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Morocco’s ambitious stadium modernization program reaches a crucial milestone as the Grand Stadium of Tangier approaches its late September completion deadline, according to project architect Anouar Amraoui. The $360 million renovation transforms the venue into a 75,000-seat football-dedicated facility, eliminating the athletics track to create an intimate spectator experience meeting FIFA World Cup standards, Amraoui […]
Morocco is a great footballing country, and its third title at the African Nations Championship (CHAN 2024) confirms its status as the best team, said FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Saturday in Nairobi. “I am very happy for Morocco, which won its third CHAN title and showed that it fully deserves the trophy,” he said […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to the members of the national football team of local players, winners of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN-2024). In this message, the King emphasized that he followed with great pride and enthusiasm “your well-deserved victory in the final of the eighth edition of the African […]
Once a peripheral actor, the North African kingdom has positioned itself as a reliable manufacturing and logistics hub, attracting sustained foreign investment and forging deep ties with global aerospace giants. Moroccan aerospace exports reached 26.4 billion dirhams ($3bn) in 2024, up 14.9% year-on-year, with assembly operations alone expanding by 23.6%. The figures mark a continuation […]
German automotive engineering powerhouse FEV Group, a global leader in the development of products and systems for the automotive industry, has crossed a significant milestone in Morocco, with its North African subsidiary surpassing 150 employees just six years after establishing operations in the kingdom. The expansion underscores Morocco’s growing importance as a strategic hub for […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has praised Morocco’s growing stature in global football, calling the country a “pillar of excellence” in the sport, during his visit to M’diq where he attended the Throne Day celebrations hosted by King Mohammed VI. Speaking on the sidelines of the royal reception, Infantino commended Morocco’s “exceptional infrastructure achievements” and its […]
The President of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, toured this Sunday, July 27, the Moulay Abdellah Football Complex, which he described as a “jewel of world football.” The head of the world football federation who shared a video of his visit to the Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat on his official Instagram […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to the members of the women’s national football team for their brilliant performance and outstanding competitive spirit at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco July 5-26 In this message, the Monarch said that he followed with great pride the brilliant performance of […]
British daily Telegraph has called on London to follow in the footsteps of the United States in seeking to add the Algeria-backed Polisario militia in its black-list. After “having supported Morocco’s autonomy plan in Sahara, the UK must support both its ally Morocco, our partner the United States, and our own national security interests by […]
A court in Tizi Ouzou has sentenced French journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years in prison for “glorifying terrorism” and “possessing propaganda materials harmful to national interests.” But his genuine crime: reporting on football in the Kabylie region. Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and Society magazines, had traveled to Algeria in May 2024 to […]