Moroccan Badr Banoun Wins CAF Champions League Trophy with Al-Ahly
Meknes – Badr Banoun expressed his joy for the unprecedented African Champions League title he won with Al Ahly on Friday. The Moroccan player said he is extremely happy to win the continental trophy....
View ArticleMoroccan MMA Fighter Jaafar Alaoui Wins 14th UAE Warriors
Meknes – The 14th UAE Warriors championship went to the Moroccan MMA fighter Jaafar Alaoui on Friday after his strong performance against Cameroon’s Jaures Dias in the 62kg category. UAE Warriors...
View ArticleMorocco’s Under-20 Atlas Lions Make Their Way to CAN U20
Meknes – Morocco’s under-20 football team will face its Algerian counterpart on December 18 as part of the qualifying tournament for the African U20 Cup of Nations (CAN U20) 2021. The first...
View ArticleMoroccan Football Player Mohamed Abarhoun Dies From Cancer at 31
Moroccan international football player Mohamed Abarhoun died today, December 2, at the age of 31. Turkish club Caykur Rizespor announced the Moroccan player’s death on Twitter. BAŞIMIZ SAĞOLSUNBir...
View ArticleMoroccan International Achraf Hakimi: World’s Second Best Right-Back
Meknes – Moroccan international football player Achraf Hakimi has ranked second best right-back in ESPN’s latest ranking of the world’s best footballers. ESPN started compiling its list of the...
View ArticleFIFA Rankings: Atlas Lions End 2020 in 35th Rank Worldwide, 4th in Africa
Morocco’s Atlas Lions have finished 2020 as the 35th best national team in the world, according to the latest FIFA World Rankings. The rankings, published today, December 10, are the last update for...
View ArticleMorocco’s Taekwondo Team Prepares for 2021 Tokyo Olympics in France
Morocco’s Olympic Taekwondo team has begun a training camp in France to prepare for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, set to begin next July. The training camp will run for several weeks, until January 23. The...
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Yaniv Edery Could Become First Israeli-Moroccan Atlas Lion
Rabat – Young footballer Yaniv Edery could be the first Israeli player to join Morocco’s national football team. The Israeli-Moroccan athlete has expressed his dream of representing the Atlas Lions....
View ArticleGlory: Romania’s Benjamin Adegbuyi Knocks out Morocco’s Badr Hari
Morocco’s kickboxing champion Badr Hari lost his Glory fight tonight against Romania’s heavyweight fighter Benjamin Adegbuyi, a two-time heavyweight title challenger on Saturday. Badr Hari lost the...
View ArticleMorocco’s Abderrazak Hamdallah Top Scorer at AFC Champions League
Rabat – Morocco’s international football player, Abderrazak Hamdallah, has clinched the 2020 AFC Champions League Top Scorer award. Hamdallah, who plays for Saudi club Al Nassr, finished the...
View ArticleMorocco Begins Construction of Football Training Center in Beni Mellal
Morocco’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Othman El Ferdaous, launched on Saturday, December 19, the construction of a federal football training center in Beni Mellal, a city surrounded by the...
View ArticleTennis Player Elliot Benchetrit Decides to Represent Morocco
Moroccan-French international tennis player Elliot Benchetrit has decided to change his sporting nationality, choosing to play for the kingdom of Morocco. The 22-year-old tennis player announced his...
View ArticleElliot Benchetrit: ‘I Want to Win Tennis Olympics With Morocco’
Moroccan-French tennis player Elliot Benchetrit, who recently switched his athletic allegiance from France to Morocco, has expressed his hope to someday win the tennis competition at the Olympics....
View ArticleInternational Football Player Kylian Mbappé Visits Morocco for Holiday
French international football player, Kylian Mbappé Lottin, is currently visiting Morocco to rest and celebrate the New Year holiday. Despite the global coronavirus pandemic, the Paris Saint-Germain...
View ArticleFrance Football Nominates Two Moroccan Players as Best Maghreb Players
Rabat – France Football published the nominees competing for the best Maghreb player. The shortlist includes Morocco’s international football players Hakim Ziyech and Yassine Bounou. The magazine...
View ArticleItalian Football Clubs Eye Former Moroccan Captain Medhi Benatia
At least two Italian football clubs have their eyes on Moroccan defender Medhi Benatia who currently plays for Qatari club Al-Duhail SC. AC Milan, currently at the top of the Italian football league...
View ArticleTwo Additional Moroccans Compete for 2020 Best Maghreb Player Award
French magazine France Football added on Wednesday, December 30, two more Moroccan players — Sofyan Amrabat and Achraf Hakimi — to its shortlist for the 2020 Best Maghreb Player award. One day...
View ArticleUnder-Planning Friendly Game to Pit Morocco’s Atlas Lions Against Israel
Morocco’s Royal Football Federation (FRMF) and Israel Football Association (IFA) have agreed to organize friendly games between their respective national teams. FRMF President Fouzi Lekjaa met through...
View ArticleAchraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech Feature in 2020 African Team of the Year
French magazine France Football has included two Moroccan international players, Achraf Hakimi and Hakim Ziyech, in its 2020 African Team of the Year. The fictional 11-man squad puts together the best...
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Marco Verratti Celebrates New Year, Proposes to Girlfriend in Marrakesh
Football star Marco Verratti spent his new year in Marrakesh accompanied by his sweetheart, famous French model Jessica Aidi, and took the chance to make his marriage proposal in Morocco’s red city....
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