الرجاء الرياضي يضم آدم النفاتي لموسمين في صفقة انتقال حر بعد نهاية عقده مع الجيش الملكي . 2023-07-18 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.
10. Web site: الرجاء يعزز لائحته المشاركة في البطولة العربية بأربعة لاعبين . 2023-07-24 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.
11. Web site: 2023-08-18. ar. باعيو: "سأقاتل على قميص الرجاء الذي أعرف قيمته جيدا وأنا سعيد بعودتي لفريقي الأم". www.elbotola.com.
12. Web site: 2023-08-21 . أيمن حسين يوقع للرجاء . 2023-08-21 . أيمن حسين يوقع للرجاء . ar.
13. Web site: walid . 2023-08-30 . Transfert: L'ex-espérantiste Sabir Bougrine rejoint le Raja de Casablanca . 2023-09-01 . fr-FR.
14. Web site: الرجاء يضم اللاعب المهدي موهوب لثلاث سنوات . 2023-09-01 . كازا 24 . ar.
15. Web site: 2023-09-07 . مروان زيلا ينضم للرجاء . 2023-09-08 . مروان زيلا ينضم للرجاء . ar.
16. Web site: المغربية . جريدة الأحداث . 2023-06-25 . اتحاد طنجة يطلب من الرجاء تمديد إعارة غايا . 2023-06-28 . أحداث.أنفو - موقع أحداث.أنفو . ar.
17. Web site: Ichi . Abderrahman . 2023-12-14 . Mercato hivernal : le Raja remplace Aymane Hussein par l’international bolivien Victor Abrego . 2023-12-14 . Le Matin.ma . fr.
18. Web site: البوليفي أبريغو والإفواري هيرفي يجتازان الفحص الطبي تمهيدا لانضمامهما إلى الرجاء . 2023-12-20 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.
19. Web site: 2024-01-13 . رسميا.. الرجاء يعلن عن ثالث تعاقداته في الميركاتو الشتوي . 2024-01-13 . سبورت Le360 . ar.
20. Web site: Les adieux de Raouf Benguit au Raja . 2023-06-28 . Le360 Sport . fr.
21. Web site: رسميا/ الرجاء يعلن انتقال لاعبه جبريل سيلا إلى نادي عزام التنزاني بصفة نهائية . 2023-06-28 . www.elbotola.com . ar.
22. Web site: خابا يلتحق بالعربي الكويتي بعد نهاية فترة إعارته إلى الرجاء . 2023-07-24 . www.elbotola.com . ar.
23. Web site: M . Rédaction . 2023-07-26 . Mercato : le Raja détermine ses besoins . 2023-07-27 . LeSiteinfo.com . fr-FR.
24. Web site: 2023-07-23 . رسميا..بند في العقد ينهي علاقة الناهيري بالرجاء . 2023-07-27 . رصد المغرب - rassd.ma . ar.
25. Web site: بالتراضي.. الرجاء ينهي ارتباطه بزكرياء حدراف . 2023-07-27 . كازا 24 . ar.
26. Web site: lesiteinfo . 2023-07-25 . رجاوي سابق يقترب من الانتقال إلى الفتح الرباطي . 2023-07-27 . لوسيت انفو سبور . ar.
27. Web site: 2023-07-31 . مرباح والجعدي يوقعان لاتحاد طنجة . 2023-07-31 . مرباح والجعدي يوقعان لاتحاد طنجة . ar.
28. Web site: 2023-08-12 . بنتايك يغادر الرجاء إلى سانت إتيان الفرنسي . 2023-08-12 . Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية . ar.
29. Web site: Soufiane BENJDIDA rejoint les Rouches . 2023-09-01 . Standard de Liège . fr.
30. Web site: Ichi . Abderrahman . 2023-10-04 . Raja de Casablanca : séparation à l’amiable avec Ayman Hussein . 2023-10-05 . Le Matin.ma . fr.
31. Web site: رسميا/ الرجاء يعلن فسخ عقد عبد الصمد البدوي بالتراضي مقابل 10 ملايين سنتيم . 2023-12-23 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.
32. Web site: محمد . عبدو . 2023-12-27 . الرجاء يفسخ عقد التوغولي روجي أهولو مقابل 350 مليون . 2023-12-27 . موقع كوول - gool . ar.
33. Web site: 2023-12-31 . سبول إنتقل إلى باستيا . 2023-12-31 . سبول إنتقل إلى باستيا . ar.
34. Web site: مباريك: "أشكر كل مكونات الرجاء على الثقة وأتمنى تحقيق الألقاب في الموسم الجديد" . 2023-08-18 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.