Sport
Morocco to Build $10 Million Football Academy in Laâyoune
A regional football academy will be built in Laâyoune, on an area of 10 hectares.
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Laayoune
Morocco
New Multilingual Radio Station Azawan Expands Across Southern Morocco
The new radio station, Azawan, from the Hit Radio group, is continuing its deployment on 41 FM frequencies with a view to covering 100% of the southern basins in 2020.
Sport
Mauritius Football Chief Apologizes for Team's Sudden CHAN Futsal Withdrawal
The president of the Mauritius Football Federation, Samir Sobha, present at the seminar on the development of African football in Salé, expressed his regrets about the withdrawal of his team from the CHAN futsal in Laâyoune .
Sport
CAF Imposes Severe Penalty on Mauritius for Futsal AFCON Withdrawal
The 2020 edition of the continental indoor football competition also called Futsal is being held from January 28 to February 7 in Laâyoune , Morocco. For having chosen to withdraw from this tournament, Mauritius has just been heavily sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Sport
Morocco Dominates Equatorial Guinea 8-1 in Africa Cup of Nations Futsal, Advances to Semifinals
The Moroccan national Futsal team largely dominated its Equatorial Guinean counterpart in Laâyoune on Thursday, during the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Futsal.
Sport
Mauritius Withdraws from African Futsal Cup, Citing Political Concerns
The Mauritius Football Federation has announced its withdrawal from the Africa Cup of Nations Futsal in Laâyoune , a few days after replacing South Africa. For political reasons, the Bafana Bafana had withdrawn from this continental indoor football competition.
Sport
Morocco Dominates Libya 3-0 in Africa Cup of Nations Futsal Opener
With three of its talented players, defending champion Morocco made short work of Libya in the second match (Group A) played on Tuesday, January 28, at the Hizam Hall in Laâyoune, as part of the 6th edition of the Total Africa Cup of Nations Futsal 2020.
Sport
Algeria Calls for Boycott of Africa Cup of Nations Futsal in Disputed Western Sahara
Algeria has called for a boycott of the Africa Cup of Nations Futsal. Organized in Laâyoune, in the Moroccan Sahara, this competition is causing the anger of Algeria and the Polisario, who are doing everything to cancel the Moroccan edition.
Morocco
African Nations Open New Consulates in Western Sahara's Laâyoune
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, presided over the opening ceremony of two new consulates in Laâyoune on Thursday morning, on behalf of the Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe.
Morocco
Algeria Condemns Guinea and Gabon for Opening Consulates in Western Sahara
The decision of Guinea and Gabon to set up their consular representations in the cities of Dakhla and Laayoune is not to the liking of Algeria. Algiers is expressing its opposition and accuses Morocco of wanting to legitimize the occupation of the Sahara.
Sport
South Africa Withdraws from Futsal AFCON Over Western Sahara Dispute
The South African Football Association (SAFA) is withdrawing from the 2020 AFCON futsal, scheduled to be held from January 28 to February 7 in Laâyoune . More than a political decision, South Africa, although qualified, wants to boycott the competition because of the Sahara.
Sport
Morocco to Host 2022 African Handball Championship in Laâyoune
The city of Laâyoune will host the African Handball Championship in 2022, after hosting the African Futsal Cup of Nations this year.