Badou (left) led Morocco to the Cup of Nations final

Morocco manager Zaki Badou has named four local-based players in the squad for the 17 November friendly against Burkina Faso.

Goalkeepers Nadir Lamyaghri and Tarik El Jarmouni, defender El Amin Erbate and striker Samir Sarssar have been given a chance to compete for a place in the Atlas Lions squad dominated by foreign-based players.

Making a return to the national squad are Yassine Abdessadki of French club Strasbourg, Wydad Casablanca striker Samir Sarssar and goalkeeper Khalid Sinouh, who plays for Dutch side RKC Waalwijk.

The 17 November game is part of Morocco's preparation for the ongoing 2006 World Cup qualifying series.

Morocco are second in Group Five, with six points after four games.

Their next World Cup qualifier is a rescheduled tie against Kenya on 9 February in Rabat.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad Athletic Casablanca), Tarik El Jarmouni (FAR Rabat), Khalid Sinouh (RKC Waalwijk)
Defenders: Noureddine Naybet (Tottenham Hotspur, England ), Abdesalam Ouaddou (Rennes, France), Tarek Chihab (Grasshoppers Zurich, Switzerland), El Amin Erbate (Raja Casablanca), Nasir El Kasmi (Duisburg, Germany), Jamal Alioui (Perugia, Italy)
Midfielders: Mounir Diane (RC Lens, France), Nourdin Boukhari (Ajax Amsterdam, Hollland), Youssef Mokhtari (Energie Cottbus, Germany), Houssine Kharja (Ternana, Italy), Youssef Safri (Norwich City, England), Yassine Abdessadki (Strasbourg, France), Badr Kadouri (Dynamo Kiev)
Strikers: Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux, France), Youssef Hadji (Bastia, France), Abdelaziz Ahnafouf (Duisburg, Germany), Mourad Hdiouad (Litex Lovech, Bulgaria), Samir Sarssar (Wydad Athletic Casablanca)

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