The recent successes of Moroccan football find their origin in a failure assessment made in the mid-2000s. Nasser Larguet, a key figure in this restructuring, explains how a royal vision and a complete overhaul of training have allowed the Kingdom to move from successive disappointments to a World Cup semi-final, based on state-of-the-art infrastructure and unprecedented professional rigor.
The Algerian national football team has chosen its residence for the next Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Fennecs will be staying in a high-end establishment located on the banks of the Bouregreg, in the immediate vicinity of the capital.
Ilias Chair, a QPR player and Moroccan international, is speaking out for the first time about the altercation that occurred in Belgium in 2020 and the personal and legal consequences that followed. Reduced sentence, regrets and awareness: he recounts an episode that has deeply marked his life.
The Moroccan under-20 women’s team has succeeded in its entry into the North African Football Union (UNAF) tournament. The Moroccan players largely defeated Algeria with a score of 4 goals to 1, in the match played this Wednesday at the Hammam Sousse stadium in Tunisia.
The experiment tried by Manuel Pellegrini against Gérone has fallen short, but it has had the merit of clarifying the hierarchy in midfield. By wanting to spare Sofyan Amrabat at the start of the match after the international break, the Betis coach has inadvertently underlined the extreme dependence of his team on the Moroccan international.
By the end of October, more than 100,000 French fans have already purchased tickets for the final matches of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) starting on December 21 in Morocco, according to data from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Yassir Zabiri, one of the main architects of Morocco’s historic triumph at the U20 World Cup held in Chile, dreams of playing in the next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025. The 20-year-old striker says he "feels ready" to participate in this continental tournament with the Atlas Lions.
The right-back of Paris Saint-Germain, Achraf Hakimi , has provided reassuring news about the progress of his left ankle injury. In an interview with Canal+, the Moroccan international has shown his determination to participate in the next Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco from December 21 to January 18.
By scoring a spectacular goal at the end of an 80-meter run against Monaco, the young Moroccan defender Abdelhamid Aït-Boudlal made an impression this Saturday. A performance that confirms the rise of the former resident of the Mohammed VI Academy as the AFCON approaches.
The Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), which will take place in Morocco from December 21 to January 18, will deprive Manchester United of some key players, including Noussair Mazraoui . Rúben Amorim, the English club’s coach, is having trouble releasing the Moroccan international before the start of the competition.
At the "Stadium Summit" congress that brought together the biggest names in the stadium architecture, construction and operation sectors in Madrid, Eduard Dervishaj, Director of the Department of Institutional Relations and International Projects of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), stated that "Morocco is pushing hard... and could deprive us of some 2030 World Cup matches".
Achraf Hakimi has just experienced a week rich in emotions and contrasts. Fresh off being named African Player of the Year at a ceremony in Rabat, the Paris Saint-Germain fullback finds himself at the center of new speculation about his future, fueled by an ambiguous statement from his entourage about his formative club.