King Mohammed VI Congratulates Moroccan Futsal Team on CAN-2020 Victory
Rabat – King Mohammed VI has congratulated Morocco’s national futsal squad for winning the 6th edition of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. The monarch sent a congratulatory message to the players...
View ArticleMorocco to Construct $10.4 Million Football Academy in Laayoune
Rabat – Morocco is set to build the largest football academy in its southern region with a MAD 100 million (around $10.35 million) project in Laayoune. The academy will encompass 10 hectares and...
View ArticleSouth Africa Federation Extolls Morocco’s Sports Infrastructure Initiatives
Rabat – President of the Football Federation of South Africa (SAFA) Danny Jordaan has commended the work of Morocco’s government in developing the country’s football infrastructure. Jordaan, according...
View ArticleRaja of Casablanca qualifies for Arab Club Champions Cup Semi-Final
Rabat – Raja Club Athletic (RCA) of Casablanca, qualified for the semi-final of the Arab Club Champions Cup. The Moroccan club, one of the leading squads of the Moroccan league, secured a place for the...
View ArticleMoroccan-Swiss Cyclist El Mehdi Chokri Joins Israel Cycling Academy
Rabat – Moroccan-Swiss cyclist El Mehdi Chokri has joined the Israel Cycling Academy (ICA) and is set to compete in the Union Cycliste International (UCI) WorldTour. ICA announced the news on its...
View ArticleMorocco Maintains African Karate Championship Title
Rabat – Morocco has won the 2020 title of African champion in Karate, repeating its 2019 achievement. The Moroccan Karate team dominated in all categories, winning a total of 37 medals, including 15...
View ArticleMorocco’s Football Federation Hires Foreign Coaches, Local Assistants
Rabat – The Technical Director at Morocco’s Royal Football Federation (FRMF), Osian Roberts, presented the various national teams’ new coaches at a press conference. The conference took place on...
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Barefoot Moroccan Athlete Wins Spanish Cross-Country Race
Rabat – Moroccan athlete Douae Ouboukir won the Catalonia cross-country championship barefoot, drawing attention from spectators and sports reporters. The race took place on Sunday, February 9, in the...
View ArticleChelsea Reportedly Close to Deal With Morocco’s Hakim Ziyech
Rabat – After more than two years of failed transfer deals for Atlas Lion Hakim Ziyech, English club Chelsea reportedly made an agreement with the Moroccan player and his current club Ajax Amsterdam...
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Chelsea, Ajax Confirm Atlas Lion Ziyech €45 Million Transfer Deal
Rabat – Football clubs Chelsea and Ajax Amsterdam have finally confirmed Moroccan Hakim Ziyech’s transfer deal at the end of the season. The two clubs made the announcement on Thursday, February 13, on...
View ArticleMoroccan Cyclist Mehdi Choukri Will Not Race for Israel
Rabat – A few days after joining the Israeli Cycling Academy, Moroccan cyclist Mehdi Choukri terminated his contract and joined French club AC Bisontine instead. According to Be-Celt, a website...
View ArticleIhattaren Says Choosing Between Morocco and Netherlands Was Easy
Rabat – Dutch-Moroccan football player Mohammed Ihattaren said the choice between joining the Netherlands’ national football team or Morocco’s team was easy. In an interview with Voetbal...
View ArticleMorocco Remains 1st African Country to Use VAR for Local Games
Rabat – Morocco has used video assistant referee (VAR) during a league match between Fath Union Sport (FUS) and Ittihad Tanger on Friday. The North African country becomes again the first country to...
View ArticleFRMF Sanctions AS FAR Following Botola Championship Violence
Rabat – The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) gave AS FAR a four-match ban and a fine of MAD 100,000 ($10,000) as punishment for the violence that followed the team’s Botola championship match...
View ArticleMoroccan Football League Signs Deal with LaLiga to Exchange Expertise
Rabat – Morocco’s National Professional Football League (LNFP) inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Spanish Football League (La Liga) earlier this week. The president of LNFP, Said Naciri, and...
View ArticleViolent Football Fans Lead Morocco to Take Action on Hooliganism
Rabat – Recent acts of hooliganism at football games in the cities of Rabat and Safi have alerted Moroccan authorities again to the need for security measures deployed in such events. The last week saw...
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Morocco’s Football Chief Visits Aspetar, World-Leading Sports Hospital
Rabat – The President of the Moroccan Royal Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, visited the facilities of the world’s leading sports medicine hospital Aspetar in Doha, Qatar. Lekjaa visited the...
View ArticleMorocco’s Ramzi Boukhiam Wins World Surfing Stage, Becomes 2nd Worldwide
Rabat – Moroccan professional surfer Ramzi Boukhiam won on Sunday the World Surfing League’s 2020 Oi Hang Loose Pro Contest surfing event, a four-day world championship stage held on the beach of...
View ArticleCHAN 2020: Morocco to play Rwanda, Uganda, Togo in Group C
Rabat – The organizers of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) yesterday announced the groupings for the 2020 tournament following a drawing ceremony in Yaounde, Cameroon. Morocco’s national team...
View ArticleMoroccan Equestrian Team to Compete in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Rabat – The Royal Moroccan Federation of Equestrian Sports (FRMSE) announced Morocco has officially qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. FRMSE made the announcement on their official website, adding...
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