At a time when the 2026–2027 season is about to begin and only weeks before Morocco’s legislative elections, calls to expand the Botola Pro Inwi from 16 to 18—or even 20—clubs have resurfaced. Quietly championed by clubs that were relegated on sporting merit, including US Yacoub El Mansour, chaired by Minister Mehdi Bensaïd, the proposal threatens to sacrifice sporting fairness in favor of narrow political interests. An analysis of a looming scandal that can still be prevented.
