CAF Passes Amendment, Western Sahara Politics To Remain Off the Pitch
Rabat – On March 12, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved an amendment that would exclude any potential participation of the self-styled Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in...
View ArticleFootball: Morocco Seeks to Develop Cooperation with Spain’s FREF
Rabat – The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, met on Monday with a Spanish Basque delegation to discuss cooperation between the FRMF and the Royal Spanish...
View ArticleMorocco and Spain Promote Sports Cooperation in Laayoune
Rabat – On Tuesday, a delegation from Spain visited Morocco to meet Khadija Illa, the president of the National League of Women’s Football, to discuss the possibilities for sports collaboration in...
View ArticleCAN 2021 Qualifiers: Morocco Unveils Lineup for Burundi, Mauritania Games
Rabat – Head coach of Morocco’s national football team, Vahid Halilhodzic, unveiled today the list of 24 football players who will participate in the Atlas Lions’ next two matches, against Burundi and...
View ArticlePara-Athletics Grand Prix 2021 : Morocco Wins Nine Medals
Rabat – Morocco’s team of handisports won nine medals on the first day of the 2021 Grand Prix of Tunis Para-Athletics, including three gold, three silver, and three bronze. The competition took place...
View ArticleMorocco Qualifies for 2021 AfCON Despite Underwhelming Performance
Morocco’s national football team has qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after tying with Mauritania 0-0. Fans on both sides may have been left utterly let down by the disappointing football...
View ArticleCAF Acknowledges Morocco’s Contribution in Advancing African Football
Patrice Motsepe, the newly-elected president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) has lauded Morocco’s commitment to the advancement of African football and its contributions to African...
View ArticleHalilhodzic: Morocco’s Football Players Still Need Work to Improve
Rabat – Head coach of Morocco’s national team, Vahid Halilhodzic said the Moroccan football squad is full of talented players. He acknowledged that the players still need work and time to improve....
View ArticleMunir Scores First International Goal As Morocco Finishes AfCON Qualifiers in...
Rabat – A laborious, but ultimately well-deserved win. All looks well for Morocco’s Atlas Lions — for now at least. Vahid Hallidhodzic’s men did tonight more than was nominally expected of them,...
View ArticleMorocco Champions AS Sale To Feature in First African NBA Season
Rabat – Morocco’s 2019 basketball champions AS Sale will feature in the NBA’s inaugural season in Africa, set to start on May 16. The NBA will launch its first international league outside of North...
View ArticleCAF Re-Appoints Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa As Finance Committee Chairman
Rabat – On Tuesday, March 30, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reappointed Fouzi Lekjaa, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) as chairman of its Finance Committee....
View ArticleNorth London Giants Arsenal Shows Interest in Achraf Hakimi
Rabat – Moroccan international football player and Inter Milan star Achraf Hakimi is a transfer target for Arsenal ahead of the 2021 summer transfer window. According to todofichajes, Arsenal is...
View ArticleMorocco Ranks 34th in FIFA Global Ranking, Loses One Spot
Rabat – Morocco National Football Team has lost one spot in the FIFA global ranking for the month of April and now ranks in the 34th position. The Atlas Lions lost one point after collecting 1481...
View ArticleMorocco to Launch Program For Refugee Integration Through Sport
Rabat – On the sidelines of Africa’s first summit for education through sport, TIBU Morocco and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have begun a partnership to help refugees in Morocco integrate...
View ArticleSpain’s LaLiga Features Morocco’s Dakhla in Promotional Video
Rabat – The Spanish National Professional Football League known as LaLiga featured Morocco’s southern city of Dakhla in El Clasico’s promotional video published on April 8. LaLiga collaborated with...
View Article21-Year-Old Moroccan Football Player Dies After Collapsing on Pitch
Rabat – Young Moroccan football player, Reda Saki, who played for the Étoile jeunesse sportive de Casablanca, died at the age of 21, after collapsing on the pitch during an amateur championship game...
View ArticleParis Saint-Germain’s Players Send Ramadan Wishes to Muslims
Rabat – Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) Twitter account posted a video showing the players wishing Muslims a happy Ramadan on April 13. In the video, players of the PSG team, including Neymar and Mbappe...
View ArticleZiyech Could Leave Chelsea to Join Sevilla This Summer
Rabat – Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech could reportedly leave Chelsea to join Sevilla this summer after just one season at Stamford Bridge. The Moroccan could join Moroccan internationals Youssef...
View ArticleDiamond League Moves From Morocco to UK Due to COVID-19 Concerns
Rabat – The first IAAF Diamond League of the season, part of the annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions, has been moved from the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to northeast England.The...
View ArticleTokyo Olympic Games: Committee Has No Intention to Cancel
Rabat – Tokyo Olympic Games President Seiko Hashimoto confirmed that the committee has no intention of canceling the 2021 games. The Olympics are three months away, to start July 23. Still, there is...
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