The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced, Sunday, it would refer the case of the cancelled CAF Confederation Cup semifinal match between Algerian club USM Alger and Morocco's Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) to the competent bodies. «The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup first leg semi-final fixture today, 21 April 2024, between USM Alger and RS Berkane in Algiers, Algeria did not take place as scheduled», CAF stated. «The matter will be referred to the
The semi-final match between Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) and USM d'Alger in the African Football Confederation Cup has been cancelled by the match referee after the Moroccan players refused to take the field on Sunday evening. This decision stems from the Algerian authorities' refusal to comply with the CAF Interclubs Committee's decision regarding RSB's jerseys depicting the full map of Morocco. On April 20, the African Football Confederation (CAF) ordered Algeria to release the
The Algeria-initiated Maghreb project, excluding Morocco, is moving forward. Tunisia will host a summit on Monday, April 22nd, between the Tunisian and Algerian presidents, and the president of the Libyan presidential council. The Tunisian presidency's press release, published on social media on Saturday, did not announce the participation of Mauritania's head of state. The meeting in Tunis of the three Maghreb countries follows the March 3rd summit in Algiers, which brought together
France-born Moroccan Nadia Tomane is devoted to defending Moroccan heritage through an association she founded in 2021 with a group of fellow Moroccans.
Moroccan football club Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) faced delays at Algiers International Airport due to their jerseys, which depict the Moroccan map including the Sahara.
Police in Fez arrested, Wednesday, a 42-year-old man suspected of fraud, blackmail, and impersonating a licensed professional. The arrest came after a video went viral on social media, featuring a foreign tourist alleging they were scammed by the accused. According to a press release from the General Directorate for National Security (DGSN), authorities analyzed the video footage and identified the suspect. He was then apprehended by police and is currently in custody for further investigation.
The European Parliament has withdrawn photos celebrating the Polisario from an exhibition titled «A Place in the World». The event was opened, Wednesday, following a conference on «the future of peace» organized by the Spanish left-wing party Podemos. The party's former leader, Pablo Iglesias, was present in his capacity as the owner of the online TV channel Canal Red. The Polisario representative in Madrid also attended the event. Known supporters of the Polisario
The head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko, informed the Security Council on Tuesday that the Polisario Front had rejected his proposal for a ceasefire during Ramadan. Ivanko, a Russian diplomat, also briefed the Council on the Polisario's response to concerns raised about missile strikes near MINURSO observation points.
Three Moroccans made their mark in last night's Europa League quarter-finals. Amine Harit and Azzedine Ouunahi started for Olympique de Marseille against Benfica, helping the team reach the semi-finals after a penalty shoot-out at the Stade Velodrome. In London, West Ham's Nayef Aguered faced off against Amine Adli of Bayer Leverkusen. The match went in favor of the Germans, who secured their spot in the next round. This success follows the previous day's qualification of three Moroccan
Drought, floods and clean transition could harm Morocco's banking sector according to a new report by the World Bank and the Moroccan central bank.