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• French Tennis Player Elliot Benchetrit Switches to Represent Morocco in International Competitions
  27 December 2020, by Sylvanus

  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.
  As of January 1, 2021, there will be a "major change in the tennis history" of Elliot. He announced the color on his Instagram account. "Playing for Morocco, the country of birth of my father, will be an honor! Representing this country in the Davis Cup and the Olympics will be just as much," (…)

• Monaco Defeats Morocco in Davis Cup Play-offs, Advances to World Group II
  7 March 2022, by Ginette

  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 Moroccan team was composed of Mehdi Tahri, Adam Moundir, Elliot Benchetrit, Yassine Dlimi and Lamine Ouahab. It was confronted with the determination of the Monegasque team, which confirmed its superiority by winning the doubles and the last singles against Morocco, under (…)

• Franco-Moroccan Tennis Star Elliot Benchetrit Switches Allegiance to Morocco
  17 February 2021, by Ginette

  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.
  By announcing his change of sports nationality, the Franco-Moroccan tennis player created a general surprise. (…)

• Davis Cup: Morocco to Face Host Algeria in Africa Zone III Group Match
  10 August 2022, by Ginette

  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 is placed in Group B with Algeria, Namibia and Kenya. The Moroccans will enter the competition this Wednesday, August 10 at the Bachdjarah Tennis Club in Algiers against the Algerian tennis players.
  In Group A, we find Benin, Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire and Zimbabwe. According to the regulations, at the end (…)

• Morocco Dominates Davis Cup Qualifiers, Advances to Group II
  14 August 2022, by Ginette

  Morocco qualifies for Davis Cup Group II, after completing a flawless run in the Group III Africa qualifiers.
  Held from August 8 to 13 in Algiers, the qualifying rounds allowed Morocco to defeat Algeria, Namibia and Kenya in order to access the Euro-Africa Group II of the Davis Cup.
  In a statement to the MAP, Zakaria Zemrani, member of the executive committee of the Royal Moroccan Tennis Federation, stated that Morocco owes this result to the harmony, cohesion and team spirit that (…)

• CAF President Casts Doubt on 2025 AFCON Dates, Contradicting Moroccan Officials
  10 February 2024, by Said

  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.
  He stated that the current focus is mainly on this year’s AFCON edition, which ends this weekend in Côte d’Ivoire. This biennial tournament was exceptionally postponed by six (…)