CAN 2019: Royal Air Maroc Offers Flights to Cairo at MAD 3,000
Rabat – The Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) signed a partnership agreement in Rabat on Friday. The three organizations plan to...
View ArticleSemenya Declines “Late Invitation’ to Run in Rabat Diamond League
Rabat – The organizer of the Diamond League 800 m has now invited Caster Semenya, an intersex South African Olympic champion, to race on Sunday in Rabat. Before inviting her, Morocco previously banned...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Abderrazak Hamdallah Joins Training with Saudi Club Al Nassr amid FRMF Claims
Rabat – Videos and photos of Moroccan player Abderrazak Hamdallah’s training have gone viral on social media after his exit from Morocco’s training camp in preparation for the 2019 African Cup of...
View ArticleEditorial: Favoritism, Internal Disputes Cast Shadow over Morocco’s CAN 2019...
Rabat – After their honorable performance at the Russia World Cup, Morocco’s Atlas Lions won plaudits around the world and emerged as a footballing powerhouse in the African context. This has meant...
View ArticleRenard’s Assistant : Faycal Fajr Is ‘Adorable,’ Does Not Deserve Anger from Fans
Rabat – The national team’s assistant coach, Patrice Bommel, appeared before the press following the friendly match between the Atlas Lions and Zambia on Sunday, June 16. Bommel replaced head coach...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Faycal Fajr Allegedly Apologizes to Abderrazak Hamdallah
Rabat – A leaked Instagram conversation allegedly between Moroccan football players Faycal Fajr and Abderrazak Hamdallah has gone viral on social media. The conversation shows Fajr apologizing to...
View ArticleAbderrazak Hamdallah: ‘Dream to Represent Morocco Will Have to Wait’
Rabat – Moroccan international player Abderrazak Hamdallah has finally commented on his exit from Morocco’s training camp for the 2019 African Cup of Nations (CAN). Hamdallah shared a tweet to express...
View ArticleCAF President Discredits ES Tunis’ Complaints, Says CAF Needed to ‘Take...
Rabat – Ahmad Ahmad, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has just given a muscular rebuttal to critics of CAF’s stance on the controversial Champions League final between...
View ArticleMoroccan Runner Ranks first in Spanish 15km Race
Rabat – Moroccan runner, Mhamedi Hafid, has won one of Spain‘s biggest races. organized in the province of Castilla–La Mancha, Mhamedi completed the 15-kilometer run in 50 minutes and one second; a...
View ArticleFrench Police Arrest Michel Platini On Corruption Charges
By Abdessamd El Baz Rabat – Michel Platini, former President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), was arrested on Tuesday, June 18 for alleged corruption in connection with the 2022...
View ArticleCAN 2019: Recent Losses Don’t Dampen Morocco’s Hope to Win Title
Rabat – Despite losing back-to-back friendly matches leading up to the start of the tournament, Dirar told ONsport “I predict the final to be between Egypt and Morocco.” The last time the Lions won the...
View ArticleHakim Ziyech to Leave Ajax in the Summer
Rabat – Ajax sporting director Marc Overmars recently declared that Moroccan football player Hakim Ziyech is free to leave in the summer. However, Ziyech’s contract has a release clause of £25 million....
View ArticleHakim Ziyech: From ‘Promising Dutch Youngster’ to Creative Mastermind of...
Rabat – Even as a series of dismal performances have raised lingering doubts on Morocco’s championship aspirations for the ongoing AFCON in Egypt, Moroccan fans’ confidence in Hakim Ziyech has...
View ArticleHerve Renard: Defender, Coach, and CAN Veteran
Rabat – In his career as a defender, Herve Renard played for French football clubs including AS Cannes, Stade de Vallauris, and SC Draguignan. Early Career Herve Renard was born on 30 September, 196,8...
View ArticleMehdi Benatia: ‘One of the Greatest Players in the History of Moroccan Football’
Born in Courcouronnes, France to Moroccan parents, Benatia began his professional football career at Olympique de Marseille. While at Marseille, he also loaned his time out to Tours FC and FC...
View ArticleLate-Minute Own Goal Gives Morocco Good Enough Start in CAN 2019
Rabat – There was a flair of diminished confidence and unattended doubts as Morocco took on Namibia’s in the opening game of Group D. For a team that has been repeatedly hailed for its enormous reserve...
View ArticleMorocco Ranks First in African Beach Games in Cape Verde
Rabat – Morocco finished at the top of the overall rankings of the first African Beach Games organized from June 14 to 23 at Sal Island in Cape Verde. Morocco won 16 medals, including 9 gold, 3 silver,...
View ArticleMorocco’s Head Coach Renard on Opening CAN Match: ‘First Game is Always Tough’
Rabat – Head coach of Morocco’s national football team, Herve Renard, told reporters that the first match of a tournament is always tough. “What happened today proves this” explained Renard after the...
View ArticleSouth African TEG Procycling Rider Jason Oosthuizen Comes in First in Morocco...
Rabat – South African TEG Procycling rider Jason Oosthuizen claimed his first win in Morocco, after riding to victory in the GP Oued Eddahab in Tan-Tan last week. “It’s always nice to win,” said the...
View ArticleNabil Dirar: ‘A Lion Never Dies’
Rabat – Born and raised in a poor family in Casablanca, among his ten siblings, Nabil Dirar had a harsh childhood which made him a fighter from a young age. “A lion never dies,” Dirar has said...
View Article
