Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi have secured qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. This year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco also serves as a qualifier for next summer’s competition, with every nation reaching the semi-finals earning a World Cup berth. Algeria advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the Women’s […]
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Barcelona have withdrawn from a planned pre-season match in Morocco amid the continuing border dispute in Ceuta. The Spanish title holders had been due to play local club Ittihad Riadi Tangier in north-west Morocco on 15 August as part of their preparations for the upcoming season. In a statement, the club said that the present […]
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Gianni Infantino remains engaged in efforts to secure his position after holding urgent discussions with senior officials in Rabat on Wednesday. The Fifa president, who is facing mounting pressure, has spent the past week in Morocco after joining celebrations for Throne Day, marking 27 years since King Mohammed VI took the throne. He is expected […]
Continue ReadingA well-respected veteran in the national side, the Banyana Banyana captain is determined to lead her team to a second triumph after their maiden success in 2022. “Considering the expanded field this time around, this could be the hardest Wafcon tournament in its history,” said the 33-year-old midfielder, who has just celebrated reaching a landmark […]
Continue ReadingMorocco’s run at the global tournament ended with a quarter-final loss to France. Yet even a short off-season break is not an option for officials of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, now featuring 16 teams, kicks off in Rabat this Sunday, just a week after the World Cup […]
Continue ReadingAll kick-off times GMT. Sunday, 26 July Group A: Algeria versus Senegal, Olympic Stadium, Rabat, (17:00 GMT) Group A: Morocco versus Kenya, Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, (20:00 GMT) Monday, 27 July Group B: South Africa versus Tanzania, Moulay Rachid Stadium, Casablanca, (17:00 GMT) Group B: Ivory Coast versus Burkina Faso, Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, (20:00 […]
Continue ReadingWhen Ayyoub Bouaddi walks onto the field in Boston for Thursday’s World Cup quarter-final, he will be wearing a Morocco jersey. Only 101 days earlier, he had donned the France kit while leading the Under-21 side to a 2-1 victory against Iceland in a European Championship qualifier. Morocco had long pursued Bouaddi, and speaking ahead […]
Continue ReadingMorocco’s next challenge is to produce a greater number of full internationals from their own domestic system. The governing body must also continue to reinforce facilities at both the club and academy levels. Chris van Puyvelde, who served as the RMFF’s technical director from 2022 to 2025, stated the ambition for the next World Cup […]
Continue ReadingDidier Deschamps has made it clear he is untroubled by the decision to assign Argentine match officials to Thursday’s World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco, even though a potential rematch of the 2022 final against Argentina remains on the cards. “We have to accept it,” he stated. “I have faith in the referees. Our […]
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