After the unprecedented feat in the World Cup (Qatar-2022), Moroccan Football continues to shine. Continuing this victorious dynamic, the year 2024 was marked in particular by the historic bronze medal won at the Olympic Games (Paris-2024).
Indeed, this remarkable feat of the Atlas Lion Cubs is particularly symbolic for Morocco, now a world football power, thanks to the efforts deployed at all levels, under the enlightened leadership of HM King Mohammed VI.
With an overwhelming victory against Egypt in a classification match (6-0), the national Olympic team, then coached by Tarik Sektioui, completed its participation in the Paris Olympics, marked by performances praised by sports analysts, the most beautiful way.
On a continental scale, the elimination of the national team A in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations (CAN Côte d’Ivoire-2023), while it was one of the main favorites for the coronation, was certainly difficult to take, the Atlas Lions were able, even so, to keep control of the FIFA rankings at the African level, ending the year in 14th place in the world.
The Atlas Lions also flew through the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and CAN-2025 with victories in all matches played in 2024.
At club level, the Berkane Renaissance reached the final of the CAF Cup, beaten by Zamalek of Egypt, at the end of a brilliant run in this African competition.
RSB, winner of the CAF Cup in 2020 and 2022, has continued to establish itself, for years, as one of the strongest and formidable teams in Africa, regularly reaching very advanced rounds during continental competitions. and competing with historic teams from the Continent.
For its part, AS FAR reached the final of the CAF Women’s Champions League which took place in November in Morocco. Champion of the LDC in 2022, the military team has established itself over the years as one of the best women’s teams in Africa.
Sacred at the expense of AS FAR, the title of TP Mazembe was tinged with a Moroccan touch. Indeed, it was the very brilliant Moroccan coach, Lamia Boumehdi, who developed the brand new architecture of the Congolese club to win this trophy for the first time in its history.
This feat allowed Boumehdi to win the title of best women’s football coach in Africa at the 2024 CAF Awards.
Furthermore, Morocco also distinguished itself in the North African Football Union (UNAF) tournaments, in the (U20) and (U17) categories.
Among the U20s, the Moroccan selection achieved a remarkable performance, finishing at the top of the ranking with 10 points, confirming its regional supremacy, and at the same time punching its ticket to the CAN.
The U17s also ensured their qualification for the CAN at the end of the UNAF tournament, demonstrating their great potential and the quality of Moroccan football training.
National futsal, for its part, had a particularly successful year with a third consecutive coronation in the African Cup of Nations for Hicham Dguig’s men and qualification for the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
In addition to the successes of national football in terms of performance, the year which is ending has confirmed the reputation of the Kingdom as a host country for the largest continental and international events.
December 11 will remain a historic date in the annals of national sport, with the official designation of Morocco, Spain and Portugal as host countries of the 2030 World Cup.
The year 2024 was also marked by the announcement of the award to Morocco of the organization of the next five editions (2025-2029) of the U17 women’s World Cup, and the U17 men’s CAN.
Morocco, which also hosted the CAF Awards ceremony in 2024 for the 3rd consecutive year as well as the African Women’s Champions League, is establishing itself more than ever as an essential football destination thanks to its many assets, its infrastructure quality and its accumulated experience in organizing major sporting events.
The various successful stages reached by Moroccan football, both in terms of the performances of the selections and clubs and in terms of the organization of the biggest competitions, testify to the efforts made, under the far-sighted leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, to promote national football and establish it as one of the pillars of development.
With MAP
