The latest snub dates from last Thursday. During the North African Championship (North African Football Union) organized on their soil, the Egyptian under-20s lost 2 to 1 against their Moroccan counterparts. This defeat comes barely 48 hours after a debacle for the under-17s, swept aside 5 goals to 1 by Morocco.
This succession of poor performances has not gone unnoticed in the Egyptian media landscape. Experts are pointing to a worrying trend that began during the Africa Under-23 Cup, where Morocco clinched the title at the expense of Egypt in the final. The situation deteriorated further during the Olympic Games in Paris, with a historic 6-0 correction inflicted by the Atlas Lions.
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Egyptian observers, who are now carefully scrutinizing the development of Moroccan football, recognize that “Morocco is today reaping the fruits of the policy adopted for years”. Some even wonder: “Will the Moroccan team become a complex for Egyptian football like the Senegalese team was? »
Moroccan domination also extends to other disciplines such as futsal and beach soccer. Only the Egyptian national A team maintains its historic supremacy over its North African rival, with several significant victories, notably in the African Cup of Nations.
The local media sharply criticize the sports policy of their federation, believing that it has failed in the face of the strategy put in place by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). The modernization of Moroccan football seems to be bearing fruit, while Egypt is struggling to renew its former performances.
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