Triumphant return to Morocco: El Bakkali and the Olympic team welcomed as heroes Many supporters gathered at Rabat-Salé airport on Saturday to give a warm welcome to the Moroccan national Olympic football team and athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, who won bronze and gold respectively at the Paris Olympics. Soufiane El Bakkali and his coach Karim […]
2024 Olympics: Why Morocco finished last among Arab countries With only one gold medal won by the athlete Soufiane El Bakkali and the first football bronze medal won by the Atlas Lion Cubs, Morocco is last in the ranking of Arab and African countries having participated in the Paris Olympic Games. After the 2021 fiasco, […]
Moroccan athletes at the Olympics: football success poorly hides failures Moroccans have expressed their disappointment over the participation of Moroccan athletes in the Paris Olympic Games, who performed poorly and failed to defend the national colours in this international competition. Morocco did not shine at the Paris Olympics. In almost all disciplines, except athletics and […]
Imane Khelif: Moroccan boxer targeted by “death threats” Accused on social networks of being partly responsible for the controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who is participating in the Paris Olympic Games, a Moroccan boxer has filed a complaint for “cyberharassment”, “insults”, “death threats” and “defamation”. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who is participating in the […]
Achraf Hakimi’s advice to young dual-national players Happy to have won the Olympic bronze medal with the Atlas Lion Cubs, Achraf Hakimi takes the opportunity to give some wise advice to young dual-national players who are still hesitant. “This medal means a lot after the World Cup, where we made history and opened many doors, […]
Morocco’s humiliation of Egypt still causes controversy Former Egyptian international Ahmed Hossam alias “Mido” expressed his dissatisfaction after the heavy defeat of the Egyptian Olympic team against the Atlas Lions (0-6) in the classification match of the football tournament of the Paris Olympic Games, praising however the merits of the Moroccan team which achieved a […]
Fallout between Regragui and Sektioui? Olympic team coach responds Tarik Sectiouicoach of the Moroccan Olympic team, bronze medallist at the Paris Olympic Games, denies rumours of a falling out between him and the Atlas Lions coach, Walid Regragui. “Regragui and I work together to achieve the goals of the national teams, and we always strive […]
For the 2030 World Cup, Morocco boosts host cities The 2025 Finance Bill (PLF) provides for an envelope of 10 billion dirhams to develop infrastructure in the cities that will host the 2030 World Cup matches, indicates the framework note presented by Aziz Akhannouch, the Head of the Moroccan government. A special program to modernize […]
Huge bonuses for Moroccan athletes Morocco offers great bonuses to the athlete Soufiane El Bakkali who retained their 3,000m steeplechase title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and the Atlas Lion Cubs who won their first bronze medal by largely dominating Egypt (6-0). Moroccan double world champion Soufiane El Bakkali will receive 2 million dirhams. […]
Galatasaray wants to turn the page on Hakim Ziyech Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech and his teammate, Ivorian Wilfried Zaha, are being blamed for Galatasaray’s 5-0 defeat to Besiktas in the Turkish Super Cup. Unhappy, Okan Buruk, the Turkish club’s coach, wants them fired. Is Hakim Ziyech’s adventure at Galatasaray coming to an end soon? According […]