“Morocco is reaping the rewards of a carefully thought-out strategy and a pioneering, well-structured sports policy, fostering the emergence of a sporting elite that has always brought honor to Morocco and given the Kingdom a glowing image among developed nations,” the former CEO of the Tunisian news agency “TAP” told MAP.
Nejib Ouerghi considered that the “exceptional” performances of Moroccan sportsmen and women at this international event attest to the success of Morocco’s sports policy, which has always focused on sport as both a unifying factor and a means of emancipating women. “Morocco wins and proves that the impossible is not Moroccan.”
He also underlined another highlight of the Moroccan participation: the feat of the Moroccan female athletes, who won the majority of the medals – 34 out of 58 – including 18 golds.
These results testify to the importance of the place occupied by women in the Moroccan sporting landscape, in a country that believes in sport as a unifying and emancipating force, he said.
He also cited the Moroccan football team’s achievement at the last World Cup in Qatar, which is still fresh in people’s minds, as well as the performances of Moroccan women footballers at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, where they stood up to the world’s top teams.
This proves, he said, the quality of the Kingdom’s sportsmen and women, and the scope of a policy that has enabled sportsmen and women to be properly supervised, and the emergence of great names who have brought honor to their country.
