FIFA World Cup: NFF congratulates Morocco on 2030, backs Saudi Arabia’s quest for 2034

The Nigeria Soccer Federation has congratulated the Authorities and folks of the Kingdom of Morocco over Wednesday’s choice by FIFA that the North African nation will co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup finals with Spain and Portugal.

Morocco first threw her hat into the ring greater than three a long time in the past, with a bid to host soccer’s largest showpiece in 1994, however misplaced to the US of America. The nation misplaced a few different bids after that, together with that for the 2010 finals which went to South Africa.

President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, mentioned on Thursday that Morocco totally deserves the honour: “The NFF is celebrating with the Authorities and folks of Morocco for the success of their tripartite bid with Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. We have now little question that the event will likely be an enormous success, because the stadia infrastructure and different related amenities are already there on floor, and the nation has a longtime tradition of internet hosting main tournaments.

“The entire of Africa is worked up on the prospect of the continent internet hosting the FIFA World Cup for the second time.”

The 2030 finals would be the centenary anniversary of the FIFA World Cup, which started in 1930 with Uruguay as host and Cup winners. FIFA has additionally introduced that as a part of the celebrations, the primary three matches in 2030 will likely be staged in Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, earlier than the entire get together strikes to North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.

Gusau added that the NFF will likely be throwing its weight behind the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s bid to stage the 2034 finals – 4 years after the anticipated spectacle in Morocco, Spain and Portugal.

“We imagine the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has the infrastructure and amenities to stage a spectacular FIFA World Cup in 2034.”

USA, Mexico and Canada will stage the following FIFA World Cup finals in 2026.

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