By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
A FIFA inspection commission is expected in Morocco in late November to examine six of the stadiums selected for the 2030 World Cup, co-hosted with Spain and Portugal. The information, reported by Spanish sports daily AS and relayed by Al3omk, comes ahead of the assessment of Moroccan tournament venues.
Morocco is expected to host the 2028 Futsal World Cup from 7 to 29 October, according to Spanish media outlet Futsalia; FIFA has not yet officially designated the host of the 24-team tournament. It would be the first African edition, while the Atlas Lions have already won four consecutive Futsal AFCON titles.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Yabiladi ·
Morocco’s ministry responsible for foreign trade opened an anti-dumping investigation on 12 November into imports of tomato sauces from Spain. The procedure follows a complaint by Ficopam, which represents 90% of Morocco’s tomato sauce production, according to the ministry responsible for foreign trade.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Aujourd’hui le Maroc ·
Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions resume training on Friday 13 November at the B annex of Japoma Stadium in Douala, a day after their 2-0 win over Namibia in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers. The session, open to accredited media for 30 minutes, precedes their departure for Gaborone, where they will face Namibia again on 16 November.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Actu Cameroun ·
Morocco’s General Directorate for Information Systems Security warns of a coordinated attack targeting ScreenConnect cloud environments. Attackers took control of at least six providers and sent malicious commands to 288 computers across 48 organisations, according to a ConnectWise alert relayed by the directorate.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Hespress ·
Barrot and Bourita prepare future French-Moroccan treatyFrench Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita discussed strengthening the bilateral partnership ahead of a future French-Moroccan treaty. The talks took place on 13 November in Essaouira, according to the French ministry’s spokesperson.
AFCON 2027: Tunisia name starting XI against LibyaTunisia are fielding Aymen Dahmen, Montassar Talbi and Ben Romdhane among others against Libya in Sfax on matchday three of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers. Captain Ben Romdhane leads the Tunisian XI before kick-off, according to Africa Top Sports.The week in Africa
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