Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business center. Located on the Atlantic coast of the Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.71 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the eighth-largest in the Arab world.
The Morocco national football team represents Morocco in men's international football, and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco.
The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Al-Murabitun in the reference to Almoravid dynasty, represents Mauritania in men's international football. It is controlled by the Féderation de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, and is a member of the Confederation of African Football. They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup. However, in the Amílcar Cabral Cup, a regional tournament for West Africa, Mauritania came fourth in 1980 on hosting the competition. The national football team of Mauritania later runners-up in 1995, losing on penalties to Sierra Leone after the final finished 0–0.
Badr El Kaddouri is a retired Moroccan footballer, who last played for Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv. He was also a Moroccan international. El Kaddouri was a left back but could also play left midfield if needed.
Salaheddine Aqqal is a retired Moroccan football midfielder.
Adil Ramzi is a Moroccan professional football coach and former player.
The Fez Sports complex is a multi-purpose stadium in Fez, Morocco. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities, the stadium holds 45,000 and was built in 2003.
Marouane Chamakh is a former Moroccan professional footballer who played as a forward. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "link-up play", "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability". Chamakh is also Bordeaux's eleventh highest goalscorer of all-time.
Association sportive des Forces armées royales, commonly known as AS FAR, is a professional sport club based in Morocco's capital Rabat, that competes in Botola, the top tier of Moroccan football.
The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a knockout football tournament in Moroccan football, organized by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.The first club to win this cup was Mouloudia Oujda. Since the inception of the cup, the system has been one-match, but this system has been modified to back and forth.
Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football.
Mustapha Chadili is a retired Moroccan football goalkeeper who played for Raja Casablanca.
Tahar El Khalej is a retired Moroccan footballer who played as a defender.
The Navarre autonomous football team is the regional football team for Navarre, Spain. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA because it is represented internationally by the Spain national team, and only plays in friendly matches.
Abdellah El Ajri(Arabic: عبد الله بليندة; September 25, 1951 – March 17, 2010) was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player.
Driss Bamous was a Moroccan football midfielder. He was also a trained professional soldier at the military academy of Saint Cyr, France.
Abdeslam Laghrissi, also known as AbdeslamEl-Ghrissi, is a Moroccan former footballer.
Amine Harit is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Mustapha Bettache was a Moroccan professional footballer who played for clubs in Morocco and France as well as the Morocco national football team and a football manager.
The Proclamation of Independence of Morocco, also translated as the Manifesto of Independence of Morocco or Proclamation of January 11, 1944, is a document in which Moroccan nationalists called for the independence of Morocco in its national entirety under Muhammad V Bin Yusuf, as well as the installment of a democratic, constitutional government to guarantee the rights of all segments of society. January 11 is an official government holiday in Morocco.
