Anas Zniti ( ar, أنس الزنيتي; born 28 October 1988) is a Moroccan professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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and captain for Botola side

Raja CA Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

and the Morocco national team. He previously played for Maghreb Fez and AS FAR. In March 2006, Zniti was called up for a training camp of the

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

Olympic squad, remaining in the squad the following year for further Olympic qualifying games.

Early life

Anas Zniti was born on 28 October 1988, the son of the Maghreb Fez School, who has been promoted to the first team since 2008. Anas family has always supported him and encouraged him to play sports, and this is not strange because he belongs to a family that cares much about football, his mother was a goalkeeper and his father used to play rugby in the ranks of the Fez Sports Federation

Club career

Maghreb fez

Zniti started his professional career playing for Fez. He spent a total of 8 seasons playing for Maghreb Fez. He is considered one of the best goalkeepers at the national level at the present time. He achieved the Throne Cup title in 2011 in addition to the 2011 African Confederation Cup in the same year in a final match against Tunisian Sfaxien, in which he started and saved two penalty kicks and managed to score the last kick that gifted the title to Al-fas. He also led the club to achieving the 2012 African Super Cup, eventually His contract ended with Maghreb Fez in June 2013.

FAR Rabat

After the end of his contract with Maghreb Fez, he received two offers from two European teams, but the understanding between them and his manager did not happen, and therefore there was no need to discuss the offers, which he received, especially since he had the desire to take a new experience in his football path. He then signed with Royal Army team. He spent a total of 3 seasons with the team but having no success with them achieving absolutely nothing.

Raja CA

On 26 May 2015, Zniti signed a contract with

. He had a huge success with the team winning over 7 titles. He won his first title with Raja after a draw with Libyan football team

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to win the

2015 UNAF Club Cup The 2015 UNAF Club Cup was the inaugural edition of the UNAF Club Cup. The clubs from Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia will face off for the title. Algeria withdrew its representative team because of overlapping dates of the competition with the ...

. on 2017 he won his second title after defeating Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi to achieve the 2017 Moroccan Throne Cup. In 2018 starts Raja glory in Africa. He won the

2018 CAF Confederation Cup The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2018 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the curre ...

with the team after defeating AS Vita Club in the finals. which guaranteed them a spot in the

2019 CAF Super Cup The 2019 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2019 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous s ...

, eventually Him and his team won the title after a 2–1 victory over

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (; ar, الترجي الرياضي التونسي, Attarajī ar-Riyāḍi Attūnisī, link=yes), also known as ''ES Tunis'' and , is a Tunisian sports club based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of Tunis, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919, thu ...

take took place in

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. In 2020, He won the league for the first time. and won the 2020 Arab Champions Leahue after defeating

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4–3 in penalties after saving

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penalty. In 2021, he achieved the 2021 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), ( Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian professi ...

2–1 in the final. Raja lost the

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against Al Ahly SC in penalties.

International career

At national level, Zniti plays for the Moroccan A' team. He is considered the second goalkeeper and the successor to

Nadir Lamyaghri Nadir Lamyaghri (born 13 February 1976) is a Moroccan former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Wydad Casablanca. Career Lamyaghri first broke on the scene in Racing Casablanca from 1995 to 2000 and was later to join Wydad Casabla ...

in the first team. On December 12, 2012, he played his first match with the Moroccan national team for local players in a friendly against Niger. He also played his first match with the first team against Zambia in a warm-up. For the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on January 8, 2013. Anas Zniti represented Morocco in the

2018 African Nations Championship The 2018 African Nations Championship, known as the Total African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2018) was the 5th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of Afric ...

, helping them to achieve their first CHAN title. He also played in the

2020 African Nations Championship The 2020 African Nations Championship, known as the Total African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2020) was the 6th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of Afri ...

. Morocco won again and becoming the first and only side so far to win the CHAN back to back. On 30 December 2021, Zniti broke his hand after being invited to participate in the

2021 Africa Cup of Nations The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's foo ...

Honours

Mas Fès *

Coupe du Trône The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a football tournament sponsored by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and brings together Moroccan clubs who play on the knockout system until two teams reach the final match. Unlike the league ch ...

: 2011 * CAF Confederation Cup: 2011 * CAF Super Cup:

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Raja CA * Moroccan League:

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UNAF Club Cup The UNAF Club Cup ( ar, كأس إتحاد شمال إفريقيا للأندية) is a tournament designed by the Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) that puts together the top three best finishers of the domestic leagues and the tw ...

: 2015 *

Arab Champions League The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by el ...

* CAF Confederation Cup:

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* CAF Super Cup:

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Morocco *

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Individual * Best Moroccan Player : 2011 * Best goalkeeper in Moroccan League (4) : 2011, 2017, 2020, 2021 * Best goalkeeper in CAF Champions League :

* Best goalkeeper in

Team of the Tournament:

''Eagle of the Year'': 2021 *

''Eagle of the Month'': September 2020, June 2021, November 2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zniti, Anas 1988 births Living people People from Fez, Morocco Association football goalkeepers Moroccan footballers Morocco international footballers Raja CA players Maghreb de Fès players AS FAR (football) players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Morocco A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players 2020 African Nations Championship players