Dakar, Dec 5 (APS) – Morocco, co-organizer of the 2023 Football World Cup with Spain and Portugal, wants to focus on collaboration with its civil society, its diaspora and African skills to meet the challenge of organization of the world competition, according to Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP), the Moroccan information agency visited at APS.
To meet the challenge of organizing the sporting event, the Kingdom of Morocco plans to set up an “extended” committee to representatives of Moroccan civil society, the Moroccan diaspora and African skills. .
The country also intends to further strengthen “coordination with all stakeholders to accelerate the implementation of all strategic and structuring projects relating to the organization of this international event”.
Thus, an “upgrade of the stadiums, the expansion and renovation of the airports of the six host cities (Rabat, Casablanca, Agadir, Marrakech, Fez, Tangier) is planned”.
On March 14, 2023, the Kingdom of Morocco submitted its candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup jointly with Spain and Portugal.
On October 14 of the same year, the FIFA Council unanimously accepted the joint candidacy of Morocco, Spain and Portugal for the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
-The governing body of world football also agreed that this candidacy would be the only one for the organization of the world competition.
On July 31, 2024, Morocco, Spain and Portugal officially submitted their joint candidacy file to the FIFA offices in Paris.
On November 30, 2024, after the evaluation of the joint candidacies of the 2030 edition of Morocco, Spain and Portugal, the body in charge of world football estimated that “the candidate FIFA member associations exceed the minimum organizational requirements”.
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