Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium ( ar, المجمع الرياضي الأمير مولاي عبد الله) is a

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in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco. Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah

It was built in 1983 and is the home ground of AS FAR. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it can also stage athletics. The stadium has an occupancy of 45,800 people. Since 2008 it has hosted the Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat. It was a confirmed venue for the

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until Morocco was stripped of its hosting rights. Morocco asked for the Africa Cup of Nations to be postponed because of fear of the Ebola pandemic that was affecting several African countries at the time. The country was then ruled out as a host of the international competition. The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was also a venue for the

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. The venue was planned to be one of the host stadiums for the unsuccessful bid to host the

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. It was intended to host Quarter-final matches if Morocco had been awarded the World Cup. It is now planning as a potential venue to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup as Morocco is gearing up its co-bidding with

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and

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. If this happens it will be the first cross-confederation bid by more than one continent. It will also be used as the opening and closing ceremony venue for the 2019 African Games after Malabo, Equatorial Guinea withdrew its rights to host the African Games.

International events

The stadium hosted the following international events: * 2019 African Games *

2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final The 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup, the 17th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation ...

* 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final *

2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations Final The 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations Final was an association football match played between Morocco and South Africa at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco on 23rd July 2022 and the 14th final of the biennial international women ...

* 2022 CAF Super Cup *

2022 CAF Women's Champions League Final The 2022 CAF Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League, the second edition of Africa's premier women's club football tournament organised by CAF. It was played at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium i ...

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{{Diamond League venues Football venues in Morocco Athletics (track and field) venues in Morocco S Multi-purpose stadiums in Morocco Sports venues completed in 1983 1983 establishments in Morocco Sport in Rabat AS FAR (football) Stadiums of the African Games Diamond League venues