Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 9:03 p.m.
Rabat – The team of the Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Handicapped Children of Casablanca won, Sunday at the Ibn Yassine Hall in Rabat, the 21st edition of the Special Olympics Futsal Throne Cup.
The team from the Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Handicapped Children of Casablanca was crowned after beating the team of the Amal Association for the Rehabilitation of Disability of Meknes in the final with a score of 4 to 1.
Third place in the Special Olympics Futsal Throne Cup went to the team from the Mohammed VI National Center for the Disabled in Fez.
At the end of this sporting event, Lalla Soumaya El Ouazzani, president of Special Olympics Morocco, presented the Throne Cup and the Goblet of Fire HRH Princess Lalla Amina to the winners.
The title of the 20th edition of the Cup of Fire HRH Princess Lalla Amina went to the team of the Al-Awael Association from the prefecture of M’diq Fnideq, winning in the final against the Atfal Biladi Association from El-Hajeb by 1 goal to 0, while the Tahadi Association team from Guelmim came in 3rd position.
A total of 24 associations participated in the qualifiers for the Futsal Throne Cup and HRH Princess Lalla Amina Fire Cup, divided into four groups representing the different regions of the Kingdom.
On this occasion, the national director of Special Olympics Morocco, Zaineb Larhrib indicated in a statement to the press that the 21st edition of the Special Olympics Futsal Throne Cup and the 20th edition of the Cup of Fire HRH Princess Lalla Amina, aroused enthusiasm like previous editions, both in terms of the technical and organizational aspects as well as in terms of mobilization of associations and athletes, highlighting that the objective of this competition consists of continuing efforts aimed at the integration of people with specific needs into society through sport.
Ms. Larhrib added that this objective is the one to which Special Olympics Morocco aspires, in accordance with the vision of HM King Mohammed VI, relating to the social inclusion of people with specific needs.
She noted that this edition saw the continuation of the work carried out by the executives of Special Olympics Morocco, under the presidency of Lalla Soumaya El Ouazzani, who closely follows all sporting activities and training programs.
For his part, the player of the Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Handicapped Children of Casablanca, Ait Aziz Abdel Ghani, indicated in a similar statement that the final was very competitive, adding that his teammates applied the instructions of the coach, which allowed them to control the match.
The player of the Al-Awael Association team from the M’diq Fnideq prefecture, Bakr Roudani, for his part, expressed his satisfaction at having won the Cup of Fire title HRH Princess Lalla Amina, adding that the match was enhanced by the remarkable presence of the supporters.
The Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Mohamed Saad Berrada, the Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and Family, Naima Ben took part in the final of the Special Olympics Futsal Throne Cup. Yahia, the Wali national coordinator of the National Initiative for Human Development, Mohamed Dardouri, as well as personalities from the world of sport and civil society.
