President of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Sports for All (FRMSPT), Nezha Bidouane has been named by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), captain of the African squad at the 2018 Continental Cup that will be held from September 8th to the 9th in Ostrava (Czech Republic). The retired Moroccan track and field hurdler who specialized in the 400 meters hurdles was one of the four ambassadors chosen in November 2017 by the IAAF to represent the continents participating
Le championnat du Maroc de natation en eau libre a été remporté ce lundi par Saïd Saber du Club Narjisse de natation (CNN) chez les hommes, et par Ayat Allah El Anouar du FUS de Rabat chez les femmes. Bouclant les 5 000 m en 43min45sec16/100è, Saber a devancé de quelques secondes Mathieu Mathy Ben Rahou de l’Association sportive de Salé (43:50.41) qui est arrivé en deuxième position, tandis que la troisième
French-Moroccan football player Yassine Benrahou has signed a three-year contract with FC Girondins de Bordeaux club, reports RFI on Monday. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder is a left footed player (1.70 m, 62 kg). Although he was born in France, Berahou decided to play for the Morocco national football team. The player debuted his career with U19 Girondins team before getting integrated into the pro squad by Uruguayan coach Gustavo Poyet.
La présidente de la Fédération royale marocaine du sport pour tous (FRMSPT), Nezha Bidouane a été désignée par l’Association internationale des fédérations d’athlétisme (IAAF), capitaine de la sélection africaine lors de la Coupe continentale d’athlétisme qui aura lieu les 8 et 9 septembre prochain à Ostrava (République tchèque). Ancienne double championne du monde des 400
Partnering with the National Office of Tourism, Moroccan low-cost airline Air Arabia is launching on October the 29th a new weekly flight, linking Agadir to Basel (Switzerland). Air Arabia announced the opening of the route in a press release, explaining that the flight is the second of its kind linking the Swiss city to Morocco. President of the group, Adel Ali, welcomed the launch of the new line, saying that «a flight connecting Casablanca to Basel has already
The Spanish government wants to make the management of unaccompanied minor migrants a priority. The government of Pedro Sánchez is supposed to meet today with the heads of the autonomous communities in order to try to find a solution for these young migrants, in Spain, says El País. For the time being, Andalusia and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla host more than 67% of the 7,000 minors that are currently in Spain, 70% of them are Moroccan. Especially since the
People’s Party politician Javier Maroto believes that Pedro Sanchez’ cabinet is «sending a message to migration mafias» who practice human trafficking, says Spanish newspaper ABC. The official accused Spain’s Prime Minister of «forgetting about Morocco» which «monitors thousands of people who are trying to cross» the borders between the two countries. Interviewed by Europa Press, Javier Maroto said Pedro Sanchez should
Moroccan athletes participating in the 21st edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships (ASAC) have won medals in different sport disciplines during the competition. On the ladies’ side, Soukaina Zakour and Lamia Lhabz both won medals at the championship that was held from August 1stto the 5thin Asaba (Nigeria) last Friday and Saturday. Zakour won the gold medal in hammer throw with a 68.28m throw from the first try. As for Lhabz, the athlete won a silver medal for finishing
A 28-year-old has been the first Muslim woman to be fined for wearing a full-face veil in public in Denmark, after the ban got implemented in Wednesday, says the BBC. The police noticed the woman when she had a fight with another woman in a shopping center in Copenhagen. She was fined when she refused to remove the veil, said the same source. According to a report issued by the police, one woman was trying to snatch the other’s veil. The new ban indicates that «anyone who wears a
Café Hafa, a mythical place in the city of Tangier, closed its doors Saturday morning, after its owner was accused of building a terrace without obtaining a license from the city council. Local online newspaper Tanja 24 reported the information, indicating that the local authorities in the northern city destructed the part built without a permit. «The authorities demolished the said construction, which prevented customers from going to the cafe», says the same