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• CAF Eliminates DR Congo from U23 AFCON After Morocco’s Appeal
  24 April 2019, by Said

  It is not thanks to a victory on the field but through an appeal filed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) that Morocco obtained a favorable outcome against the team of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  This Wednesday, the Moroccan federation received a letter from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in response to the appeal filed a few days ago regarding the match between the U23 National Team and its DRC counterpart as part of the qualifiers for the 2019 (…)

• Congolese Soccer Stars Flee to Morocco by Canoe, Shocking Club Officials
  19 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  Four key players from the sports association "Vita club" (AS "Vita club") in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, have taken flight. On board a canoe, they fled to Morocco, announces a tweet from the club.
  Morocco, the destination of choice for African migrants, is the object of attraction for players of AS "Vita Club". In a statement published on the club’s Twitter account, the officials denounce the flight of the four players still under contract. The deserters therefore left without (…)

• Morocco’s Ryan Mmaee Likely to Miss World Cup Qualifier Against DRC Due to Injury
  28 February 2022, by Prince

  Still injured, Ryan Mmaee may not join the Atlas Lions for the 2022 World Cup qualifying playoffs against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) scheduled for March 26 and 29.
  The Moroccan player could miss this double confrontation with the DRC due to a "serious" injury, indicated his coach at Ferencvaros, the Russian Stanislav Cherchesov, questioned on Saturday in a press conference, on the reasons for the absence of the Atlas Lion during the match against Gyirmot (1-1) in the Hungarian (…)

• World Cup Qualifier: Morocco vs. DRC Match Time Adjusted for Daylight Saving Change
  12 March 2022, by Armel

  The return match that will pit the Atlas Lions against the Leopards of Congo, counting for the World Cup playoffs, will take place on March 29 at 7:30 pm, due to Morocco’s switch to standard time (GMT).
  Initially scheduled for 8:30 pm, this decisive match will start an hour earlier, as the kingdom will revert to standard time (GMT +1) on Sunday, March 27 at 3:00 am.
  After the month of Ramadan, the legal time of the Kingdom will be advanced by 60 minutes (GMT +1) on Sunday, May 8 at (…)

• Morocco Drawn in Group D for 2020 African Handball Championship
  22 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  Following the draw for the African Nations Cup for Handball, CAN Tunisia 2020 seniors, held on Saturday evening in Gammarth in Tunis, Morocco was drawn in Group D alongside Algeria, Congo, Senegal and Zambia.
  This position of the Kingdom could certainly allow it this year to stand out by bringing back the trophy of victory or by aligning itself in the top 3.
  Scheduled for the period of January 16 to 24, 2020, the CAN Tunisia Handball seniors hosts 17 African nations for this 25th (…)

• Congolese Students Face Hardship in Morocco as Government Fails to Pay Tuition
  27 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  Misery. This is how one can describe the life led by Congolese students in the kingdom. Like students of other nationalities, they are sent to study and complete their training. Their state, guarantor of this training, seems no longer willing to honor its commitment to the training institutions of these young people. Dragging unpaid tuition fees, these students, who arrived between 2014 and 2017 at the Private University of Marrakech, were nevertheless directed by the Directorate of (…)

• Raja Casablanca Secures Second Place in CAF Champions League Group with 1-0 Win
  3 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  Raja of Casablanca, already qualified for the quarter-finals, dominated, this Saturday, the Congolese club AS Vita club (1-0), in the match counting for the 6th day of group D. This match took place at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca.
  The Rajaouis did not have too much trouble before getting rid of AS Vita. They held the Congolese in check by scoring the only goal of the match as early as the 3rd minute, thanks to a nice action by the central defender, Badr Banoune.
  Although (…)

• Morocco Faces Tough Challenge in Africa Cup of Nations Despite Favorite Status
  24 January 2024, by Prince

  Moroccan coach Badou Zaki analyzed the "very difficult" match between Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo (1-1), played on Sunday during the second day of the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, noting that Morocco is indeed the favorite, but the task will not be easy.
  "The match was not easy, and it was predictable, and we knew that Morocco’s first opponent against Congo was the climate, the heat and the humidity," said Badou Zaki in an interview with the Egyptian channel (…)

• Morocco Faces Tough Test Against DR Congo in World Cup 2022 Qualifier Playoffs
  24 January 2022, by Prince

  The Atlas Lions will face the Democratic Republic of Congo for the third round of the Africa Zone qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. A seemingly playable team, but caution must remain.
  Morocco will face the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the World Cup 2022 playoffs. An opponent that is not to be feared a priori, but to be taken seriously nonetheless, reports the daily Assabah, recalling that even if the DRC failed to qualify for the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in (…)

• FIFA Orders Congolese Player Tulenge to Return to Moroccan Club DHJ
  1 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  FIFA has just dismissed the Congolese club, Vita club, in the "Ricky Tulenge" case, demanding the immediate return of the "fugitive" to El Jadida. Seized by the Moroccan club, the governing body of world football has delivered its verdict, warning the Congolese club.
  The Moroccan club, DHJ, can finally breathe a sigh of relief in the Tulenge Congolese affair. The latter, under contract with the Moroccan club for three seasons, has shown dishonesty by signing again with the Congolese club, (…)