Morocco has announced that it will complete the construction of a 115,000-seat stadium in Benslimane, near Casablanca, by 2027, three years before the World Cup which it is co-organizing with Spain and Portugal. announced the agency Reuters. This enclosure, one of the largest in the world, is expected to cost up to five billion dirhams ($500 million), Moroccan authorities said.
Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Moroccan organizing committee, indicated that Morocco also plans to complete in the next two months the work to extend and modernize the stadiums in Rabat and Tangier. After the African Cup of Nations which begins in December, major work will begin on the complexes of the host cities of the World Cup: Agadir, Marrakech and Fez.
In addition to upgrading its sports infrastructure, Morocco plans to increase its hotel capacity, extend its high-speed rail network to Marrakech and expand the airports of Casablanca, Tangier, Rabat and Fez to accommodate visitors to the global event.
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