The poor performance of Moroccan athletes at the Paris Olympics continues to stir up controversy. Deputy Abdellatif Zaim of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has just questioned the Minister of Sports on this subject.
Faced with the deviations observed on certain social networks, particularly TikTok, the Moroccan authorities plan to implement a policy aimed at restricting the use of the Chinese platform.
The Minister of National Education, Primary Education and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa, was questioned by deputies about the absence of Moroccan identity in the slogan of the 2030 World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
The Ministry of Sports will soon launch the construction of a new multi-purpose sports hall in Rabat, which will have a large ice hockey rink and other state-of-the-art facilities.
The Moroccan National Olympic Committee (CNOM) announced on Wednesday that Moroccan athletes who win a medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris could pocket up to 2 million dirhams.
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announces that it has put in place a special system to facilitate the travel of all Moroccans who wish to go to Qatar. The Atlas Lions will face France next Wednesday in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Adidas announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with Morocco on the controversial jersey of the Algerian national team . The brand said it "regrets the controversy".
The Moroccan Association for the Protection of Public Funds has just filed a complaint with the justice system against two former Ministers of Youth and Sports and other officials for having squandered around 15 billion dirhams.
Morocco has asked Adidas to withdraw the new Algeria jersey , on the grounds that the outfit is inspired by Moroccan zellige art. The response from the German brand did not take long.
The issue of regulating content on social networks was at the heart of the oral question session held on Monday, during which the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, stated that "any person who feels aggrieved (by certain content) can resort to the courts".
The African Football Confederation (CAF) unveiled, on Wednesday, the list of referees who will officiate the matches of the final phase of AFCON 2022 , scheduled for next January. Eight Moroccan referees are part of it.
Moroccan tennis would be plagued by corruption and match-fixing. The International Tennis Integrity Agency has provisionally suspended six Moroccan players, to preserve the integrity of tennis and the Royal Moroccan Tennis Federation.