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At a ceremony held on Monday at the Mohammed VI Football Complex, the Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) recognized Morocco’s Under-17 National Team for their outstanding achievement in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals that are currently being held in Indonesia from November 10 to December 2. Captain Abdelhakim Ait Boudlal thanked…

Morocco continues its recognition route in the field of sports. On Saturday, the African Union of Sports Federations (UCSA) Awards honored 11 African sports entities and personalities--including the Moroccan national football team--during the Second Edition of the International Sports Anti-Corruption, International African Sports Exhibition. The…

Moroccan cyclists Achraf Ed-Doghmi and Adil El Arbaoui were nominated as two of the fifteen nominees for the 2023 African Cyclist Award, Tour du Gabon (Tropicale Amissa Bongo) organizers announced. Ed-Doghmi, who is ranked 3rd among African cyclists, and El Arbaoui, who is ranked 5th, were selected after a remarkable season that led to the…

The Senegalese Football Federation requested FIFA to boot the French national team from the U-17 World Cup held in Indonesia on Wednesday for fielding an ineligible player (Yanis Ali Issoufou Abdoulkader). The Sports Football Federation said that the player is not authorized to play for his new association in any competition in which he has…

Moroccan athletes have recently gotten accustomed to widespread nomination and recognition with respect to international sports award programs, such as FIFA and CAF, not to mention the coveted Ballon D'Or. Now, all eyes are on these athletes as they gear up for the 12th Mohamed Ben Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards (MBRA), where their…

The Moroccan national football team showcased their prowess by securing a 2-0 win against Tanzania at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday, during Africa's eliminations for the World Cup 2026 qualifiers, highlighting Morocco's dominance in Group E. In spectacular fashion, the Maestro Hakim Ziyech turned the field upside…

Morocco’s under-17 football team qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday after defeating the Iranian team in the round of 16 at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, Indonesia. The Iranian team’s Ismail Ghulizadeh scored the first goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Morocco’s Nassim Al-Azuzi equalized in minute 90. The game…

Yassine Bounou, the goalkeeper for Morocco’s national team and now for Saudi club Al-Hilal, has been shortlisted for “Best Goalkeeper” and “Best Men’s Player” in the American “Globe Soccer” Awards for 2023. The Moroccan goalkeeper, known as “Bono” by his supporters, ranked 13th in the prestigious 67th edition of the Ballon d’Or 2023 and became the…

The Moroccan Tourism Office (ONMT) teamed up with Netflix, one of the world's leading platforms in the film and entertainment industries, in a first-of-its-kind partnership to promote golf in Morocco as a brand entitled, “Morocco, Land of Light,” said ONMT in a release. This partnership aims to establish Morocco’s brand internationally in the golf…

Morocco's mixed taekwondo team made history on Thursday, finishing second in the world with a silver medal at the World Taekwondo Championships in Goyang, South Korea. The mixed squad earned its spot after a tense final against Brazil, which ended 2-0. The team's path to the final included 2-0 victories over Mexico in the quarterfinals and Côte…