Raja Casablanca sack former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeping coach Ilyes Mzoughi after controversial video
The fallout was swift, decisive and impossible to ignore.
Moroccan football giants Raja Casablanca have dismissed former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeping coach Ilyes Mzoughi barely two weeks after appointing him, following the circulation of a controversial video that reportedly threw the club into turmoil on the eve of a crucial fixture.
The incident is understood to have caused significant disruption within the Raja camp just 24 hours before the match, prompting the club to take immediate action.
While Raja Casablanca have not publicly revealed the full details surrounding the video, the consequences were severe enough for the club to terminate Mzoughi’s contract, bringing his stint to an abrupt and unexpected end.
The decision marks a dramatic twist for the highly regarded goalkeeping coach, who had only recently begun his new role after leaving Kaizer Chiefs.
Mzoughi spent the past three years with the Soweto giants before his departure and was reunited at Raja Casablanca with head coach Nasreddine Nabi, a familiar figure from their previous working relationship.
His arrival had been viewed as part of Raja’s efforts to strengthen their technical team ahead of the new campaign. Instead, his tenure has ended almost as quickly as it began, with the club forced to confront an off-field controversy that overshadowed its preparations.
The dismissal leaves Raja Casablanca searching for a new goalkeeping coach as they attempt to draw a line under the incident and restore stability within the squad.
Club officials are now expected to move quickly to appoint a replacement, with attention turning back to football as Raja look to refocus on the remainder of the season.
For Mzoughi, the episode represents an unexpected setback in a coaching career that had appeared to be entering a new chapter following his exit from Kaizer Chiefs. Whether he returns to the dugout elsewhere remains to be seen, but his brief spell in Casablanca will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
