Maroc: Fouzi Lekjaa désavoué par le chef du gouvernement
Just days before the parliamentary elections, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has received a political barrage from the highest levels of government. Aziz Akhannouch didn't mince words in questioning certain promises and reminding everyone, with unusual vehemence, that the record of Moroccan football cannot be reduced to the successes and ambitions displayed in recent years.
Considered one of the main architects of the rise of Moroccan football, Lekjaa finds himself at the heart of a conflict that extends far beyond the pitch. In the midst of an election campaign, football has become a political weapon, and the head of government has not hesitated to use it against his opponent.
According to Afri-foot, in front of an audience that applauded him, Akhannouch targeted several sensitive issues including the 2025 AFCON, the Atlas Lions' journey at the 2026 World Cup and, above all, the question of the 2030 World Cup final.
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations was notably used as the main line of attack. "A promise is not the same as saying that we are going to win the Africa Cup of Nations when we are still waiting," declared the head of government.
Akhannouch also recalled the Atlas Lionesses' setbacks at home: "You lost three consecutive Women's AFCON tournaments."
But it was regarding the 2030 World Cup that the attack became the most brutal. After Lekjaa's statements suggesting that Morocco was guaranteed to host the 2030 World Cup final, Akhannouch sharply rebuked the head of the FRMF: "Don't promise Moroccans that we'll have the final in Morocco when nothing has been decided. [...] It's a decision for the big players, not for you."
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Nous ne boxons pas dans la meme categorie, ni meme dans le meme siecle. bëggen a wudjee torop, alors que nous vivons au Moyen Age.
Et ce stade Demba Diop niche au coeur de Dakar, il ressemble a quoi ? Pour un pays qui s'apprete a organiser les JOJ !
Je crains qu'il ne soit un marocain.
Observez bien.
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