North Africa

Morocco 2026 has courted controversy after a second government of a Caribbean nation declared its support for the North African country’s bid for the Fifa World Cup.

Fifa has insisted that its bidding procedure for the 2026 World Cup has been designed to avoid costly ‘white elephants’ in host countries after Morocco, one of the two candidates for the tournament, questioned the process.

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has moved to defend its bidding process for the 2026 World Cup after the chairman of Morocco’s proposal questioned the impartiality of the organsiation’s president, Gianni Infantino.

Morocco 2026 has underlined its ability to stage a secure and compact Fifa World Cup, as world football’s governing body published the bid books for the national team tournament from the North African country and its rival application from United 2026.

Morocco 2026 has outlined plans for $15.8bn (€12.8bn) in infrastructure spending should it succeed in landing the Fifa World Cup, with substantial investment in new or redeveloped stadia part of the bid plan for the national team football tournament.

Morocco has named its 12 host cities for a 2026 Fifa World Cup held in the North African country and has moved to promote its “sweet spot location” for the national team football tournament.

Formula E chief executive Alejandro Agag has said the electric car-racing series is in talks over holding new races in Beirut, Cairo and Doha, along with returning to China.

Moroccan officials have maintained they have a strong chance of landing the 2026 Fifa World Cup, as the country’s campaign to secure the national team football tournament was launched in Casablanca today (Tuesday).

Vero Communications, a London-based communications and strategy consultancy, has been appointed to promote Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 edition of football’s Fifa World Cup.

Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has entered into a strategic partnership with sports events organiser RPM-MKTG that is designed to drive the development of mountain bike event the Titan Desert.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that video assistant referees (VAR) will be used during one of its competitions for the first time at next year’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco.

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has awarded hosting rights for three of its upcoming events to Salt Lake City in Utah, US, the Egyptian capital of Cairo and Zagreb in Croatia.

World football’s governing body Fifa has issued a guide to the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, stating the revamped procedure is designed to ensure the process cannot be open to “even one iota of doubt”.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Morocco will host the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) after the event was stripped from Kenya.

Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Morocco will contest the reassigned hosting rights to the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN), the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced.

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has today (Friday) confirmed that the country will bid to host the 2026 Fifa World Cup national football team tournament.