Raja de Casablanca can now breathe a sigh of relief after qualifying for the group stage of the African Champions League. The club has enough to relieve its coffers drained by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The large stadium in Tangier will host in November two matches of the Liberian national football team counting for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Morocco is bidding to host the first edition of the Super League that brings together the best football teams on the African continent.
In order to confirm its leadership in Africa, Morocco has activated another lever, and not the least, to establish its influence on the continent in recent years: football. Boosted by the personal involvement of the king, the kingdom is betting more than ever on sport to perfect its diplomatic relations and its role as a regional player.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has requested Morocco to host several matches counting towards the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. This is the case of Sudan’s match against Guinea which will be held in Marrakech, as none of the Sudanese stadiums have been authorized to host official matches.
Wydad and Raja have learned the names of the opponents they will have to face in the second preliminary round of the CAF CAF football Champions League.
The match counting for the 2nd round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers between the Atlas Lions and the Guinean Sily National, postponed, could be held in Dakar. This is the wish of the officials of the Guinean Football Federation who have addressed a letter to FIFA, CAF and the Senegalese authorities.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the match between Morocco and Guinea, which was postponed due to the military coup that occurred in Conakry, will no longer be played in Guinea. The same will apply to all matches scheduled to be held in this country as part of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Morocco was supposed to host on October 10 the Niger-Algeria match, counting for the 4th round of the 2nd round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. But according to the latest news, the renovation of the General Seyni Kountché stadium in Niamey would already be at a level that could allow the match.
When and where will the match between Morocco and Guinea take place, after the missed appointment in Conakry? The coach of the Atlas Lions does not rule out the possibility that this match could be held in Morocco.
The political instability in Guinea has led to the postponement of Morocco’s match counting for the 2nd round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, which was to be held on Monday at the Lansana Conté stadium in Conakry. This is what the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided on Sunday.
FIFA reminds English clubs that have decided to withhold their internationals to order. The world football body has asked them that the players concerned, particularly Moroccans, be made available to their countries.