The kingdom of Morocco has announced it’s joint bid to host 2030 FIFA World Cup tournament alongside neighbours Spain and Portugal.
This was announced on Tuesday by His majesty King Mohammed the VI in Kigali Rwanda, during the CAF President’s award 2022 ,in the speech read by the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Mr. Chakib BenmoussaMay Gid.
“By making Africa proud at the last World Cup, in Qatar, Moroccan football also upheld the values of perseverance, self-sacrifice and self-surpassing. We are working to anchor these values by linking sport to education in order to expand the practice of football, unlock players’ potential, and support the talents that are discovered through customized training. It is not as much through words as concrete deeds that the Kingdom of Morocco has proven, on countless occasions, that its resources, infrastructure and experience, particularly in football, are at the disposal of all African sister nations sharing our wish to make youth a lever of hope and growth.
With that in mind, I would like to announce, before this assembly, that the Kingdom of Morocco has decided, together with Spain and Portugal, to present a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
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This joint bid, which is unprecedented in football history, will bring together Africa and Europe, the northern and southern Mediterranean, and the African, Arab and Euro-Mediterranean worlds.
It will also bring out the best in all of us – in effect, a combination of genius, creativity, experience, and means” Said his Majesty King Mohammed VI
If Morocco ,Spain and Portugual bid will be successful,the North African country will become the 2nd nation in the continent to host FIFA World since the Republic of South Africa plated host in 2010.
Morocco brags of more than 6 state of the art stadiums with slightly over 45,000 sitting capacity.
Among the venues are Mohammed VI in Rabat City ,Ibn Batouta in Tangier,Agadir,Marrakech and Fes.
The country has also placed a strong bid to play host to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to replace Guinea, who were stripped of the hosting rights due to inadequate preparations.
King Mohammed VI and Rwandan President Paul Kagame were confered on with achievement awards by CAF President Dr.Patrice Motsepe on Tuesday in Kigali in presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
” I am delighted to receive this CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award for the year 2022. I accept it with great pleasure.
I would like to salute the presence of Mr. Gianni Infantino, President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association and commend him on his strong commitment to African football.
I also wish to thank the President of the Confederation of African Football, Mr. Patrice Motseoe, for his leadership and his action for the development of African football and the renewed credibility of its institutions.
With my brother, President Paul Kagame whom the Confederation of African Football is also honoring today – I share an unwavering confidence in our African continent, its youth and capacities.
We are working to make the most of that potential, without ever being satisfied with mere hopes, nor, for that matter, with our achievements” Said His Majesty the King in his acceptance speech
