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The FRMF president discussed Morocco’s World Cup ambitions, his position on Gianni Infantino’s FIFA presidency, the 2025 AFCON final controversy and his own future in football and politics.

FRMF president says province ‘will have the honor’ of hosting the match as Spain continues to press the case for the Santiago Bernabéu.

Fans will be able to attend Morocco’s two friendly futsal matches against Saudi Arabia in Agadir for 10 or 20 dirhams, with tickets available exclusively through the official Webook platform.

A heated meeting between professional club presidents and the LNFP on Monday, August 17, over the proposed expansion of the Botola to 20 teams ended without consensus. Seventeen clubs voted in favor of the expansion, while seven opposed it and three abstained. According to multiple sources, the lack of unanimity could prevent the reform from moving to the next stage and being submitted to the FRMF Executive Committee.

As Moroccan football dreams of greater heights on the road to 2030, the idea of expanding the Botola to 20 clubs is gaining ground. Club presidents, coaches and now the UMFP are backing an expanded league. But before adding four teams, perhaps the first question should be whether the real problem with our domestic league lies in the number of clubs it contains.

After several club presidents and coaches, the Moroccan Union of Professional Footballers has joined those calling for a 20-club Botola. Its statement comes on the eve of a meeting between the National Professional Football League and the presidents of first- and second-division clubs, where the question of expanding the league is expected to take center stage.

The former Morocco international replaces Portuguese coach Tiago Lima Pereira and takes charge of the Atlas Cubs as part of the federation’s strategy to develop Moroccan coaching talent.

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) announced on Sunday, August 9, that private football academies and schools operating in Morocco will no longer be allowed to use the names of foreign clubs, including when they have partnerships or other ties with those clubs.

Amid allegations that he sought to keep his club in the Botola Pro Inwi’s first division by expanding the league from 16 to 18 or even 20 clubs, Union Sportive Yacoub El Mansour (USYM) president and Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication Mehdi Bensaïd has issued an unequivocal denial. He says the club is preparing for life in the second division and rejects any suggestion that sport has anything to do with his electoral ambitions.