Former Spain Women’s Coach Jorge Vilda Takes Helm of Morocco National Team

Vilda was recruited after Lluís Cortés declined the offer from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and was recommended by the Spanish Federation (RFEF), reports Relevo, specifying that Cortés was Morocco’s first option. The former Barça coach had even met with the Moroccan Federation in Barcelona and had gone to Morocco last week with his agent to visit the Moroccan facilities. The FRMF offered him a very attractive salary (four times what he was earning at Barça, plus juicy bonuses).

But at the last minute, Vilda’s name was mentioned. The Moroccan Federation informed Lluís Cortés that the former Spanish coach could lead the lower categories, a casting that would not have pleased Cortes, who preferred to decline the Moroccan offer, as Vilda is the subject of an investigation in the Rubiales affair, named after the former president of the RFEF who gave an unwanted kiss to player Jenni Hermoso after the final of the women’s World Cup won by Spain.

Cortes believes in Jenni Hermoso’s version, whom he coached at Barça, and felt that working with Vilda under these conditions would be against his values. For its part, the Moroccan Federation said that Vilda was recommended by the RFEF and that his choice was non-negotiable. It should be recalled that the Spanish and Moroccan federations have collaborated hand in hand in the context of the joint candidacy for the 2