2017 in Morocco

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Tetouan, Marocco, in 2017

Events in the year 2017 in Morocco .

Incumbents

• King: Mohammed VI
• President of the Government: Saadeddine Othmani

Events

29 January – Morocco is eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals after losing 1–0 to Egypt. ^[1]

26 June – Moroccan police and gendarmerie launch a large-scale crackdown in Al Hoceima and surrounding areas to prevent a planned march in solidarity with detained activists. ^[2]

14-30 July – Morocco competes at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with three swimmers (two men and one woman) participating under a Universality invitation from FINA. ^[3]

8 August – Soufiane El Bakkali wins silver in the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, earning Morocco's only medal at the championships. ^[4]

17 December – Morocco win the 2017 North African Tri Nations title by beating Algeria 20–13 in the final match in Oujda. ^[5]

Deaths

• 18 January – Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi, Sufi leader (b. 1922). ^[6]

References

1. "Morocco Results". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
2. "Moroccan police arrest 50 after fresh protest clashes, activists say". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
3. "Wayback Machine". www.omegatiming.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
4. "IAAF World Championships Athletes by Event and Season Best" (PDF).
5. Benamrouche, Sofiane (2025-07-20). "CAN Féminine 2024 : l'Algérie et le Sénégal s'arrêtent en quarts, le Ghana et l'Afrique du Sud filent en demi-finales". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
6. "Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi". Yahoo News). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.