Many supporters gathered on Saturday at the Rabat-Salé airport to give a warm welcome to the Moroccan national Olympic football team and the athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, who respectively won bronze and gold at the Paris Olympic Games.
Former Egyptian international Ahmed Hossam alias "Mido" expressed his displeasure after the heavy defeat of the Egyptian Olympic team against the Atlas Lions (0-6) in the classification match of the football tournament of the Paris Olympic Games, however praising the merits of the Moroccan team which achieved a historic feat by winning its first Olympic medal.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has decided to renew its trust in Tarik Sektiou, who has succeeded in leading the Olympic team to the semi-finals of the football tournament at the Paris Olympic Games.
The Moroccan Olympic national team wins the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In a match played at the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes, the Atlas Lions crushed Egypt with a resounding score of 6-0.
The Olympic adventure of the Atlas Cubs has ended in the semi-finals. Beaten by Spain (1-2) last Monday at the Vélodrome in Marseille, the Moroccans will play the third-place match against Egypt this Thursday at 4pm (Moroccan time) at the Beaujoire stadium in Nantes.
The Moroccan Olympic team does not want to return home without a medal. Failing to win gold, Tarik Sektioui’s team hopes to win bronze by defeating Egypt on Thursday.
The Moroccan Olympic team lost to their Spanish counterpart on Monday in the semi-final of the football tournament of the Paris Olympic Games. A tense match that ended in a Spanish victory with a taste of revenge.
Tarik Sektioui, the coach of the Moroccan Olympic team, gave the reasons for the defeat against Spain (1-2) in the semi-final of the Olympic tournament, citing "technical errors" and a lack of concentration from the players.
Moroccan supporters have expressed on social networks their dissatisfaction with the perceived intrusive presence of Walid Regragui alongside the Olympic team in Paris. They blame the coach of the A team for his too great involvement in the participation of the Cubs in the Olympic tournament.
With their remarkable performance in Paris, the players of the Moroccan Olympic team are attracting the interest of several major clubs in Europe and the Gulf who wish to secure their services.
Kevin Paredes, a player on the American Olympic team, told the press on Friday, before the match against the Atlas Lions (4-0), that he had never heard of this team. A bad joke that angered Moroccan supporters who did not fail to respond to him after the crushing defeat of his team.
Moroccan supporters wishing to encourage the Atlas Lions during the semi-final against Spain will pay dearly for this little pleasure. Indeed, the black market has caused a sharp rise in ticket prices.