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Morocco’s football association (FRMF) has raised concerns over attacks on its football teams, including the national team, noting that several African countries have been using referees to sabotage the country’s dominance on the continent. FRMF’s spokesman Mohamed Maqrouf, in a statement to local media Al Akhbar, brought up the recent chaotic referee decisions experienced by […]
The African Football Confederation (CAF) has corrected its mistake by removing the name and flag of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) from the official ticketing website of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) due in Egypt from June 21 to July 19. It’s never too late to make it right. Following […]
Morocco will host in 2021 the U17 African Cup of Nations for the second time after it staged the event in 2013. Head of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, officially handed his organization’s flag to Morocco on Sunday, after he received it from the head of the Tanzanian football association, Wallace Karia. The […]
The African football governing body (CAF) has withdrawn Ethiopia’s rights to host the local version of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) of players on the continent, over delay in the preparation. CAF President Ahmad Ahmad informed the media of the decision it made Thursday as it met to appoint Moroccan citizen Mouad Hajji as […]
Moroccan citizen Mouad Hajji could take up the African Football Confederation’s strategic position of Secretary General next week in replacement of the incumbent role player Amr Fahmy who faces a dismissal over alleged leakage of confidential documents. Moroccan e-journal le360, citing an Egyptian source within the African football governing body, says Hajji who currently works […]
The 24 national teams to play the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt will be set in groups in April and will lock horns in six different stadiums, according to the Egyptian Football Association. Ahmed Medjahed, member of the Egyptian Football Association Sunday said following a meeting with various committees of the African Football […]
Morocco is on the list of the countries that may host the 2019 Africa Cup tournament after the Executive Committee of the African Football confederation decided that Cameroon will not host the continental tournament next June. The CAF Executive Committee said at a meeting last Friday that the situation in Cameroon was not that safe […]
President of Africa’s football federation (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad called on European football associations to vote for Morocco’s bid to host the World Cup in 2026 at the open elections that will take place on June 13. “I would like to tell Europe that if they vote for us we will vote for them next time,” […]
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has unanimously decided to grant Morocco the organization of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in place of Kenya. Morocco will replace Kenya, who had their rights to host withdrawn by Caf due to a lack of preparation. The tournament for locally-based players is scheduled to take place in […]
President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, endorsed Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup and urged African football federations to back the North African kingdom’s endeavor. In a statement on CAF website, CAF President urged African football federations to join efforts in order to show an outspoken and massive support for […]