The Africa Cup of Nations reaches its climax on Sunday with a final showdown between the continent’s two leading footballing powerhouses as hosts Morocco look to win the title for the first time in 50 years when they take on Sadio Mane’s Senegal. The match kicks off at 1900 GMT at the Prince Moulay Abdellah […]
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Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to reach AFCON final against Senegal
RABAT: Morocco advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations final after defeating Nigeria 4-2 in a penalty shootout following a tense 0-0 draw in the semi-final on Wednesday. Hosts Morocco will now face 2021 champions Senegal in Sunday’s final, while Nigeria take on Egypt in the third-place playoff. Read More: AFCON heats up: Stars set for […]
Diaz scores again as hosts Morocco beat Cameroon to reach AFCON semis
Brahim Diaz kept up his remarkable Africa Cup of Nations scoring record and Ismael Saibari was also on target as hosts Morocco beat Cameroon 2-0 in their quarter-final showdown on Friday to keep their title dreams alive. Real Madrid winger Diaz got the decisive touch to Ayoub El Kaabi’s 26th-minute header in front of more […]
Morocco edge past Comoros in AFCON opener
RABAT: Hosts Morocco overcame early nerves to beat Comoros 2-0 in the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Brahim Diaz and substitute Ayoub El Kaabi scored second-half goals to secure victory at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat. Read More: African stars Salah and Hakimi eyeing 2026 World Cup […]
Morocco beat Jordan 3-2 to win Arab Cup
Morocco clinched the FIFA Arab Cup on Thursday, defeating Jordan 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling final at Lusail Stadium, Qatar. The victory was secured thanks to a late brace from Abderrazzaq Hamed Allah, following a stunning long-range opener from Oussama Tannane. Read More: Asia Cup 2025 to kick off in UAE from September 9 The […]
Morocco joining Spain, Portugal in football’s 2030 World Cup bid
The announcement on Tuesday, which raises further doubts over Ukraine’s participation in the bid, was made through a statement signed by King Mohammed VI and read at a meeting of the Confederation of African Football. A spokesman for the Spanish football federation told AFP it would meet with its Portuguese and Moroccan counterparts in Kigali […]
Thousands of migrants storm border fence in Spain’s Melilla
MADRID: Around 2,000 migrants tried to storm the border separating Spain’s Melilla enclave from Morocco on Friday, the first such attempted mass crossing into the territory since the two nations mended diplomatic ties in March. Some 2,000 migrants made their way to the border at dawn and over 500 managed to enter the border control […]
Blinken to travel to Israel, West Bank, Morocco, Algeria
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria over March 26-30 to discuss the Ukraine war, Israeli-Palestinian relations, and Iran, the State Department announced Thursday. Blinken will meet separately with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, and while in Morocco […]
Morocco’s navy rescues 368 migrants bound for Spain
The Moroccan navy this week rescued 368 migrants including three children as they were trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Spain, the official MAP news agency said Friday. It said the migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, were rescued between Tuesday and Friday when their makeshift boats, including rubber dinghies and kayaks, ran into difficulty. […]
Algeria recalls Morocco ambassador over Berber comments
Algeria recalled its ambassador in Morocco for consultations on Sunday as a new diplomatic spat broke out between the regional arch-rivals. The move came after Morocco’s envoy to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, expressed support for self-determination for Algeria’s traditionally restless Kabylie region, a stronghold of the country’s Amazigh (Berber) minority. Hilale made the remarks […]