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  • Morocco Falls to Cape Verde in African Handball Championship Semifinal
    17 July 2022, by Ginette

    The Atlas Lions lost to Cape Verde (23-19) in the semi-final of the 2022 African Handball Nations Cup, on Saturday in Cairo.
    The Moroccan handball team is leaving the African Nations Championship (CAN) on the verge of the final. It was slowed down by Cape Verde, which dominated the match from start to finish, thus seizing its chance to qualify for the first time in its history for an African handball championship final.
    Morocco will play the third-place classification match against the (…)

  • Moroccan Judokas Secure 4 Medals at African Youth Championships in Nairobi
    26 July 2022, by Ginette

    One gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal. This is the harvest made by the Moroccan judokas at the African Cadet and Junior Championships which ended on Sunday in Nairobi.
    Five judokas represented Morocco at these championships which took place from July 21 to 24 in Nairobi, Kenya. They are Hassan Doukkali, Nouh Lahmouri, Mohamed Taïbi, Ayoub El Messaoudi and Wissal Ziane. The only gold medal was won by Hassan Doukkali in the Juniors category (-73 kg).
    He defeated his (…)

  • Morocco Stuns Host Rwanda, Advances to African Volleyball Championship Semi-Finals
    12 September 2021, by Ginette

    The Moroccan volleyball team defeated Rwanda in front of their home crowd on Saturday evening in Kigali by 3 sets to 0, and advances to the semi-finals.
    By dominating Rwanda in this competition, Morocco has just brought down the myth around this Rwandan team, considered to be one of the best in this championship. Against the host country, the men of Franco-Serbian technician Nicola Matijasevic did not concede a single set (17-25, 23-25, 17-25), reports the MAP.
    To secure a place in the (…)

  • Morocco Dominates African Muay Thai Championships, Clinches 11 Gold Medals
    16 November 2021, by Ginette

    The Moroccan national Muay Thai team won the African champion title in both men’s and women’s categories. A total of eleven gold medals and three silver medals were won by Moroccan athletes during this competition organized from November 11 to 13 at the covered hall of the Cairo International Stadium.
    Morocco did not rest on its laurels at the African Muay Thai championships despite very strong competition between the participants. But the Moroccan athletes managed to pull it off by (…)

  • Morocco Dominates African Karate Championship with 37 Medals, Clinches Continental Title
    10 February 2020, by Ginette

    Morocco has carved out the lion’s share by winning 37 medals at the African Karate Championship. The competition took place in Tangier, from February 7 to 9, with the bonus of the African champion title won by the kingdom.
    Morocco did not rest during this edition of the African Karate Championship. It came out on top with the title thanks to the 37 medals won, including 15 gold, 13 silver and 9 bronze. The kingdom thus surpasses Egypt with 39 medals, including 11 gold, 19 silver and 9 (…)

  • Morocco Edges Guinea 1-0 in CHAN Warm-Up Match
    12 January 2021, by Ginette

    The Moroccan national team of local football players faced their Guinean counterpart on Tuesday in a friendly match that ended in a victory for the Moroccans. The match took place at the Prince Héritier Moulay El Hassan stadium in Rabat.
    Guinea lost to Morocco with a score of one goal to zero. The only goal of the match was scored by Ayoub El Kaabi in the 6th minute of play. Last Friday, the two teams had faced each other in a first friendly match won by Morocco 2 goals to 1.
    For the (…)

  • Morocco’s U20 Team Aims for Strong Finish at African Youth Championship
    25 January 2021, by Ginette
  • Morocco Withdraws from North African Karate Championship amid Diplomatic Tensions with Tunisia
    28 August 2022, by Prince

    Morocco announced on Saturday that it will not participate in the North African Karate Championship scheduled for September 7-11 in Tunisia.
    In a statement published on Saturday and obtained by the Anadolu Agency, the Royal Moroccan Federation of Karate and Associated Disciplines announced the cancellation of its participation in the North African Karate Championship. The reason is the emerging crisis between the two countries because of the Sahara.
    Morocco recalled its ambassador to (…)

  • Algeria Claims Morocco Attempted to Manipulate African Boxing Championship Results
    22 September 2022, by Prince

    Algeria accuses Morocco of trying to make it lose the African boxing champion title by manipulating the rankings with the complicity of Mozambique, the host country of the competition.
    The African men’s and women’s boxing championship ended in Maputo, the Mozambican capital, with the victory of the Algerian team. A victory that the Mozambican boxing federation would have tried to usurp, at the instigation of the Moroccan delegation, accuses TSA Algérie, denouncing a hasty press release (…)

  • Moroccan CHAN Squad Begins Training Camp Amid Coach’s Concerns Over Player Readiness
    4 January 2021, by Ginette

    The local players began a 10-day preparation camp on Monday, as part of the 2021 African Nations Championship (CHAN) which will be held in Cameroon. Coach Houcine Ammouta is not satisfied with the level of the players and intends to work to make them perform before the competition.
    For this preparation camp, coach Houcine Ammouta has called up 34 players to the Mohammed VI National Football Center in Maamora. In an interview with Al Massae, he expressed his concern about the players who (…)