Wydad Casablanca have officially appointed former club head coach Houcine Ammouta after the departure of Walid Regragui.

Despite helping the Moroccan giants lift the 2022 CAF Champions League trophy and the 2021/22 Botola Pro League trophy, the future of Regragui in the club was uncertain as he’s reportedly close to taking Morocco national team manager job.

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Ammouta had previously taken charge of Wydad back in 2017, spending a year with the team and leading them to a CAF Champions League title and a domestic league title.

He was then appointed as Morocco domestic national team manager. And he successfully claimed the Africa Nations Championship with them.