A rather uninteresting match tonight between the Moroccan team and Argentina with many fouls, yellow cards on both sides and the wind that bothered the players, the spectators and even the cameramen.
The reason given for Messi’s absence from the friendly match between the Argentine team (we would be tempted to add "bis") and the Atlas Lions, namely an injury (or pain) in the pubis, is not convincing. Some talk of a secret agreement between the Moroccan and Argentine federations, others of a desire to spare themselves for future important matches.
All this fuss for nothing. After weeks of rumors, player Lionel Messi will ultimately not be present at the match that is to oppose Morocco to Argentina, which greatly annoys the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
The Saudi club Al-Nasr would have in a very official and somewhat tactless way warned FIFA that Nordin Amrabat should not play in the friendly match against Argentina on March 26 in Tangier. It is (indirectly and "more directly") asking the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) not to line him up.
He’s not coming after all. The player Lionel Messi will not make the trip to Morocco next week for the match the Argentines are to play against the Atlas Lions.
Will he play? Won’t he play? Will he play? Won’t he play? Messi’s presence or absence in the friendly match between the Atlas Lions and the Argentine Albiceleste continues to make the media waver. Some talk about pubic injuries, others about... invisible emotional fatigue compromising his presence in the match...
Moroccan fans of Angel Di Maria have reason to be disappointed. The Argentine Football Federation has just announced the absence of the Paris Saint-Germain star player due to injury.
For the friendly match between the Atlas Lions and the Argentine Albiceleste, there will be tickets for all budgets. From 30 to 2000 dirhams.
The final list of Moroccan players who will face the teams of Malawi and Argentina in the coming days is now known. It has just been unveiled by national coach Hervé Renard.
He will be present in Morocco. Lionel Messi will attend the friendly match between Argentina and Morocco scheduled for March 26 at the Tangier Stadium, putting an end to several weeks of doubt and wild rumors.
While the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) paid a high price for the presence of Lionel Messi during the friendly match between Morocco and the Argentine team, the latter has decided to snub the kingdom.
This is the match of all requirements and conditions. To bring Argentina to Morocco, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) had to comply with draconian conditions imposed by its Argentine counterpart.