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Casablanca - The Board of Directors of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) decided unanimously not to participate in the 2023 African Nations Championship (CHAN), scheduled from January 13 to February 4 in Algeria, if the travel of the national team is not provided via a special flight of Royal Air Morocco (RAM), official carrier, from Rabat to Constantine, host city of the games of the national eleven.

Paris - With its 18 hectares of ultra-modern infrastructure, five soccer fields, a medical center and more than 100 accommodation places, the Mohammed VI Football Academy is a factory for football champions, Radio France Internationale (RFI) said Monday.

Rabat - The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication launched Monday, the digital museum "Niya Maghribya", a website including a photo and video library that documents the prowess of the Atlas Lions during the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

Washington - The journey of the Moroccan soccer national team during the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar "is more than a simple sports score", the U.S. think tank Atlantic Council underlines, noting that it is "an upheaval in soccer culture".

Jeddah - Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad team qualified for the quarterfinals of the King's Cup of Champions by beating Al Shabab team in a penalty shootout after the end of regulation time and extra time in a 1-1 draw, in a match played on Thursday night at King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah.

Casablanca - Moroccan international Yassine Bounou is among the seven candidates for the "The Best" trophy of the best goalkeeper 2022, awarded by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Casablanca - Morocco jumped eleven places to reach 11th position in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings, published on Thursday.

Casablanca - The national futsal team has edged its Latvian counterpart with a score of 9 goals to 2, in a friendly match held on Wednesday at the Mohammed VI Football Complex of Maâmoura.

Rabat - The players of the national soccer team, who reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, expressed on Tuesday their happiness and pride following the audience granted to them by HM King Mohammed VI at the Royal Palace in Rabat.

Doha - The Moroccan soccer team delegation on Tuesday left the Hamad International Airport Doha, at the end of a historic participation in the FIFA World Cup Qatar-2022.