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Morocco A' National Football Team
The Morocco A' national football team ( ar, منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم للمحليين) is the local national football team of Morocco and is open only to domestic league players. It is the only team to win the African Nations Championship twice in a row in 2018 and 2021. The primary men's Morocco national football team contains expatriate players and represents Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations. History The Local Atlas Lions were eliminated in the qualifiers for the first two editions of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in 2009 and 2011, before qualifying for the first time to the CHAN in the 2014 edition, which was hosted in South Africa instead of Libya, who were initially supposed to organize the only continental national competition for local players. During their first participation in the competition, the Moroccans, led by coach Hassan Benaabicha (who, in replacement of Rachid Taoussi, was asked to manage the team just a few days before the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Moroccan Football Federation
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation ( ar, الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم), (french: Fédérarion Royale marocaine de football) is the governing body of football in Morocco. It was established in 1956. It became a member in the FIFA in 1960, and in the same year it also became a member in the CAF association. It organises the football league, the Botola, the Morocco national football team and the Morocco women's national football team. It is based in Rabat. it is also a member of the UAFA and UNAF. History Africa Cup Of Nations On 29 January 2011, the CAF Board decided that Morocco would host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, while the 2017 edition would be held in South Africa. In October 2014, the government of Morocco requested a postponement of the tournament due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. After the matter was discussed at the executive committee meeting on 2 November 2014, CAF decided to keep the date of the tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakaria Hadraf
Zakaria Hadraf ( ar, زكرياء حدراف; born 12 March 1990) is a Moroccan professional footballer who currently plays for Botola club Raja CA as a winger. Club career Hadraf started his career with Difaâ El Jadida, then he played for Raja CA and Saudi club Damac FC, before joining RS Berkane in January 2020. From 2021 to 2022, he played for Difaâ El Jadida. On 31 July 2022, he returned to Raja CA. International career In January 2014, coach Hassan Benabicha, invited him to be a part of the Moroccan squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. He helped the team to top group B after drawing with Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe and defeating Uganda. The team was eliminated from the competition at the quarter final zone after losing to Nigeria. International goals :''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.'' Honours Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi *Moroccan Throne Cup: 2013 Raja CA *Moroccan Throne Cup: 2017 *CAF Confederation Cup: 2018 *CAF Super Cup: 2019 ;RS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saidi Kyeyune
Saidi Kyeyune (born 1 January 1993) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uganda Revenue Authority SC and the Ugandan national team. International career In January 2014, coach Milutin Sedrojevic, invited him to be included in the Uganda national football team for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team placed third in the group stage of the competition after beating Burkina Faso, drawing with Zimbabwe and losing to Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to .... International goals :''Scores and results list Uganda's goal tally first.'' References External links * Living people Uganda men's A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Ugandan men's footballers Proline FC players 1993 births Men's associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Orit
Ibrahim Orit (born 28 July 1998) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a winger for Vipers SC and the Uganda national football team. Early life Orit was born in Soroti Hospital, Soroti, Uganda, as the second born in a family of six, though both his parents died in Orit's early childhood. He attended Aloet Primary School, but had to drop out of education following the passing of his parents as there was no money to pay his school fees. Club career Orit started his career at Odudwi FC in Uganda's fourth tier in 2013, and had spells at Soroti Garage, Junior Eagles and Future Stars before signing for Uganda Premier League side Mbarara City in summer 2017. On 2 July 2020, it was announced that Orit had joined Ugandan champions Vipers SC on a three-year contract, becoming their second signing of that summer. International career Orit made his debut for Uganda on 22 January 2021 in a 2–1 defeat to Togo in the 2020 African Nations Championship. He scored his first goal for Uganda in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritius Football Association
The Mauritius Football Association (MFA) is the governing body of Football (soccer), football in Mauritius. It was founded in 1952, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to Confederation of African Football, CAF in 1965. The association was formerly known as the Mauritius Sports Association but renamed to Mauritius Football Association in 1984 through the introduction of a Sports Act by the government. The founding members of the association were FC Dodo, Faucon Flacq SC (now renamed Flacq SC), CSC, Hounds, Royal College of Curepipe, and Saint Joseph College, all of which were based out of Curepipe and, with the exception of Faucon Flacq SC, Flacq SC, have since ceased to exist. The Mauritius Football Association organizes the Mauritian League, national football league and the Mauritius national football team, national team. Problems faced by the MFA The association has undergone numerous upheavals over the years, its troubles ranging from perpetual financial shortages to constant change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malagasy Football Federation
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The Malagasy Football Federation (french: Fédération Malagasy de Football, FMF) is the governing body of football in Madagascar. It was founded in 1961, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to CAF in 1963. It organizes the national football league and the national team. On 19 March 2008, the FMF was suspended by FIFA. On 19 May 2008, the suspension was lifted. References External links * Madagascarat the FIFA website. Madagascarat CAF Online Madagascar Football in Madagascar Sports organizations established in 1961 Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire Economic Community of Central African States, CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as Petroleum, oil, Cocoa bean, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. , the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 5,768,400. The city sits on the estuary of Wouri River and its climate is tropical. History The first Europeans to visit the area were the Portuguese people, Portuguese in about 1472. At the time, the estuary of Wouri River was known as the Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River). By 1650, it had become the site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade De La Réunification
Stade de la Réunification is a multi-use stadium in Douala, Cameroon. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as a home ground of Union Douala Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala, that competes in the Elite One. History It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification. Achievements National *Cameroon .... The stadium holds 39,000 people and was built in 1972. References External linksStade de la réunification à Douala, au Cameroun- ''egis.fr'' Sports venues completed in 1972 Football venues in Cameroon Sport in Douala Buildings and structures in Douala 1972 establishments in Cameroon {{Cameroon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya Jabrane
Yahya Jabrane ( ar, يحيى جبران; born 18 June 1991) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Wydad AC and the Morocco national team. Career On 30 June 2022, Jabrane was nominated for the 2022 CAF inter club player of the year awards. In the inaugural season of the African Football League, Jabrane scored the first goal for wydad in a 1–0 away victory against Enyimba, the team later defeated them 3–0 at home, thus qualifying them to the semi-final . On 1 November 2023, Jabrane was nominated for the 2023 African Footballer of the Year and 2023 Interclub Player of the Year by CAF. International career On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. International goals :''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.'' Futsal Honours Wydad AC *Botola Pro (3) : 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 *CAF Champions League: 2021-22; runner-up: 2018-19, 2022-23 *Morocca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 African Nations Championship
The 2022 African Nations Championship, known as CHAN 2022 for short and/or the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, will be the 7th edition of the biennial association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), featuring national teams consisting of players currently playing in their respective local leagues. This edition of the tournament will be held in Algeria between 13 January and 4 February 2023. Originally scheduled from 10 July to 1 August 2022, CAF rescheduled the tournament to January 2023 following an announcement at an executive committee meeting held on 10 September 2020 via video conferencing, citing the postponement of the 2020 African Nations Championship to 2021 and the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa as well as the already-scheduled 2022 FIFA World Cup in November–December 2022. Host selection Algeria were officially named as hosts of the 2022 editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 African Nations Championship
The 2016 African Nations Championship (also referred to as CHAN 2016) was the 4th edition of the African Nations Championship, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa featuring exclusively players from their respective national leagues. The tournament was held in Rwanda between 16 January and 7 February 2016. A total of 16 teams played in the tournament. This edition is the first time that all group runners-up made it into the semi-finals. Qualification Rwanda qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining 15 spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from June to October 2015. Qualified teams The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. Defending champions Libya failed to qualify. Venues Four stadiums were approved by the CAF. Squads Each squad could contain a maximum of 23 players. Only national team players who were pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 African Nations Championship
The 2011 African Nations Championship was the second edition of the African Nations Championship tournament. Each participating nation was represented mostly by players who play in their respective local divisions. The competition was hosted in Sudan from February 4 to 25, 2011. Tunisia won their first title by defeating Angola in the final 3–0. Qualified nations Venues Squads Draw * The Final draw for the Groups was held on Saturday November 27, 2010 in Khartoum. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Sudan are seeded as hosts and Congo DR as reigning holders. Ghana and Senegal have the two strongest records and so they complete the top seeded for Pot 1. A draw will then be done to determine which of these two countries shall be awarded the letter B1 and which one will have the letter D1 . The remaining twelve countries was categorized into three hats according to the following criteria in order of priority: * Resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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