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  • Violent Clashes Erupt at Moroccan Soccer Match: 85 Police Injured, 160 Arrested
    14 March 2022, by Said

    Hooliganism is back in Morocco. More than 80 police officers were injured on Sunday following the match between the AS FAR and Maghreb de Fès teams.
    The return of supporters to stadiums in Morocco could have waited. Acts of vandalism caused significant material damage to the Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat following the match between two Botola teams, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), which specifies that many police officers and auxiliary (…)

  • Moroccan Soccer Club Quarantined After COVID-19 Outbreak Among Players and Staff
    25 July 2020, by Bladi.net

    Players and members of the technical staff of the Maghreb Association Sportive (MAS) have been infected with the coronavirus. As a result, the entire club has been placed in quarantine.
    Training is now prohibited within the Maghreb Association Sportive (MAS) for two weeks. During this quarantine period imposed by the Fès-Meknès Regional Health Directorate, the players have been placed in isolation as well as the people who have been in contact with the club members who tested positive for (…)

  • Moroccan Football Clubs Face Sanctions After Stadium Violence in Rabat
    16 March 2022, by Ginette

    The Royal Moroccan Football Federation, through the Central Commission for Discipline and Fair Play, has sanctioned AS FAR and Maghreb de Fès, following the events that took place during the match played on Sunday as part of the 2020-2021 Throne Cup qualifiers, at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat.
    In a statement, the Commission states that it has made its decision, taking into account the reports that were drawn up on the incident and after viewing the video footage of (…)

  • Moroccan Soccer Violence: 70 Arrested After Match Riots Injure 103 Officers
    17 March 2022, by Ginette

    70 individuals have been detained following the acts of extreme violence that left 103 law enforcement officers injured and numerous material damage, following the match between the FAR and MAS teams.
    Four days of investigation and research were enough for the Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of Rabat, who published on Wednesday, March 16, a press release in which he indicates that the 70 individuals arrested are being prosecuted for criminal conspiracy, collective (…)

  • Moroccan Soccer Club Unveils Zellige-Inspired Jersey Amid Cultural Heritage Dispute with Algeria
    15 October 2022, by Armel

    Le Maghreb de Fès (MAS) has presented its new jersey, whose design is inspired by Zellige. A pattern at the heart of a controversy between Morocco and Algeria over cultural appropriation. Is it a coincidence?
    It is a strong message sent by Morocco. On the sidelines of the celebration of its 76th anniversary, scheduled for October 16, the MAS has designed a new outfit reproducing the traditional style of the Fassi Zellige mosaic. A Moroccan art that finds its origins in the spiritual (…)

  • Moroccan Football Club’s Financial Crisis: Fans Fund Team Bus Fuel for Match
    8 February 2024, by Said

    The Mas Fès football team in Morocco is hitting rock bottom. It was unable to pay for the fuel of the bus that was supposed to transport the players for a Botola 1 (1st division!) match.
    Faced with huge financial problems, the team did not have the means to pay for the fuel to go to Tetouan for an official match. And it was the club’s supporters who mobilized to find a solution and pay for the fuel.
    This financial impasse follows a demonstration organized by these same supporters in the (…)

  • Moroccan Footballer Suspended for Indecent Protest Against Referee
    5 December 2024, by Said

    Chamseddine Knaidil, a player for Chabab Riadi Salmi, was suspended for six matches and will have to pay a fine of 50,000 dirhams following an inappropriate gesture during a football match.
    During the match between his team and Nahdat Zemamra for the 11th round of the Moroccan professional first division championship, Knaidil expressed his dissatisfaction after receiving a second yellow card in the 39th minute. As a sign of protest, he lowered his pants in front of the referee, who then (…)