The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, said on Friday in Salé that he was “very proud” of Morocco’s role in the development of football in Africa.
“I start first by thanking His Majesty King Mohammed VI, as well as the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, and the Moroccan people. I am very proud of Morocco’s role in the development of football at the African level,” said Mr. Motsepe in a statement to the press, at the end of the draw for the Women’s CAN-2024, which will be held in Kingdom from July 5 to 26, 2025.
Praising the sports infrastructures in Morocco which are also “available for Africa”, Mr. Motsepe insisted that the Moroccan model should be followed at the continental level.
“I call on African countries to take as a model the partnership and cooperation between the different institutions in Morocco, in this case the government, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and other actors,” said the head of African football.
Addressing the women’s CAN-2024, the draw of which took place at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Salé, the CAF president said he was convinced that this edition will be “exciting especially after the level displayed by the African selections at the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The level and quality of women’s football have evolved a lot recently, he noted, adding: “We will witness the best of African women’s football and Africa will show the whole world the talent of African players.”
For his part, Mr. Lekjaa indicated that once again the Kingdom of Morocco, thanks to the strategic and proactive vision of HM the King, will welcome African players in this continental competition.
“As usual, the players and the public will find in Morocco their second country which welcomes its African brothers,” underlined the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.
On a sporting level, this edition constitutes an opportunity for the Moroccan selection to demonstrate the great progress of women’s football in Morocco, thanks to the High Royal solicitude, affirmed the Moroccan official.
At the end of the draw for the Women’s CAN-2024, Morocco, the host country, will play in Group A alongside DR Congo, Senegal and Zambia.
Group B consists of Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria and Botswana, while Group C includes South Africa, Ghana, Mali and Tanzania.
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