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  • Morocco’s Ghizlane Chebbak Named Best Player at 2022 Africa Cup of Nations
    24 July 2022, by Ginette

    The midfielder and captain of the Atlas Lionesses, Ghizlane Chebbak, was named "Woman of the tournament" on Saturday, July 23, as part of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.
    Ghizlane Chebbak, midfielder and captain of the Atlas Lionesses, was named best player or "Woman of the tournament" of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). On Saturday, Morocco finished as runners-up, after losing the final to South Africa at the Moulay Abdellah Complex in Rabat. (…)

  • Morocco Makes History as First African Team to Reach World Cup Semifinals
    16 April 2022, by Ginette
  • Morocco Wins Bid to Host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Outscoring Rivals
    29 September 2023, by Sylvanus

    The executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has, during its meeting held on Wednesday, September 27 at its headquarters in Cairo, designated Morocco as the host country for the 2025 CAN and the Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania trio for the 2027 edition. Favorite to host the competition, the kingdom obtained the best score.
    Favorite for CAN 2025, Morocco was awarded the organization of the competition after the last-minute withdrawal of the files of its competitors. (…)

  • World Cup Qualifiers: Sudan to Face Guinea in Morocco Amid Stadium Restrictions
    28 September 2021, by Ginette

    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has requested Morocco to host several matches counting towards the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. This is the case of Sudan’s match against Guinea which will be held in Marrakech, as none of the Sudanese stadiums have been authorized to host official matches.
    Sudan faces Guinea on October 6 in Marrakech. The Nile Crocodiles have a lot to do as their last two matches have been a fiasco (2-0) for the match against Morocco and (2-4) for the one against (…)

  • Morocco Awaits Tough Draw in 2022 Africa Cup of Nations Group Stage
    17 August 2021, by Ginette

    The draw for the Africa Cup of Nations will take place this Tuesday in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Morocco is part of the first pot, due to its recent performance in the FIFA ranking. It only remains for it to know the countries with which it will have to fight to emerge victorious from the group stage.
    Many sports observers believe that the probability of Morocco being in the same group as countries like Egypt or Côte d’Ivoire is very high. The draw marks a very important step in the organization (…)

  • Niger-Algeria World Cup Qualifier May Move to Niamey as Stadium Renovations Progress
    13 September 2021, by Ginette

    Morocco was supposed to host on October 10 the Niger-Algeria match, counting for the 4th round of the 2nd round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. But according to the latest news, the renovation of the General Seyni Kountché stadium in Niamey would already be at a level that could allow the match.
    Niger had already requested Morocco during the first round of the World Cup qualifiers. It was for the match that opposed it to Burkina Faso and which was held at the Grand Stadium of Marrakech. (…)

  • Liberia to Play World Cup Qualifiers in Morocco Due to Stadium Issues
    24 October 2021, by Armel

    The large stadium in Tangier will host in November two matches of the Liberian national football team counting for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
    The Royal Moroccan Football Federation has responded favorably to its Liberian counterpart, who requested Morocco to host its international matches. The stadium in Monrovia does not meet the criteria of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
    To this end, Liberia’s last two World Cup 2022 qualifiers, which will pit them against Nigeria (…)

  • Morocco Bids to Host CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Finals
    23 February 2020, by Bladi.net

    Morocco has volunteered to host the finals of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) club competitions.
    According to an FRMF official, quoted by the Arridiya television channel, the 2020 Champions League final will be organized at the Mohammed V stadium in Casablanca. As for the Moulay Abdellah complex in Rabat, it will serve as the venue for the final of the African Confederation Cup.
    To organize this major event of African football, the Kingdom is competing with two other (…)

  • Raja Casablanca Offers Players 100,000 DH Bonus for CAF Confederation Cup Victory
    2 July 2021, by Ginette

    Raja of Casablanca has promised a big bonus to its players if they win the CAF Confederation Cup final. A gesture aimed at galvanizing the players who have to play several matches before this final.
    Between Raja of Casablanca and Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie, which team will be able to lift the CAF Confederation Cup on July 10 at the Friendship Stadium in Cotonou, Benin? Raja, in any case, has offered a sufficient reason for the players to put in a good performance. The management of the (…)

  • African Nations Forced to Play World Cup Qualifiers Abroad Due to Substandard Stadiums
    16 August 2021, by Jérôme

    Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Djibouti will play their 2022 World Cup qualification matches from September, not at home, but in Morocco. The CAF has so decided because the stadiums of these countries, like those of four others, do not meet international standards.
    In total, eight African football teams are affected by this decision of the African Football Confederation (CAF). This decision, which also applies to the Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi and Namibia, is taken (…)