For non-compliance with the health protocol, the local authorities suspended, after the first quarter of an hour of play, the Botola 2 match between Kénitra and the local Widad, on the pitch of the Témara stadium.
The results of the massive screening required in all Botola clubs before the resumption are known. Several cases of contamination were recorded on Monday among the players and technical staff of Ittihad de Tanger, and also of Casablanca.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) provided, on Tuesday, a formal denial regarding the non-resumption of the national championship.
The resumption of the Moroccan championship is taking shape. The officials of the various Botola clubs have started the screening of their players and staff before starting the training.
A few more days and Morocco will start the much-awaited deconfinement by the population who, since March 20, has been subject to a restriction on all kinds of travel. And even if this restriction is lifted on June 10, football clubs will still have to wait before starting training sessions.
The national team coach, Vahid Halilhodžić, as well as the members of the national technical management, have agreed to lower their salaries, thus helping to reduce the federation’s expenses, which, due to the pandemic, is in full crisis with the suspension of all competitions.
The spread of the coronavirus could not lead to a blank year for the Botola, according to some officials of national football.
The confinement due to the restrictions imposed by the management of the coronavirus forces players to train remotely. This type of training struggles to prove its effectiveness.
After an apparently successful experiment in the first division championship, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) plans to use the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) next month in the second division of the Botola.
Like many other countries around the world, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has decided to have all football matches played behind closed doors.
Botola clubs will now have to pay their taxes or face retaliation from the tax authorities.
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.