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Former captain of Atlas Lions Hakim Ziyech has returned home. He joined Wydad club of Casablanca. The former Chelsea and Galatasaray star has signed with Wydad a deal running until June 2027 with an option for further seasons, according to local press reports. Ziyech had been a free agent since the end of May 2025 […]
British fintech giant Revolut is in advanced negotiations with Bank Al-Maghrib as it seeks to establish a strategic foothold in Morocco, potentially positioning the country as its continental base for expansion across Africa. Speaking to reporters, governor of Morocco’s central bank Abdellatif Jouahri said the institution held technical meetings with Revolut’s representatives in June and […]
Moroccan international Ayoub El Kaabi has been named Best Foreign Player of the 2024–2025 season by the Greek Professional Footballers’ Association, at a ceremony held on September 22. The Olympiakos striker received the accolade for the second consecutive year, following another standout campaign in the Greek Super League. El Kaabi, 32, scored 15 goals and […]
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 […]