The President of "Debout la France" explodes with anger at the incidents recorded in several cities during the celebration of Algeria’s victory over Nigeria on July 14, 2019, and calls on Algerians who prefer their country to France to "return to Algeria".
France is taking security measures in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Montbéliard as well as in the departments of Ain and Côte-d’Or to prevent unrest in case of an Algeria victory in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) on Friday, July 19, 2019.
After the draw for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Cameroon, Morocco finds itself at the top of Group E. In this group, the national team will face Mauritania, the Central African Republic, and Burundi in the qualifiers starting in September 2019.
The Nantes coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, 67, is expected on the bench of the "Atlas Lions", replacing Hervé Renard, who fell into disgrace after the early elimination of Morocco in the round of 16 against Benin.
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.
Victor Gomes, a South African referee, will not officiate the 2019 AFCON final. For unknown reasons, he has been replaced, 24 hours before kick-off, by his Cameroonian colleague, Alioum Néant.
The departure of Hervé Renard from the Moroccan national team is now a reality. The divorce, negotiated on Saturday, July 13, 2019, between the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and the French coach, who is leaving for Saudi Arabia, will be pronounced upon his return from Senegal.
The Champions League final will no longer be played in a two-leg home-and-away format but, from now on, in a single match on neutral ground, starting in 2020. This decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) follows the controversy that arose from the last final, which tarnished the image of African football.
After the departure of Faouzi Benzarti, the "Wydad" of Casablanca has just announced the arrival of its new sports coach. Serb Zoran Manojlovic will be presented to the media this Wednesday, July 17.
A young Moroccan prodigy has just joined the first team of the German club, "Bayern Leverkusen". Ayman Azhil has played his second warm-up match with the club, showing great mastery and excellent technical play.
Adil Rami is under threat of being fired from Olympique de Marseille. The French international of Moroccan origin has been in the headlines for several weeks following his separation from Pamela Anderson. Today, he risks being fired from the Marseille club for having lied to his coach Rudi Garcia.
Riyad Mahrez, the captain of the Algerian national football team, has had an excellent Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Egypt, leaving his mark on the competition and leading the "Fennecs" to a deserved final and perhaps even to the title. He is a hero for his Algerian father and a source of pride for his Moroccan mother.