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About four months ago, the Rabat Zoological Garden saw the birth of five new Atlas lion cubs, belonging to a species extinct in the wild. They add to the 29 lions already living on the 25 hectares of this space.
Despite the rumors of departure, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) should keep Vahid Halilhodzic in his position as coach of the Atlas Lions.
Meeting on Monday, January 31, the Joint Committee (CMP) was unable to reach an agreement on the draft law aimed at democratizing sport in France. Some deputies opposed an amendment added by Senator of Isère Michel Savin (LR), which provided for extending the law on secularism in schools to sports competitions, by banning the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols.
The Moroccan government has announced that it has adopted a series of measures and provisions that will come into force from February 7, the day of the reopening of air borders.
Moroccan international Yassine Bounou who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Seville, has been named the best African player in the Spanish championship for the first half of the season.
Qualified for the first time in his career for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, in cross-country skiing, the Moroccan athlete Abderrahim Kemmissa learns three days before his departure that he will not ultimately participate in the Winter Olympics. There would not be a sufficient quota to allow Morocco’s participation in the cross-country skiing events.
Moroccan international Walid Azarou has been transferred from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates. In a press release, the Ajman club announced that it has signed a contract with the Moroccan player.
Former Atlas Lions striker Marouane Chamakh reacted to Morocco’s participation in the 33rd edition of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. In an interview with the official website of the Girondins de Bordeaux, the former player mainly discussed the Lions’ defeat against the Pharaohs (2-1).
Eliminated from CAN 2021 in the quarter-finals, the Atlas Lions returned this Tuesday morning to Morocco. They did not make any statements to the press, but Vahid Halilhodzic will hold a press conference on Thursday at the Mohammed VI complex to review the Cameroonian experience and discuss "his future" at the head of the Moroccan selection.
Aware of the shock that the elimination of the national team has caused among Moroccan fans , Achraf Hakimi addressed a message to them, asking them to remain united behind the Atlas Lions who "need their support more than ever".
Sofyan Amrabat will have to be patient when it comes to his transfer to Tottenham. The Atlas Lion will therefore continue to play in the Italian championship while waiting for a new opportunity to play.
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch took advantage of the monthly oral questions addressed to him to call on Moroccans to support the Atlas Lions eliminated from the final stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2021).