Morocco scores major points in bid to host 2025 AFCON

Friday, January 27, 2023 | 120 Views |

Mohammed V Casablanca Stadium in Morocco PIC: POOL

Morocco keeps scoring major points in its bid to host the 2025 AFCON finals after the country passed strict FIFA prerequisite criteria for the organisation of an expanded new-look FIFA World Cup.

On Wednesday, the North African country became the only country to successfully get the greenlight in the strict FIFA prerequisite criteria specifications on sports, hotel, health and infrastructures that make a country eligible to organise the FIFA World Cup under its new format of an increase from 32 to 48 teams.

This is not the first time Morocco gets the thumbs up after a Task Force composed of dozens of experts travelled throughout Morocco for several months in 2018 before awarding an above-average score that made the Kingdom's bid eligible for the 2026 World Cup.

Already have an active account? Log in here.

Or Sign up and get unlimited access to premium articles.

I am unable not to get involved-Dow

Mmapula Molapong | 13 m ago

Coca Cola system drives $3.6 billion economic impact across COMESA

correspondent | 8 h ago

Death row convict handed two life terms

Larona Makhaiza | 10 h ago

Four die in Khoemacau mine head-on collision

Pini Bothoko | 10 h ago

NexMetals triples resource estimate in Phikwe

Mbongeni Mguni | 13 h ago

BSE jumps P390bn in 9 months

Mbongeni Mguni | 1d ago

Boko’s ‘no social contract’ words haunt UDC post-Sefhophe

staff writer | 2d ago

BDP embraces opposition unity after defeat

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 2d ago

Exercise extra caution!

Unfortunately, petty thieves tend to be more vicious around this time as they also prepare for the festive season. Culturally, many Batswana go home for the holiday, and petty thieves are amongst those who go home. Burglaries, car break-ins, and attacks on unsuspecting pedestrians seem to be on the rise!That is not all, as scammers continue to take money from pensioners as well as other Batswana who may fall prey to their unscrupulous tactics....

The Monitor Editor | 20 October 2026

About us

Mmegi is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current
affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana.