
Moroccan Soccer Star Arrested for Violating COVID-19 Emergency Measures
The lateral defender of the Wydad of Casablanca , Mohamed Ennahiri, was arrested last Sunday in El Jadida, along with his fiancée, for violating the state of health emergency.

The lateral defender of the Wydad of Casablanca , Mohamed Ennahiri, was arrested last Sunday in El Jadida, along with his fiancée, for violating the state of health emergency.

As a contribution to the ongoing solidarity effort to fight covid-19, Wydad has made its Wellness complex available to the Moroccan authorities.

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has made an interesting proposal to relieve Moroccan clubs whose players’ contracts expire next June.

The two Moroccan clubs, Raja and Wydad of Casablanca, have benefited from a large financial envelope from the Confederation of African Football and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FMRF), after the two teams qualified for the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League.

The goalkeeper of the Wydad of Casablanca , on loan to the Chabab de Mohammedia club, was arrested on Thursday, February 27, for his alleged involvement in the rape of a 20-year-old girl.

The new Wydad coach, Juan Carlos Garrido, already has a good reputation behind him. To provide the technical supervision of the Reds, he will receive a monthly salary of 200,000 DH, thus becoming the best paid coach in the Moroccan football championship.

Wydad Casablanca has presented its new coach, the Frenchman, Sébastien Desabre. He replaces the Serb, Zoran Manojlovic, who was fired a few days earlier.

Wydad de Casablanca won this Saturday against the Angolans of Petro Luanda, thanks to the hat-trick of their playmaker Ayoub El Kaabi, as part of the third round of the CAF Champions League.

Violence in stadiums between supporters continues to occur. On Sunday, after the derby that pitted Raja against Wydad of Casablanca at the Mohammed V sports complex, acts of hooliganism broke out between the supporters of the two teams, causing significant material damage.

The clashes that occurred outside the stadium at the end of the traditional Casablanca derby this Sunday, December 22, between the eternal "sworn enemies" created a panic among the residents of Maârif. The deterrent presence of the police elements made it possible to counter any possible excesses.

The Ugandan central defender of Wydad de Casablanca, Murshid Juuko, is still missing. He has not given any sign of life for a month.

Twenty supporters were arrested after the football match between Olympique Khouribga and Wydad Casablanca. They would be involved in acts of vandalism in Khourigba.