 Amrabat was expected to take part in the 2008 Olympic football tournament with the Netherlands but he and fellow PSV (and future Moroccan) teammate Ismaïl Aissati both failed to make the final squad.In November 2011, Amrabat decided to play for Morocco.On 11 November 2011, he made his debut with the "Atlas Lions of Morocco" against Uganda in a 0–1 loss in the LG Cup.