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Raja Casablanca win Mohammed VI Champions Cup on penalty kicks

The Moroccan team of Raja Casablanca won the Mohammed VI Champions Cup after victory over the Saudi team Al-Ittihad during the final match of the Arab Cup of Champions, which took place in the Prince Moulay Abdallah sports complex in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, Saturday evening. Raja Casablanca won the Mohammed VI Champions Cup following […]

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Mohammed VI Champions Cup final scheduled for August 21

The Arab Clubs Champions Cup also known as Mohammed VI Champions Cup will wind up on August 21 with  the final, two years after the kickoff, due to the covid-19 pandemic. The Union of Arab Football Associations, UAFA, set the date Tuesday. Morocco’s Raja Casablanca and Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad will lock horns at Moulay […]

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Morocco’s Raja Casablanca blows up Al Ismaily to book place in Mohammed VI Cup final

Morocco’s Raja Casablanca Monday beat Egypt’s Al Ismaily 3-1 in aggregate to book the second place for the Arab Club Champions Cup dubbed Mohammed VI Champions Cup. Raja, playing in the Marrakech stadium, had to overcome an away 1-0 deficit registered during the first leg in Egypt, early last year. The two teams were goalless […]

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Mohammed VI Champions Cup to resume Dec. 30

The Mohammed VI Champions Cup, suspended owing to the covid-19 pandemic, will return to action on Dec. 30 with the second leg of the first semi-final opposing Morocco’s Raja Casablanca and Egypt’s Ismaily.   Ismaily beat Raja in February in Egypt but the tournament was shelved due to travel restrictions because of the pandemic. The […]

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Suspended Mohammed VI Champions Cup to return to action soon

The Mohammed VI Champions Cup, suspended owing to the covid-19 pandemic, will resume soon, head of the Union of Arab Football Associations, Talal Al Cheikh, has said adding that dates for the semi-finales will be decided this week.   The tournament regrouping Arab club champions was halted at the semi-final stage in March due to […]

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Mohammed VI Champions Cup: Olympique de Safi, Raja of casablanca cruise to quarter finals

Morocco placed Saturday two domestic teams for the quarterfinals of the Mohammed VI Champions Cup after Raja Casablanca axed its city rival Wydad, and Olympique de Safi got rid of Tunisia’s legendary Esperance Sportive de Tunis. The Raja Greens levelled the score 4-4, 20 minutes to the final whistle. Raja got through thanks to away […]

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Mohammed VI Champions Cup: Morocco’s Raja & Wydad to clash in last 16 round

Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca qualified for the 16 round fixtures of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup, known officially as the Mohammed VI Champions Cup. The two teams will clash for the last 16 following draw done on October 5 in Saudi Arabia. The two Moroccan giants will first lock horns for the first […]