
Morocco Sends 48 Athletes to Tokyo Olympics, Competing in 18 Sports
For the Tokyo Olympics , Morocco will present 48 athletes. They will compete in 18 sports disciplines.

For the Tokyo Olympics , Morocco will present 48 athletes. They will compete in 18 sports disciplines.

A delegation from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) led by its Secretary General, the Senegalese Fatma Samoura, visited the officials of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.

Rumblings within the national women’s first division championship . Clubs are calling on the federation to open an investigation in view of persistent complaints about match-fixing undermining certain matches.

Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), would be worried. According to him, the face shown by the Atlas Lions in the last two friendly matches, against Ghana and Burkina Faso, would not reassure of a good participation in the next competitions.

This Saturday evening, Vahid Halilhodzic’s Atlas Lions will host Burkina Faso at the Prince Moulay Abdallah sports complex. A last friendly match that should allow the final adjustments before facing the World Cup qualifiers (Qatar 2022).

The Moroccan national football team is at the top of the podium of the most expensive national teams in the Arab world. It would be worth $279 million, thus surpassing Algeria and Egypt.

The Moroccan national football team will face Ghana on Tuesday evening, on the occasion of a friendly match in preparation for the World Cup qualifiers. One of the last opportunities for Vahid Halilhodzic and the players to convince on the level of preparation.

While they were expected within the Atlas Lions, two Moroccan football hopes have escaped the FRMF. Anouar Ait El Hadj and Othmane Boussaid, two promising full-backs have been called up by the Belgian federation for the U20 expedition in 2023.

Bad luck for the Moroccan national Beach Soccer team at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). On Friday in Saly on Senegalese soil, they were beaten in the semi-finals by the local team 2-3.

The Franco-Moroccan boxer Nordine Oubaali is making his return to the ring after contracting Covid-19. The world bantamweight champion will face veteran Filipino Nonito Donaire in a fight on Saturday, May 29 in Los Angeles to defend his title.

The 3rd day of the Egypt 2021 Arab Futsal Cup saw a thrilling match in group "B" on Tuesday. It was Morocco, already qualified for the semi-finals, who had a date with Saudi Arabia, still in the running to qualify for the final four.

American football is gaining ground in Morocco. Although it is intense and aggressive, this sport is conquering more and more enthusiasts.