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  • Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses Draw 1-1 with Uganda in Women’s Football Friendly
    2 December 2023, by Said

    The Atlas Lionesses drew 1-1 on Friday against the Ugandan team at the Père Jégo Stadium in Casablanca, in a friendly preparation match.
    The match started in favor of the Ugandans thanks to a penalty converted by Fauzia Najemba in the 8th minute. The Moroccans were able to respond in the second half, with an equalizing goal scored by Élodie Nakkach in the 64th minute.
    A second friendly match is scheduled between the two teams on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 7:00 pm, this time at the (…)

  • Morocco Women’s Team Edges Closer to Olympic Qualification with 2-1 Win over Zambia
    5 April 2024, by Said

    The Moroccan women’s national team achieved a good result by winning 2-1 against Zambia on Friday, in the first leg of the fourth and final round of the African qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
    The Zambians put pressure from the start, but the Atlas Lionesses were able to resist and be dangerous on the counterattack. The first half ended in a goalless draw.
    In the second half, the Moroccans opened the scoring through Zineb Redouani in the 45th minute. The Zambians then (…)

  • Morocco’s Olympic Dreams Fade After Draw with Mali in CAN Qualifier
    8 September 2019, by Bladi.net

    The Malian team held its own against Morocco, on Saturday, September 7, at the Grand Stadium of Marrakech, as part of the last round of the 2019 CAN Egypt qualifiers. This performance is not to the advantage of the Cubs who will have to force the passage to Bamako during the return match for their qualification to the Tokyo Olympics.
    First failed outing for Patrice Beaumelle. The Cubs against the Malian Eagles did not impress. They were held in check during the clash of the last round of (…)

  • Moroccan Boxer Secures Sixth Olympic Spot for Nation in Tokyo Games
    2 March 2020, by Bladi.net

    Before this victory, the Moroccan had lost in the semi-finals against the Algerian, Mohamed Houmri (0-5).
    The Moroccan pugilist thus wins the 6th ticket to the Olympics for Morocco, after the exploits of Rabab Cheddar (51 kg), Khadija Mardi (75 kg) and Oumayma Bel Ahbib (69 kg) among the ladies, and Youness Baala (91 kg) and Abelhaq Nadir (63 kg), on the men’s side.

  • Olympic Judo Star Teddy Riner Trains in Morocco for Tokyo 2020
    25 February 2021, by Bladi.net

    Teddy Riner is currently in Morocco. The French record holder of ten world champion titles in judo, competing in the over 100 kg category, is on a technical training camp in preparation for the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
    "On a technical and physical training camp in Morocco, under the watchful eye of Jigorō Kanō. The form and confidence are there, the opposition too, it’s all good for the preparation #Tokyo2020," he wrote on his Twitter account.
    The king of the tatami mats is a regular in (…)

  • Monaco Starlet Ben Seghir Rejects France’s Olympic Team Offer, Stays with Morocco
    5 April 2024, by Sylvanus

    France loses all chance of having Eliesse Ben Seghir, the jewel of AS Monaco, in its squad. He gave an unfavorable response to the proposal of Thierry Henry, the coach of the Bleuets, to represent France at the Olympic Games to be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
    Eliesse Ben Seghir is not about to change his sports nationality. While Thierry Henry, coach of the Espoirs and the French Olympic team, personally contacted the young talent to convince him to give up representing (…)

  • Spanish Marathon Star Fatima Ouhaddou Secures Spot in Paris 2024 Olympics
    22 April 2023, by Prince

    Fatima Ouhaddou finished fourth and second best European performance in the prestigious Rotterdam marathon last weekend. With this result, the Moroccan-born athlete based in Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba) will be able to participate in the World Cup in Budapest this summer and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games for Spain.
    Fatima joined the Amo Allá club in Aguilar in 2015 and began training under the orders of Ibrahim Boualla, who has become her husband and the father of her 4-year-old (…)

  • Morocco’s U-23 Team Fails to Qualify for 2019 AFCON and Tokyo Olympics
    11 September 2019, by Bladi.net

    The Moroccan national team lost on Tuesday against Mali for the return leg of the qualifiers for the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations (U-23 AFCON). It thus loses its ticket for the 2019 AFCON in Egypt, as well as for the Tokyo Olympics.
    The national U-23 selection was eliminated on Tuesday, September 10, in Bamako during the match counting for the U-23 AFCON qualifiers. This defeat comes after the draw conceded on Saturday, September 7 (1-1) against Mali, in the return match of the 3rd and (…)

  • Morocco Sends 17 Athletes to World Athletics Championships in Doha
    28 September 2019, by Ginette

    17 athletes, including 4 women, will defend the colors of Morocco at the 17th edition of the World Athletics Championships, which is being held in Doha from September 27 to October 6.
    For this international competition, we can mention, for the men’s team, Soufiane El Bakkali, Mohamed Tindoft and Abdelkabir Benzahra, in the 3000m steeplechase category, Abdelaati Lguider, Brahim Kaazouzi and Hicham Ouladha, for the 1500m, Soufiane Boukentar, for the 5000m, Mouad Zhafi, Mustapha Ismaïli and (…)

  • Morocco Names Olympic Taekwondo Hopefuls for African Qualifiers
    26 January 2020, by Bladi.net

    The Royal Moroccan Taekwondo Federation has made public the list of candidates selected to take part in the African qualifying eliminations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled in Rabat on 22 and 23 February.
    The technical committee, composed of the technical director, Philippe Bouëdo, and the national coach, David Sikot, finalized the list of selected Moroccan taekwondo athletes, including Oumaima Bouchti (-49 kg, 8th in the world) and Nada Laaraj (-57kg, 11th in the world) in the (…)