Auckland City FC arrived in Tangier on a flight from Spain where it had conducted a training camp in the suburbs of Barcelona to be ready for the Club World Cup.
The Auckland-based New Zealand football club will face Al Ahly (Egypt) on February 1 in the opening match of this international event on the pitch of the Tangier Grand Stadium.
Auckland City FC coach Albert Riera Vidal told the press that this participation in the Club World Cup in Morocco will bring a lot of happiness to many people in New Zealand, adding that everything here in Morocco is wonderful, especially the warm welcome.
He added that his team is ready after a preparation camp of about 10 days in Spain.
For his part, the captain of the team Auckland City FC said, that the players are ready and have prepared well in Barcelona, Spain, for this competition.
The opening game between Egypt’s Al Ahly and Auckland City FC (February 1) will take place in Tangier. The winner of this match will face Seattle Sounders FC (USA) (February 4) in the 1st quarterfinal.
In addition, the winner of the 2nd quarter-final between Al Hilal SFC (Saudi Arabia), winner of the AFC Champions League, and Wydad Casablanca, winner of the CAF Champions League, will face the Brazilian club CR Flamengo, winner of the Copa Libertadores, (February 8) in Tangier.
