Morocco’s Hamdallah Announces International Retirement
Rabat – Moroccan professional footballer Abderrazak Hamdallah announced his international retirement in an Instagram post on Monday, November 11. View this post on Instagram السلام عليكم ورحمة...
View ArticleMorocco to Build Sports Complex in Mauritania
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture, Hassan Abyaba, signed an agreement to build a sports complex in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott. The Moroccan minister signed the agreement...
View ArticleFIFA Appoints Arsene Wenger as Chief of Global Football Development
Rabat – The International Federation Football Association (FIFA) has appointed the long-serving manager of British football team Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, as its ’s new head of global football...
View ArticleFRMF: Hamdallah Never Officially Quit National Team
Rabat – The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, has spoken out about Moroccan football player Abderrazak Hamdallah’s retirement announcement. On November 11, the...
View ArticleControversial Egyptian to Referee Esperance de Tunis, Morocco’s OCS
Rabat – The Union of Arab Football Associations has named controversial Egyptian referee Gehad Grisha as the official referee for the upcoming match between the Moroccan club Olympic Club de Safi (OCS)...
View ArticleUninspired Moroccan Lions Draw with Mauritania in First CAN Qualifier
Rabat – One would have expected an emphatic victory of Morocco against a team of Mauritania’s caliber. The Atlas Lions have the class and the numbers that every African team dreams of, while Mauritania...
View ArticleMoroccan Boxing Champion Mohammed Rabii Wins 10th Pro Fight
Rabat – Moroccan boxing superstar Mohammed Rabii defeated Mexico’s Jesus Gurrola on Saturday, November 16 in Germany. The victory is Rabii’s tenth pro fight success since he began his professional...
View ArticleMoroccans Shine at International Taekwondo Competition in Paris
Rabat – Moroccan taekwondo player Abdelbasset Wasfi won a gold medal at an international Taekwondo competition. Wasfi took home the gold after defeating his rival Kosovar Arbert Azemi in a final match....
View ArticleTAS Casablanca Wins First Ever Title in Historic Throne Cup Final
Rabat – Tihad Athletic Sport of Casablanca, or TAS Casablanca, as the Hay Mohammadi (a Casablanca suburb) football team is known, has just made history by winning its first ever trophy. The Casablanca...
View ArticleMorocco’s Attaf Mohsin Places 3rd at International Judo Championship
Rabat – Moroccan martial artist Attaf Mohsin won third place at the International Open Judo Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mohsin received the bronze medal for the >100 kg weight category of...
View ArticleMorocco’s Atlas Lions Smash Burundi in Redemption-Themed CAN Qualifier
Rabat – Vahid Halilhodzic, the head coach of the Moroccan national team, was crystal clear about what the stakes were in today’s CAN qualifier against Burundi. “It is a must win,” he had said, his face...
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US Consulate Advises Personnel in Morocco to Avoid Casablanca Derby
Rabat – The Arab Club Championship match between Wydad Athletic Club and Raja Casablanca, known as the Casablanca derby, should be avoided by American personnel living in Morocco, according to a...
View ArticleMorocco’s En-Nesyri Scores Brilliant ‘Golazo’ Against Barcelona
Rabat – As Leganes’s and Morocco’s En-Nesyri’s beautifully curved strike made its way into the Barcelona net, barely 12 minutes into the game, the defenders’ and goalkeeper’s shocked facial expressions...
View ArticleMorocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech Among CAF Awards Nominees
Rabat – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has listed several Moroccan football players among its 2019 CAF Awards nominees. The CAF list, which was unveiled on Sunday, November 24, features...
View ArticleCasablanca Derby: Arrests, Injuries, Property Damage
Rabat – Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) announced the details of the disorder that accompanied the Casablanca derby in a press release on Sunday, November 25. Fans of Wydad...
View Article‘Too Much Interest’: Why Mohamed Ihattaren Chose Oranje Over Atlas Lions
Rabat – Why did Mohamed Ihattaren ditch Morocco in favor of the Netherlands? Many fans of Morocco’s Atlas Lions have recently asked, rather chagrined that Morocco had lost its battle to lure one of the...
View ArticleMoroccan Football Star Achraf Hakimi: I Never Experienced Racist Insults
Rabat – The Moroccan-Spanish football player Achraf Hakimi has spoken to Spanish news outlet El Pais in an interview about racism in football, his transition to playing in the German Bundesliga, and...
View ArticleMorocco’s National Team Drops 1 Spot in FIFA Monthly Ranking
Rabat – Morocco’s national football team ranked 43rd globally at the recent FIFA monthly ranking, down from 42d in October. FIFA published its November rankings for national squads today, november 28....
View ArticleMoroccan Fighter Becomes World Champion in Full-Contact
Rabat – Moroccan fighter Soufiane Merzak won yesterday, November 30, the title of world champion in full-contact in the 75kg category. Merzak won the title during the World Kickboxing Championships in...
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Moroccan Boxer Moussa Gholam Knocks Out Opponent to Claim World Title
Rabat – Moroccan boxer Moussa Gholam won the World Boxing Organization’s Intercontinental title in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, November 28. Gholam knocked out his opponent, Thailand’s Suriya...
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