2022–23 Raja CA season explained

Club:	Raja CA
Season:	2022–23
Manager:	Faouzi Benzarti (until 21 September 2022)^[1] Mondher Kebaier (until 7 June 2023)^[2] Josef Zinnbauer (from 8 June 2023)
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chairman:	Aziz El Badraoui (until 26 May 2023) Mohamed Boudrika (from 26 May 2023)
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stade Mohammed V
League:	Botola
League Result:	5th
Cup1:	Throne Cup
Cup1 Result:	Final
Cup2:	Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:	Hamza Khabba (8)
Largest Win:	5-0 vs Vipers SC, Champions League, 10 February 2023
Largest Loss:	3–1 vs OC Safi, Botola, 28 January 2023
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 season is Raja Club Athletic's 74th season in existence and the club's 66th 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 Champions League.

Raja CA kicked off the season with a 2–2 draw against Olympique Safi in the first round of Botola.

Players

First-team squad

Players and squad numbers last updated on 30 January 2023.
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	January 1, 2023	AS FAR
89	Marouane Fakhr		GK	January 1, 2023	Mouloudia Oujda
22	Amir El Haddaoui		GK	January 1, 2023	Youth system
Defenders
24	Marouane Hadhoudi		CB	January 1, 2023	Difaâ El Jadidi
15	Jamal Harkass		CB	January 1, 2023	Mouloudia Oujda
4	Ismael Mokadem		CB	January 1, 2023	Renaissance Berkane
33	Bouchaib Arrassi		CB	January 1, 2023	SCC Mohammedia
16	Mohamed Nahiri		LB	January 1, 2023	Unattached
3	Mahmoud Bentayg		LB	January 1, 2023	TAS de Casablanca
6	Zakaria Labib		LB	January 1, 2023	Youth system
29	Abdelilah Madkour		RB	January 1, 2023	Youth system
27	Mohamed Boulacsoute		RB	January 1, 2023	Chabab Mohammédia
25	Abdessamad Badaoui		RB	January 1, 2023	JS Soualem
Midfielders
18	Roger Aholou		DM	January 1, 2023	US Monastir
5	Ahmadou Camara		DM	January 1, 2024	Youth system
28	Youssef Riani		DM	January 1, 2023	TAS de Casablanca
8	Walid Sabbar		DM	January 1, 2023	Emirates Club
19	Mohamed Zrida		DM	January 1, 2023	Youth system
20	Raouf Benguit		CM	January 1, 2023	MC Alger
13	Hamza Moujahid		CM	January 1, 2023	AS FAR
10	Zakaria El Wardi		CM	January 1, 2023	Zamalek SC
23	Mohamed Al Makahasi		CM	January 1, 2023	Moghreb Tétouan
81	Abdelilah Hafidi		AM	January 1, 2023	Al-Hazem
Forwards
11	Nawfel Zerhouni		RW	January 1, 2023	Al-Hazem
7	Zakaria Hadraf		LW	January 1, 2023	Difaâ El Jadidi
26	Yousri Bouzok		RW	January 1, 2023	Paradou AC
14	Zakaria Habti		RW	January 1, 2023	Youth system
2	Soufiane Benjdida		ST	January 1, 2023	Youth system
17	Hamza Khabba		ST	January 1, 2023	Olympic Safi
21	Houssine Rahimi		ST	January 1, 2023	Youth system

New contracts

Date	Position	No.	Player	Ref.
1st August 2022	MF	23	Mohamed Al Makahasi	^[3]
27 August 2022	GK	1	Anas Zniti	^[4]
2 February 2023	FW	9	Soufiane Benjdida	^[5]

Transfers

In

Date	'	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
31 July 2022	DF	Ismael Mokadem		Free transfer	^[6]
	MF	Said Azeroual		Undisclosed	^[7]
	DF	Mohamed Boulacsoute		Free transfer
	FW			Undisclosed	^[8]
1 August 2022	DF	Mahmoud Bentayg		66 K €	^[9]
	MF	Hamza Moujahid		Free transfer
	FW			Free transfer	^[10]
	FW			Free transfer
	MF	Abdelhay El Forsy		Free transfer
2 August 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[11]
4 August 2022	MF			Undisclosed	^[12]
27 August 2022	MF			47 K €	^[13]
31 August 2022	MF	Youssef Riani		Free Transfer
	FW			332 K €	^[14]
	FW			121 K € (loan with purchase option)	^[15]
16 January 2023	MF		Zamalek SC	Free transfer	^[16]
23 January 2023	FW	Nawfel Zerhouni	Al-Hazem F.C.	Loan	^[17]
29 January 2023	MF	Abdelilah Hafidi	Al-Hazem F.C.	Free transfer	^[18]
31 January 2023	DF	Mohamed Ali Manali	Moghreb Tetouan	Transfer	^[19]

Out

Date	'	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
15 July 2022	DF			Free transfer	^[20]
31 July 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[21]
8 August 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[22]
31 August 2022	MF			Free transfer	^[23]
	FW			Free transfer	^[24]
	MF			Free transfer	^[25]
	MF			Free transfer	^[26]
	FW			Free transfer
	MF			Free transfer
	MF			Loan	^[27]
	DF	Mohamed Souboul		Loan
	DF	Oussama Soukhane		Loan
	FW	Abdellah Farah		Loan
28 January 2023	FW	Axel Méyé	OC Safi	Loan	^[28]
31 January 2023	GK	Gaya Merbah	IR Tanger	Loan	^[29]
	MF	Abdelhay El Forsy	OC Safi	Loan	^[30]
	FW	Haitam El Bahja	Fath US	Free transfer	^[31]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Botola		5th place	4 September 2022	23 June 2023
Throne Cup		Runners-up	15 March 2023	15 July 2023
Champions League	Second round	Quarter-final	8 October 2022	29 April 2023
Total Botola See main article: 2022–23 Botola. Matches Throne Cup See main article: 2021–22 Moroccan Throne Cup. CAF Champions League See main article: 2022–23 CAF Champions League. Qualifying rounds See main article: 2022–23 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds. The draw of the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022. Second round Group stage See main article: 2022–23 CAF Champions League group stage. The draw of the group stage was held on 12 December 2022. Group C Knockout stage See main article: 2022–23 CAF Champions League knockout stage. Quarter-finals Squad information Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. Player Botola Throne Cup Champions League Total 1 FW Hamza Khabba 2 1 5 8 2 DF Mohamed Nahiri 4 0 2 6 3 FW Soufiane Benjdida 3 0 3 6 4 MF Mohamed Zrida 3 1 1 5 5 DF Jamal Harkass 3 0 1 4 6 FW Yousri Bouzok 3 0 1 4 7 FW Zakaria Habti 2 0 1 3 8 MF Walid Sabbar 0 1 2 3 9 FW Nawfel Zarhouni 2 0 1 3 10 DF Mahmoud Bentayg 2 0 0 2 11 MF Roger Aholou 1 0 1 2 12 FW Mohamed Boulacsoute 1 0 1 2 13 FW Zakaria Hadraf 1 0 0 1 14 DF Ismael Mokadem 0 0 1 1 15 DF Marouane Hadhoudi 1 0 0 1 16 DF Bouchaib Arrassi 1 0 0 1 Own goals 2 1 0 2 Total 31 4 20 55 Clean sheets No. Player Botola Throne Cup Champions League Total 1 Anas Zniti 13 3 5 20 12 Gaya Merbah 1 0 1 2 Total 14 3 6 23 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-09-22. 2022-09-21. fr-FR. Le Raja Casablanca officialise la séparation avec Faouzi Benzarti. Hespress Français.
2. Web site: Raja de Casablanca : Mondher Lakbaier remplace officiellement Benzarti. Amine Raad. lematin.ma. fr. 24 September 2022. 24 September 2022. .
3. Web site: 2023-01-15. fr. Mohamed Makahasi prolonge avec le RCA. m.elbotola.com.
4. Web site: 2023-01-15. fr. Raja: Anas Zniti prolonge d'une année. Le360 Sport.
5. Web site: M . LeSiteinfo . 2023-02-03 . Le Raja prolonge le contrat de Soufiane Benjdida . 2023-02-04 . Le Site Info . fr-FR.
6. Web site: 2022-07-19. ar. الرجاء الرياضي يضم إسماعيل مقدم في صفقة انتقال حر بعقد يمتد لثلاثة مواسم. www.elbotola.com.
7. Web site: 2022-08-01. fr. Mercato: le Raja présente ses nouvelles recrues. Le360 Sport.
8. Web site: Le Raja Casablanca officialise trois arrivées . sportnewsafrica.com . 8 August 2022 . 10 August 2022 . 10 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810223109/https://sportnewsafrica.com/breve/le-raja-casablanca-officialise-trois-arrivees/ . live .
9. Web site: 2022-07-19. Ar. الرجاء يتعاقد مع اللاعب محمود بن تايك قادما من الاتحاد البيضاوي. www.elbotola.com.
10. Web site: Mercato : Yousri Bouzok et Mehdi Boukassi signent au Raja Casablanca . dzfoot.com . 1 August 2022 . 1 August 2022 . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801150808/https://www.dzfoot.com/verts-deurope/transferts/mercato-yousri-bouzok-et-mehdi-boukassi-signent-au-raja-casablanca-229176.html . live .
11. Web site: Walid Sebbar revient au Raja . snrtnews.com . 2 August 2022 . 10 August 2022 . 2 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220802160211/https://snrtnews.com/fr/article/walid-sebbar-revient-au-raja-49958 . live .
12. Web site: Abdelraouf Benguit signe au Raja Casablanca . mediafootdz.dz . 4 August 2022 . 4 August 2022 . 5 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220805222833/https://www.mediafootdz.dz/abdelraouf-benguit-signe-au-raja-casablanca/ . live .
13. Web site: 2022-08-31. Amine Raad, LE. fr. MATIN. L'arrivée de Roger Aholou boucle le mercato XXL du Raja de Casablanca. Le Matin. 29 August 2022 .
14. Web site: 2022-08-31. 2022-08-29. Moundounga. fr-FR. Dit. Football : Axel Méyé rejoint le Raja Casablanca. Gabonreview.com Actualité du Gabon .
15. Web site: 2022-08-01. Ar. رسميا/ الرجاء الرياضي يُعلن استقطابه حمزة خابا في صفقة انتقال حر. www.elbotola.com.
16. Web site: 2023-01-16. 2023-01-16. ar. الرجاء يعلن رسميًا التعاقد مع زكريا الوردى لاعب الزمالك السابق. اليوم السابع.
17. Web site: Raja: retour à la maison pour Nawfel Zerhouni . 2023-01-23 . SNRTnews . fr.
18. Web site: عقد الحافيظي مع الرجاء يمتد لستة أشهر قابلة للتجديد بموجب صفقة انتقال حر . 2023-01-29 . www.elbotola.com . ar.
19. Web site: N . LeSiteinfo . 2023-02-04 . Le beau geste de Abdelilah Hafidi pour retourner au Raja (VIDEO) . 2023-02-07 . Le Site Info . fr-FR.
20. Web site: Libé . L'UTS pour maintenir sa place parmi l'élite . 2023-02-04 . Libération . fr.
21. Web site: Omar Arjoun s'engage avec Al Faysali . snrtnews.com . 31 July 2022 . 10 August 2022 . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801005028/https://snrtnews.com/fr/article/omar-arjoun-sengage-avec-al-faysali-49806 . live .
22. Web site: Fabrice Ngoma file au Koweït et signe au club d'Al Fahaheel . snrtnews.com . 8 August 2022 . 10 August 2022 . 8 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808212219/https://snrtnews.com/fr/article/fabrice-ngoma-file-au-koweit-et-signe-au-club-dal-fahaheel-50354 . live .
23. Web site: 2023-01-16. 2022-08-23. fr-FR. Le Marocain Zakaria El Wardi signe au Zamalek. Hespress Français.
24. Web site: Hamid Ahaddad est officiellement un joueur du Wydad . 2023-02-04 . Le360 Sport . fr.
25. Web site: أحد السعودي يعلن تعاقده مع اللاعب بدر بولهرود . 2023-02-04 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.
26. Web site: Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl . 2023-02-04 . www.vi.nl.
27. Web site: كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول .
28. Web site: رسميا/ أكسيل مايي ينتقل إلى أولمبيك آسفي على سبيل الإعارة قادما من الرجاء . 2023-01-29 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.
29. Web site: 2023-02-02. Ar. رسميا/ اتحاد طنجة يضم الحارس الجزائري غايا مرباح معارا لغاية نهاية الموسم. www.elbotola.com.
30. Web site: رسميا/ أولمبيك آسفي يتعاقد مع عبد الحي فورصي قادما من الرجاء . 2023-01-31 . www.elbotola.com . Ar.
31. Web site: lesiteinfocom . 2023-01-31 . لاعب يفسخ عقده مع الرجاء وينتقل إلى أحد كبار البطولة . 2023-01-31 . لوسيت انفو سبور . ar.