FIFA: Mohammed VI Football Academy, One of Best and Most Successful Academies in the World

FIFA has hailed the progress and achievements made by Moroccan football, describing the Mohammed VI Football Academy, which was opened in 2019, as one of “the biggest and highest-achieving sports academies in the world”.

In its report released over the weekend, the world football governing body said the Mohammed VI Football Academy, which covers 30 hectares, is the jewel in the crown of Moroccan football and all its facilities and equipment comply with FIFA standards.

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is delivering on its promises, said FIFA, praising “the great strides made by the FRMF in developing the country’s young talent, pointing the way for others to follow”.

On the international training sessions hosted by the North African Kingdom, FIFA said: “it was in this football-loving country that it held in June workshop devoted to the Talent Development Scheme (TDS), which was launched in February 2020 by Arsene Wenger, FIFA Chief of Global Development.

More than 50 development specialists and regional technical advisers attended the Mohammed VI Football Academy to discuss talent development strategies, share best practice, and prepare the ground for the rest of FIFA’s member associations to support the scheme.

“Morocco is a hotbed of talents”, said FIFA. With its five World Cup appearances to its name and a sixth to come at Qatar 2022, Morocco is a thriving domestic scene with a clutch of clubs regarded as continental heavyweights and boasting a solid reputation for producing dependable defenders, creative midfielders and stylish forwards, underlined the International Federation of Association Football.