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Morocco's first FIFA Arena opens in Benguerir

By , based on L'Information

Morocco's first FIFA Arena opens in Benguerir

Morocco's first FIFA Arena pitch was inaugurated on 8 November at Omar Ezzahraoui school in Benguerir, Rehamna province. The facility results from a partnership between FIFA, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, OCP Group and two Moroccan ministries, according to L’Information.

Omar Ezzahraoui school in Benguerir, in Rehamna province, has hosted the first pitch of the FIFA Arena programme in Morocco since Sunday. The facility results from a partnership between FIFA, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), OCP Group through its subsidiary EVOSPORT, and the Moroccan ministries responsible for National Education and Youth, according to L’Information.

The FIFA Arena programme, launched in 2025, aims to create local spaces allowing children around the world to play football. The Benguerir site is its first project in Morocco, according to L’Information.

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