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King Mohammed VI chaired this Wednesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, a Council of Ministers to review preparations for the 2030 World Cup to be hosted by Morocco, Spain & Portugal, and set priorities for co-hosting this major global sporting event. At the start of the Council’s meeting, Mr. Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister Delegate in […]
The joint bid submitted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain to host the 2030 World Cup, only bid in contention, presents a “very strong all-round proposition” and exceeds “minimum hosting requirements” in the technical evaluation, La Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) stated in its bid evaluation report. First and foremost, the joint bid for the […]
Morocco and Spain discussed their cooperation plans in the health sector in preparation for the World Cup, which they will host in 2030 together with Portugal. This was raised during talks in Geneva by Morocco’s health minister Khaled Ait Taleb and his Spanish peer Monica Garcia, on the sidelines of a World Health Organization meeting. […]
After some four decades, the idea of a rail link between Morocco and Spain floats again as the two countries, together with Portugal, prepare to host the 2030 World Cup. International media is speaking of underway surveys on the project that would boost connectivity between Europe and Africa. During his most recent visit to Morocco, […]
The slogan “YallaVamos 2030” and the visual identity of the joint Morocco-Portugal-Spain bid for the 2030 World Cup were unveiled on Tuesday in Lisbon, marking a significant milestone in the joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. The event, attended by the heads of the Moroccan and Portuguese football federations, Fouzi Lekjaa and Fernando Gomes, […]
Morocco is preparing to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup by building a new stadium worth 500 million dollars and renovating six other stadiums. In implementation of King’s instructions, head of the government Aziz Akhannouch chaired a signing ceremony with CDG investment fund which will finance the projects. In […]
The presidents of the federations of Morocco, Portugal and Spain met Wednesday morning in Lisbon as part of the joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The leaders’ summit brought together Fernando Gomes (Portuguese Football Federation), Fouzi Lekjaa (Royal Moroccan Football Federation) and Pedro Rocha (Royal Spanish Football Federation) and made it possible to […]
Moroccan state-owned airlines RAM is speeding up its expansion as it plans to quadruple its fleet to 200 by 2030, seven years of a previously announced date. RAM will launch a tender to buy the 200 mostly medium haul airplanes by year’s end, CEO Abdelhamid Addou told Reuters at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakech. […]
One month after a devastating earthquake, Moroccans jubilated at the news of the country co-hosting the 2030 together with Spain and Portugal. Beyond the sports significance, the tournament will give a much needed boost to Morocco’s economy as it forges ahead with earthquake reconstruction and as it also plans to meet its new development model […]
The 2030 World Cup in Portugal, Morocco and Spain “will be a success from every point of view”, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said. The decision of the FIFA Council to unanimously select the Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid as the sole candidate to organize the 2030 World Cup “will be yet another demonstration of our capacity and […]