The diplomatic tug-of-war between Rabat and Algiers has shifted to the sports field with the cancellation of the first leg of the CAF 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, due to the jersey of the Atlas Lions containing a map of the kingdom integrating the Sahara.
Paris Saint-Germain signed a very impressive victory over Olympique Lyonnais (4-1) during the 30th matchday of Ligue 1, thus moving closer to a twelfth league title. Let’s take a detailed look at the performance of Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi as seen by the sports press.
The Atlas Lions have won their third consecutive African Futsal Championship title this Sunday, April 21 in Rabat. They defeated Angola by a clear score of 5 goals to 1.
Moroccan central defender Nayef Aguerd was substituted due to injury before the end of the first half of the return leg against Bayer Leverkusen (1-1) in the Europa League quarter-finals.
While Morocco, which will co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal, is investing in the development of sports, road, tourism and public service infrastructure, a major challenge seems to be escaping it: having a solid telecommunications infrastructure.
In an interview, the Moroccan striker of the Saudi club Al-Ittihad Jeddah, Abderrazak Hamdallah, delivered a scathing indictment against Walid Regragui , coach of the Atlas Lions, with whom the relations are far from cordial. Not to mention his relations with the former managers of the Moroccan national team, Badou Zaki and the French coach Hervé Renard.
The Moroccans and the Angolans meet this Sunday in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2024) of futsal. According to the coach of the Atlas Lions, Hicham Dguig, the match "will be difficult".
After a long wait at Algiers’ Houari Boumediene airport due to the blocking by Algerian customs of its luggage including its jerseys containing a map of Morocco integrating the Sahara , the delegation of the Renaissance sportive de Berkane finally agreed on Friday to return to its hotel.
The coach of the Moroccan national team, Walid Regragui , has decided to bring forward by a few days the date of the gathering of the Atlas Lions, in preparation for the matches against Zambia and Congo, counting for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Juventus Turin and Italian national football team legend Alessandro Del Piero treated himself to a few days of vacation in Marrakech. The former player is having an unforgettable time there.
While they arrived in Algeria as part of the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals, the players and staff of Renaissance sportive de Berkane have been "taken hostage" due to the jersey containing a map of Morocco including the Sahara.
Moroccan central defender Nayef Aguerd is likely to leave West Ham. The London club had in the meantime expressed its willingness to let the Moroccan international go, who has been multiplying poor performances since his return from the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Ivory Coast 2023).