Morocco at Forefront of African Women’s Football Revolution, Says BBC
London - British public broadcaster BBC praised Morocco’s pioneering role in the revolution of women’s football in Africa in a story published on its website Tuesday.
“Morocco is at the forefront of the African women’s football revolution,” the media outlet stated in a piece published ahead of the semi-final of the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, set for Wednesday evening in London between Morocco’s AS FAR women’s team and England’s Arsenal Women FC.
“Over the past decade, Morocco has become one of the most dominant nations on the African continent in women’s football,” the British broadcaster noted, attributing this rise to sustained and structured investments by the Kingdom in sports development.
The BBC also highlighted that these investments extend beyond the club level, noting that “the women’s national team benefits, alongside their male counterparts and all youth national teams, from the facilities at the Mohammed VI Football Academy,” a world-class training and performance center.
“The Mohammed VI Academy features eight international-standard football pitches, futsal and beach football fields, a state-of-the-art gym, advanced medical facilities, an Olympic-size swimming pool, classrooms, and a five-star hotel,” it detailed.
As part of this ambitious strategy, Morocco has hosted the 2022 and 2025 editions of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), reaching the final in both tournaments, and is set to host the 2026 edition as well.
The Kingdom also made its debut in the Women’s World Cup in 2023, the BBC recalled, highlighting AS FAR players’ dominance on the national stage, winning every Moroccan championship title except one since 2013.
They have also captured two continental titles since the creation of the African Women’s Champions League in 2021, the most recent in November, a triumph that earned them a spot in this first edition of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, according to the same source.
AS FAR then defeated Chinese club Wuhan Jiangda after extra time, securing a high-profile clash with Arsenal Women FC, the BBC added, noting that the team includes several Moroccan internationals, seven of whom contributed to the Atlas Lionesses’ journey to the 2023 Women’s World Cup knockout stages.
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