In the Netherlands, Oranje’s elimination by Morocco is experienced as both a tactical and sporting failure. In a severe analysis, NOS believes that Ronald Koeman abandoned the principles of Dutch football by excessively adapting his team to the Atlas Lions.
Finalists in 2022, the Atlas Lionesses failed again to win the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in the 2024 edition, losing to Nigeria. How can we explain these repeated failures that are slowing the momentum of the Moroccan women to lift the continental trophy?
The image of Moroccan sport internationally is not the best. The cases of doping of Moroccan athletes are countless, as are the disputes that Moroccan clubs submit to the international sports authorities, which can have consequences on several sports federations.