Morocco

Football
Events

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will now take place in early 2026 to avoid a clash with Fifa’s new Club World Cup competition, which launches in the US next summer.
Football
Events

Fifa has continued the expansion of its international tournaments with the announcement that Qatar is to host the next five editions of an annual 48-team men’s U17 World Cup, with Morocco set to stage t…
Football
Stadia

The Moroccan Government has outlined plans to spend MAD5bn (€456.4m/$483.5m) on a new stadium in the city of Benslimane as part of significant venue investment package targeted at the country’s staging of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and co-hosting of the 2030 Fifa World Cup.
Football
Industry Moves

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has appointed Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), to lead the country's joint bid to host the Fifa World Cup in 2030
Football
Events

Morocco has officially joined Spain and Portugal’s joint bid to host the 2030 edition of the Fifa men's World Cup.
Football
Media

SNRT, Morocco’s free-to-air public broadcaster, has reached an agreement to broadcast 10 matches from the Fifa World Cup.  The matches will include those of the Moroccan national team. 
Golf
Events

The Asian Tour has unveiled new tournaments in Egypt and Morocco as the latest additions to its International Series, a joint venture with Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf
Golf
Events

Golf’s European Tour has made further alterations to its calendar during Covid-19, with events in Portugal and Spain replacing tournaments in China and Morocco, respectively.
Motorsport
Media

Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has struck a highlights rights deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven
Motorsport
Events

Formula E and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) have revealed details of the races to follow next month’s season opener in Saudi Arabia.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) national team football tournament
Athletics
Events

World Athletics’ Diamond League has postponed three more meetings scheduled for May amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Football
Media

Six Moroccan football clubs are lobbying the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), the sport’s governing body in the North African country, over a broadcast rights payment, it is claimed.
Motorsport
Events

Hong Kong has lost its latest major sporting event amid the ongoing unrest in the country, with Formula E dropping its round from the 2019-20 calendar in favour of a return to Marrakesh, Morocco
Para Sport
Events

The Moroccan capital of Rabat has been awarded hosting rights to the first edition of the African Para Games, which will take place next January
Football
Events

Morocco will not enter the race to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, despite being tipped to stage the event after Cameroon was stripped of the hosting rights due to poor preparations
Football
Events

A potential joint bid by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup suffered a blow after Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin expressed his opposition to the plan.
Football
Events

Morocco has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Cameroon as the host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after the west African country was stripped of the hosting rights late last week