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Fouzi Lekjaa assures Morocco will deliver historic 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
By Wale Mustapha
President of Royal Morocco Football Federation, [FRMF], Fouzi Lekjaa has reiterated that his country will host an historic and memorable African Cup of Nations, AFCON in 2025.
Lekjaa had also a FIFA Council member gave the assurance during the delegate congress of the federation in Marrakech days after hosting CAF Awards in the same city.
Morocco unanimously won the bid to host the 2025 edition of continental premier sports competition earlier in the year as CAF members believed the country made a very convincing bid to elevate the standard of African football.
Lekjaa told the congress that the 2025 AFCON and the 2023 FIFA World Cup which they will jointly host with Spain will be of the highest in terms of service delivery.
“Responsibility has doubled, as we have to prove to the world that we are capable of organizing the World Cup, and that we will organize the best African Cup that the continent has ever seen,” he said.
While reeling out Morocco’s notable achievements in football, he also outlined their major challenges ahead which are facilities.
“The first of the challenges is the construction and renovation of several football stadiums,” Lekjaa who is also a senior Moroccan civil servant and Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget in the Kingdom of Morocco said.
He urged the presidents of national clubs, regional leagues, and all the actors in the field of football to work on making the 2025 AFCON and the 2030 World Cup successful.
“You are responsible for the success of a historic royal project in the year 2030.”
He went on to say that before 2030, Morocco will be able to demonstrate its capabilities by hosting the 2025 AFCON, the first time that Morocco organizes such event in 37 years.
Morocco last hosted the Africa Cup of Nations in 1988 when Cameroon and Nigeria played the final match.
