The Davis Cup playoff between Morocco and Colombia ended in total confusion on Sunday in Casablanca. The decisive victory of Nicolas Mejia triggered bottle throwing and heated altercations, against a backdrop of accusations of mutual provocation.
The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, during a press conference held in Abidjan, expressed his reluctance to confirm the precise dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for 2025, thus contradicting the statements of the President of the FRMF, Fouzi Lekjaa.
Morocco qualifies for Davis Cup Group II, after completing a flawless run in the Group III Africa qualifiers.
Following the draw for the Davis Cup Africa Zone III Group, held in Algiers on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Morocco will have to face Algeria, the host country of the tournament.
Morocco faced Monaco on Saturday, as part of the 2022 Davis Cup Play-offs. The Monegasques managed to beat the Moroccans, thus securing their ticket for World Group II, whose matches will be played in September 2022.
The Franco-Moroccan tennis player, Elliot Benchetrit, who decided at the end of 2020 to represent Morocco during the Olympic Games and the Davis Cup, gave an interview to VH magazine on the reasons that led him to make this decision. During this interview, the player confides that after playing for France, his country of birth, he wanted to honor Morocco, his country of origin.
The 22-year-old French tennis player Elliot Benchetrit has decided to now play for Morocco, the country of his father, in the Davis Cup and the Olympics. A "well-thought-out" choice that he explains.