North Africa

The French Football League (LFP) has announced that its Trophée des Champions event will return to the Moroccan city of Tangier this year, while Noel Le Graet has been re-elected as president of the French Football Federation (FFF).

World football’s governing body Fifa today (Thursday) stated that the United States would have to permit entry to players, officials and fans from any country that qualified if it won the right to host the 2026 World Cup, while reports have detailed a potential rival joint bid for the tournament from Morocco, Spain and Portugal.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has assigned hosting rights for five of its upcoming major events.

Africa has secured its first annual event on the International Judo Federation’s (IJF) World Tour calendar after an agreement was reached for the Tunisian capital of Tunis to stage a grand prix from 2018 to 2020.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that its delayed 2016 Women’s World Championship will take place in El Gouna, Egypt from April 5-14.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has confirmed that Zaragoza in Spain will host this year’s U17 World Championships, while the 2017 men’s and women’s U19 World Championships will be staged in Egypt and Italy, respectively.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced that its Diamond League series will travel to Africa for the first time later this year.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the 2016 edition of its Men’s World Championship will take place in Cairo, while also confirming the addition of a new event to its PSA W50 women’s series.

International Judo Federation (IJF) president Marius Vizer has said six cities are in contention to stage its 2018 and 2019 World Championships, and has maintained North Korea remains a “genuine contender” to host the 2017 Junior World Championships.

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has confirmed that its Men’s World Team Squash Championship, which was due to take place in the Egyptian capital of Cairo later this month, has been postponed.

The World Squash governing body has insisted that the upcoming 2015 World Men’s Squash Team Championships will go ahead as planned in Cairo, Egypt despite the withdrawal of several of the competition’s leading nations due to security fears.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has awarded its 2021 Men’s World Championship to Egypt, while the 2023 edition of the national team competition will be co-hosted by Poland and Sweden.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has awarded its 2015 World Cadet Challenge junior event to the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has confirmed the countries that have been shortlisted as potential hosts for its men’s World Championships in 2021 and 2023.

Algeria’s Sports Minister Mohamed Tahmi has said he will review his country’s relationship with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after it missed out with its bid to stage the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations national team tournament.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today (Thursday) today upheld a significant proportion of an appeal lodged by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) against sanctions handed out by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) related to its non-staging of the 2015 Cup of Nations.