By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
The 2027 Dakar Rally, its 49th edition, will run from 9 to 23 January with 11 stages in Morocco over a 7,824 km route. The itinerary was presented on Monday 9 November in Casablanca, according to Lebrief.
Morocco's U18 futsal team have qualified for the semi-finals of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games after a 15-1 victory over Solomon Islands. Hamza El Ahmadi scored five goals and Morocco will face Argentina on Monday 9 November, according to Mountakhab.net.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Mountakhab.net ·
The Lions of the Atlas held their first training session on Monday at Maâmora ahead of two matches against Niger on 13 and 17 November. Youssef En-Nesyri and Souffian El Karouani return, and Ayoub Oufkir joins the squad for the first time, according to Africa Top Sports citing Le 360 Sport.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Africa Top Sports ·
The 23rd edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, scheduled for 20 to 28 November, will pay tribute to the American actors Jeff Goldblum and John Turturro and to the Moroccan artist Younès Mégri. The festival celebrates three singular artistic careers, according to a statement from the organisers.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: L'Information ·
Artists Samba Peuzzi and Mao Sidibé were interviewed at the Youth Olympic Village in Dakar for RFI’s programme “Fais ton boucan”. Samba Peuzzi is presenting his third album, “Culture”, released in January 2026, and is due to perform at the Mbao Stadium on 31 December, according to Senego.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
Sierra Leone’s foreign minister meets Morocco’s parliament speakerSierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, visited Ahmed Touizi, President of Morocco’s House of Representatives, in Rabat. They discussed strengthening parliamentary ties and cooperation in trade and education.
U17 Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria-Morocco opens race for two ticketsThe North African qualifying tournament for the 2027 U17 Africa Cup of Nations begins on Tuesday in Sousse, Tunisia, with Algeria versus Morocco. Four teams are competing for two tickets, with Libya having withdrawn, according to the UNAF.The week in Africa
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