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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a US$1.3billion loan to help Morocco improve its preparedness against natural disasters, three weeks after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people in the country. Some Moroccans criticised the government for its handling of the 8 September earthquake in the High Atlas mountains, calling …

Ghana’s Black Galaxies have been awarded three points for their final group C match against Morocco which was scheduled to be played on Monday, January 23, 2023, CAF has announced. In its decision on the absence of the National Team of Morocco from Match number 5 of Group C against …

Croatia edged to a close-fought 2-1 victory over Morocco on Saturday to ensure a third-place finish at the World Cup in Qatar. Defender Josko Gvardiol, who has been one of the standout players at the tournament, scored a header on seven minutes to hand Croatia an early lead, but Morocco …

Cristiano Ronaldo was  left the field crying like a newborn baby after Portugal crashed out of the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup following its defeat to Morocco. Striker Youssef En-Nesyri’s first-half header ensured the Atlas Lions reach the semi-finals of the Mundial in Qatar Ronaldo, who came on in the …

Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semifinal as they stunned Portugal with a 1-0 win thanks to a Youssef En-Nesyri header. En-Nesyri’s towering effort in the 42nd minute proved to be the only goal of the quarterfinal as Morocco held firm despite Portugal’s dominance at …

Substitutes Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal climbed off the bench to propel the North African nation to a resounding win over Belgium in the second Group F game on Sunday afternoon. Morocco have moved up on top of group F following their 2-0 win over Roberto Martinez’s side at the …