Another new award for the young Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi who has just been elected best young African footballer of the year 2018.
The title was awarded to him yesterday during a ceremony held in Dakar, in the presence of many sports and political personalities including the Senegalese President Macky Sall, the Liberian President and former football star Georges Weah and the FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Loaned last year by the Real Madrid club to Borussia Dortmund for a (…)
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Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi Named Africa’s Best Young Footballer for 2018
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Morocco’s Hervé Renard Named CAF African Coach of the Year
9 January 2019, by SaidThe coach of the Moroccan national football team, Hervé Renard, was elected yesterday "best African coach of the year" at the "CAF Awards 2018" held in Dakar, Senegal.
Hervé Renard was up against his Senegalese counterpart Aliou Cissé and the coach of Espérance de Tunis, Moine Chaabani.
Arrived in Morocco nearly three years ago, the Frenchman has managed to qualify the Atlas Lions for the World Cup in Russia, 20 years after the one in 1998 in France.
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Moroccan Striker Khalid Boutaib Signs 3.5-Year Deal with Egypt’s Zamalek SC
6 January 2019, by SaidNew challenge for the Moroccan international Khalid Boutaib, who has just joined the Egyptian club Zamalek.
His name had been mentioned for a few days with the multiple winner of the Egyptian championship and he has just formalized his arrival for a period of 3 and a half years from the Turkish club Malatyaspor.
Born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France, the player has spent most of his career in France, notably in Ajaccio and Strasbourg, before joining Malatyaspor and then Zamalek SC. (…) -
Moroccan Star Badr Banoun Faces 6-Match Ban and Fine for Referee Confrontation
4 January 2019, by SaidAccused of having made insults towards a referee, the Moroccan international Badr Banoun has just been heavily sanctioned by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
The Raja de Casablanca player has been given a six-match suspension, the FRMF announced on its website. He will also have to pay a fine of 20,000 dirhams.
Badr Banoun had violently confronted the referee during the match that pitted his team against that of the Renaissance of Berkane, during which he had been sent off (…) -
Schalke 04 Considers Releasing Amine Harit Amid Poor Form and Casino Controversy
4 January 2019, by SaidIn poor form since the start of the season, the young Moroccan international Amine Harit could leave the German club Schalke 04.
According to the newspaper Bild, the management as well as the supporters are very dissatisfied with the Moroccan’s performance, especially since they learned that he spends most of his nights in the city’s casinos.
Despite his promise not to go there anymore, Amine Harit is having trouble convincing on the pitch. Since the start of the season, he has only (…) -
Moroccan Star Mbark Boussoufa Signs Short-Term Deal with Saudi Club Al Shabab
4 January 2019, by SaidThe Moroccan international Mbark Boussoufa is heading to Saudi Arabia, having just been recruited by the first division club Al Shabab.
The announcement was made by the president of the Saudi club Khaled Lbaltan on the Twitter account of the sports team, specifying that the contract runs until the end of the season.
Summoned to all the matches of the Atlas Lions, Mbark Boussoufa had played last year for the Emirati club Al Jariza and his name had been repeatedly mentioned at the (…) -
Former Moroccan Olympic Athlete Now Carries Cement Bags to Survive
3 January 2019, by SaidThe dissemination of his photos has moved many Moroccans. He is Abderrahim Ben Redouane, a former high-level athlete who is now fighting to support his family.
The former athlete who traveled the world for about twenty years, even participating in the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, has lost everything and now works in Rabat as a carrier of cement bags.
He looks back on his career, his downfall and does not hesitate to settle scores with the former officials of the (…)