The 46-year-old takes over from Franco-Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic, who was dismissed on August 11 because of "differences of opinion" over preparations for the global tournament which kicks off in Qatar on November 20. "We are all behind (Regragui) in his new mission at the head of the national team, and we wish him good luck," Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) president Fouzi Lekjaa told journalists in Rabat.
Regragui said the Moroccan public were "expecting good results". "We want to do great things ... and we'll give our all to make you happy," he said.
Regragui was born south of Paris and played as a defender for Toulouse, Ajaccio, Dijon and Grenoble as well as chalking up 45 caps with Morocco's national team. He was coach of FUS Rabat between 2014-2020 and briefly led Qatari club Al-Duhail.