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‘Africa’s World Cup Dream Closer To Reality Than Ever’ – CAF President
16 Mar

‘Africa’s World Cup Dream Closer To Reality Than Ever’ – CAF President

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President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has stated that the continent’s dream of producing a world champion is closer to reality than ever before following Morocco’s semi final run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The North Africans became the first African country to make the semi finals of the World Cup and finished 4th in Qatar. Morocco became the first African country to make the semi finals of FIFA World Cup Speaking at the 2022 CAF Outstanding Achievement Award held in Kigali, Rwanda, Motsepe said Morocco’s fairytale run given him real belief that an African…
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Morocco Announces Joint Bid With Spain And Portugal To Host 2030 World Cup
15 Mar

Morocco Announces Joint Bid With Spain And Portugal To Host 2030 World Cup

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The King of Morocco, King Mohammed VI has announced that Morocco will present a joint bid with Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup. “I would like to announce, before this assembly, that the Kingdom of Morocco has decided, together with Spain and Portugal, to present a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup,” he said. This was in a message on the presentation of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) President’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2022 to the Sovereign in Rwanda’s Kigali. “This joint bid, which is unprecedented in football history, will bring together Africa and Europe,…
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Morocco Favourites To Host AFCON 2025 With World-Class Facilities
03 Feb

Morocco Favourites To Host AFCON 2025 With World-Class Facilities

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Morocco are currently favourites to get the nod for the hosting rights to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. A number of countries have made bids to host the 35th edition of the tournament but the North African country are ahead of the pack with world-class facilities in place. The 1976 AFCON winners have presented six stadiums as they await a decision from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on February 10. The stadiums are; Grand Stade de Tanger, Complexes Sportif de Fés, Stade Adrar in Agadair, Stade de Marrakech, Stade Moulay Abdallah and Stade Mohammed V. In an interview with 3Sports, the…
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Morocco Scores Major Points In Bid To Host 2025 AFCON
27 Jan

Morocco Scores Major Points In Bid To Host 2025 AFCON

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Morocco keeps scoring major points in its bid to host the 2025 AFCON finals after the country passed strict FIFA prerequisite criteria for the organisation of an expanded new-look FIFA World Cup. On Wednesday, the North African country became the only country to successfully get the greenlight in the strict FIFA prerequisite criteria specifications on sports, hotel, health and infrastructures that make a country eligible to organise the FIFA World Cup under its new format of an increase from 32 to 48 teams. This is not the first time Morocco gets the thumbs up after a Task Force composed of…
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CHAN: Why Morocco Have Pulled Out Of Their Title Defence In Algeria
12 Jan

CHAN: Why Morocco Have Pulled Out Of Their Title Defence In Algeria

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Defending champions of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), Morocco, have officially announced they will not take part in this month’s tournament. The decision to pull out of the competition was made official just a day ahead of the commencement in Algeria. The Atlas Lions had been drawn into Group C, where they would have faced Sudan, Madagascar and Ghana. But what went into the decision for the Moroccan FA to announce their decision to pull out of the 2022 CHAN tournament? There is a political side to it which we detail. Apparently, Morocco had been threatening to not play in…
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World Cup 2022: Morocco Protest About Semi-final Referee
16 Dec

World Cup 2022: Morocco Protest About Semi-final Referee

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Morocco’s football federation (FMRF) has protested to world governing body Fifa about the refereeing during Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final defeat by defending champions France in Qatar. The FMRF is unhappy that Mexican referee Cesar Ramos failed to award a penalty in the first half to the North Africans when Theo Hernandez made contact with Sofiane Boufal in the area. Instead of awarding a spot-kick, which several neutrals felt was appropriate, Ramos instead booked winger Boufal for a foul. The Moroccans were also unhappy that the hauling down of substitute Selim Amallah as he awaited the delivery of a set-piece also…
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Boy Run Over And Killed After France World Cup Win
15 Dec

Boy Run Over And Killed After France World Cup Win

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A 14-year-old boy has been run over and killed in the southern French city of Montpellier shortly after France’s World Cup semi-final victory over Morocco. Authorities said he was struck by a car after the match and then died in hospital. Images on social media showed a car draped in a French tricolour surrounded by people who then grabbed the flag. The driver then appeared to panic, accelerating into two teenagers. As he turned his car around and sped off, the 14-year-old was hit and went into cardiac arrest. “Immense sadness that a sporting event should end in total tragedy,”…
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World Cup 2022: 30 Flights Arranged to Send Morocco Fans to Qatar for France Semis Clash
13 Dec

World Cup 2022: 30 Flights Arranged to Send Morocco Fans to Qatar for France Semis Clash

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Thirty special flights have been organized to carry local fans in Morocco to Qatar to watch the Atlas Lions’ 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final clash against France on Wednesday. The country’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, will operate the trips departing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The flights, in collaboration with Morocco’s football federation and the sports ministry, will be at a promotional rate of 5,000 Moroccan dirhams (US$ 472) for a return trip. A Royal Air Maroc statement read: "The exceptional and heroic performance of the national team during the 2022 World Cup will forever be engraved in the memory…
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2022 World Cup: Morocco Beat Spain On Penalties To Book Quarterfinal Spot
07 Dec

2022 World Cup: Morocco Beat Spain On Penalties To Book Quarterfinal Spot

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Achraf Hakimi made himself a hero with a chipped winning penalty as Morocco stunned Spain in a shootout after a goalless draw to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. The two teams played out a draw after 120 minutes and Spain failed to convert any of their three penalties – goalkeeper Yaccine Bounou saving two – leaving PSG’s Hakimi to win it with a nerveless ‘Panenka’ to spark jubilant scenes. The north African side’s fans had been making themselves heard all game but the atmosphere in the stands did not match the attritional battle on the pitch. Spain hogged the ball…
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Qatar 2022: Clashes In Brussels After Morocco Beat Belgium
28 Nov

Qatar 2022: Clashes In Brussels After Morocco Beat Belgium

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Police sealed off parts of the centre of Brussels, deployed water cannons and fired tear gas to disperse crowds on Sunday following violence during and after Morocco’s 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup. Dozens of rioters overturned and torched a car, set electric scooters on fire and pelted cars with bricks. Police spokeswoman Ilse Van de Keere said some fans were armed with sticks and a journalist “was injured in the face by fireworks”. Brussels Mayor Philippe Close urged people to stay away from the city centre and said authorities were doing their utmost to keep order in the streets.…
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