Sport
Morocco's National Football Team Signs 6-Year Deal with Puma, Replacing Adidas
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has changed its equipment supplier. It has signed a new six-year contract with Puma, replacing Adidas.
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Morocco's New Coach Halilhodzic Names 46-Player Squad for First Training Camp
The day after his official presentation as coach of the Moroccan national team, Vahid Halilhodzic published, on Friday, August 16, 2019, his first extended list of 46 players, including 16 from the local championship. Among those summoned for a 10-day preparatory training camp is Boussoufa.
Spain
Luis Suarez Recovers in Tangier After Calf Injury Sidelines Barcelona Striker
Injured on Friday, August 16, 2019, during the match that pitted his team, Barça, against Athletic Bilbao, player Luis Suarez chose to spend his convalescence period in Tangier, in the company of his wife and their baby.
Sport
Morocco Edges Algeria 3-2 in Women's U20 African Games Soccer Opener
The Moroccan women’s national U20 football team defeated its Algerian counterpart 3-2 on Friday, August 16, 2019 at the "Boubker Ammar" Stadium in Salé. This Moroccan victory came in the 1st round (Group A) of the women’s football tournament of the 12th African Games in Morocco 2019.
Sport
Bosnian Coach Halilhodzic Takes Helm of Morocco's National Soccer Team
By accepting the offer from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Vahid Halilhodzic is more concerned, he says, with the challenge than with the money. The Bosnian will have to do better than his predecessor, Hervé Renard, in Morocco, 22 years after leaving it as a hero, with Raja Casablanca.
Sport
QPR CEO Demands Action After Racist Chants Force Match Cancellation
Lee Hoos, CEO of Queens Park Rangers (QPR), did not appreciate the racist chants against his team’s players. He expressed his frustration and demanded "the strongest possible action" to prevent such incidents from happening again.
Sport
Morocco's New Football Coach Earns Record-Breaking Salary, Surpassing Predecessor
The real salary of the new coach of the Moroccan national football team, Vahid Halilhodžić, is far from what was reported by the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
Sport
Real Madrid's Zidane Eyes Dortmund Stars Sancho and Hakimi for Transfer
The performances of two players playing for the German club Borussia Dortmund are of interest to Zinédine Zidane, coach of Real Madrid, who continues to strengthen his team. They are the English international Jadon Sancho and the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi.
Sport
Morocco's Mustapha Hadji Promoted Within Football Federation Despite CAN Disappointment
While the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has arranged to part ways with French coach Hervé Renard, the former coach of the Atlas Lions, it has instead decided to keep Mustapha Hadji, who was one of Renard’s close collaborators and had acknowledged his share of responsibility in the national team’s debacle at the 2019 CAN in Egypt.
Sport
Morocco Appoints Vahid Halilhodzic as National Soccer Team Coach on 4-Year Contract
After months of suspense, the Franco-Bosnian, Vahid Halihodzic, was finally presented by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). The new coach will have to make people forget the failure of Hervé Renard.
Sport
Moroccan Midfielder Adel Taarabt Extends Contract with Benfica After Career Resurgence
Moroccan international Adel Taarabt, who had long known the bench with Benfica, has become one of the pillars of the Benfica de Lisbon team since last year, with whom he has just extended his contract.
France
Morocco Names Vahid Halilhodžić as New National Soccer Team Coach
Pending confirmation by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) on Thursday, August 15, 2019, Vahid Halilhodžić is officially the brand new coach of the Moroccan national team. The former Nantes coach succeeds French technician Hervé Renard.