Under fire for accepting the transfer of Ilyes Bennane to Anderlecht, Dimitri De Condé breaks his silence. The sports director of Genk returns to the reasons and circumstances of the departure of the Liège-born Moroccan, who became the youngest Belgian international at just 13 years old.
In great difficulty at Manchester United, the Atlas Lion of Manchester United Sofyan Amrabat could return to a major club in Italy.
A candidate for the co-organization of the 2030 World Cup alongside Morocco and Portugal, Spain is in difficulty. UEFA and FIFA suspect the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) of political interference and have set an ultimatum for the Spanish government to clarify the placement of the RFEF under trusteeship, accused of corruption.
Dortmund took the lead against PSG (1-0) in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Achraf Hakimi, the Moroccan right-back of Paris Saint-Germain, delivered a mixed performance, according to the sports press.
While he is attracting the interest of several clubs in Saudi Arabia, Hakim Ziyech , the Moroccan midfielder of Galatasaray, would also be in the sights of his former club, Ajax Amsterdam.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is sparing no effort to weave a solid network around young Moroccan talents playing abroad. The primary objective is to strengthen the ranks of the national team in preparation for major upcoming events, including the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2026 World Cup.
The U17 Lionesses of the Atlas are preparing to face Algeria in a decisive two-legged tie for qualification for the World Cup in this category. The first match will take place on May 10 in Berkane, the second on May 17 in Algiers.
The coach of the Moroccan national team, Walid Regragui, would have contacted Oussama Idrissi to congratulate him on his performances with the Mexican club Pachuca. Would this be a sign of the return of the Atlas Lion to the national team?
Moroccan midfielder Aymen Barkok of Hertha Berlin was the victim of an assault in a restaurant in the German capital. Hospitalized, he will be away from the pitch for an unspecified duration.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has just dismissed the Algerian Football Federation and the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger, who had referred the matter to it with a view to suspending the decision of the Appeal Commission of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirming the defeat of the Algerian club against Renaissance Berkane (0-3) in the first leg of the Confederation Cup semi-final.
Political interference in African football is costing Algeria dearly. The Confederation of African Football (CAF ) has imposed heavy sanctions on it due to the cancellation of the first leg of the Confederation Cup semi-finals between the Moroccan club Renaissance de Berkane and the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Alger, on Sunday, April 21, 2024, because of the jersey of the Atlas Lions containing a map of the kingdom integrating the Sahara. Other sanctions will certainly be taken in the coming days.
At Barça, the Atlas Lions are in vogue. The Spanish club is making Moroccan internationals Noussair Mazraoui, a player from the German team Bayern Munich, and Sofyan Amrabat from Manchester United its priority for the summer transfer window.