{"id":49900,"date":"2025-07-28T18:58:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=49900"},"modified":"2025-07-28T18:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:58:39","slug":"fifa-inaugurates-africa-office-at-moroccos-mohammed-vi-football-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/fifa-inaugurates-africa-office-at-moroccos-mohammed-vi-football-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0FIFA Inaugurates Africa Office at Morocco\u2019s Mohammed VI Football Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49902\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FIFA-Morocco.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FIFA-Morocco.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FIFA-Morocco-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Sal\u00e9 \/ Morocco : The Africa office of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was inaugurated on Saturday at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Sal\u00e9, during a ceremony chaired by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.<\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) President, FouziLekjaa, and several other dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a historic moment, a festive and joyful day that will be engraved in golden letters in the history of FIFA and football in Africa, in Morocco, and around the world,\u201d said Infantino in his address.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that \u201cthe inauguration of the FIFA Africa office comes at a perfect time as it coincides with the celebrations of the glorious Throne Day,\u201d adding that the Mohammed VI Football Complex is \u201can incredible and magnificent facility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thank His Majesty King Mohammed VI for the momentum given to the development of sport on the continent,\u201d Infantino added, emphasizing that the Royal impetus for football development is \u201cunique.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Infantino further stated that the Mohammed VI Complex, which hosts the new FIFA Africa office, has become a nerve center for African football and a symbol of a country and continent looking toward the future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O0k734PMMe\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/moroccos-fouzi-lekjaa-elected-by-landslide-among-caf-representatives-on-fifa-council\/\">Morocco&#8217;s Fouzi Lekjaa Elected by Landslide Among \u201cCAF\u201d Representatives on FIFA Council<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Morocco&#8217;s Fouzi Lekjaa Elected by Landslide Among \u201cCAF\u201d Representatives on FIFA Council&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/moroccos-fouzi-lekjaa-elected-by-landslide-among-caf-representatives-on-fifa-council\/embed\/#?secret=LJ4U9xTxky#?secret=O0k734PMMe\" data-secret=\"O0k734PMMe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are inaugurating today is not just a FIFA Africa office. It is rather a global FIFA center, as it will have a worldwide impact on the game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The FIFA president also recalled that Morocco is set to host several major sporting events, including the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the next five editions of the FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup, and the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted with Spain and Portugal. \u201cThe world will unite here in Morocco,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted that Saturday evening\u2019s final of the Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations between Morocco and Nigeria in Rabat would be \u201ca great and beautiful celebration\u201d of women\u2019s football in Morocco and Africa, noting that the Moroccan public\u2019s enthusiasm for football is unique worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>CAF President Motsepe welcomed the inauguration of FIFA\u2019s Africa office in Morocco, stating that \u201cthere could not be a better place to establish this office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He expressed his gratitude to HM King Mohammed VI for his ongoing efforts in support of football on the continent, noting that African football is of global standard.<\/p>\n<p>Recalling the performance of African teams at the last World Cup in Qatar, particularly Morocco\u2019s historic semi-final run, Motsepe said he is convinced that African football will dominate the global stage in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>FRMF President FouziLekjaa underlined that the Mohammed VI Complex, which now hosts the FIFA Africa office, was realized thanks to the enlightened Vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, describing it as the result of a strategy aimed at fostering the development of Moroccan and African youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Vision aspires to make Morocco a land of welcome and convergence for talent from all corners of the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lekjaa, the establishment of the office reflects FIFA\u2019s interest in African football and the development of all its categories, recalling that Morocco has always been and will remain a land of tolerance and dialogue between civilizations.<\/p>\n<p>The headquarters agreement for the FIFA Africa office in Morocco was signed last December in Marrakech on the sidelines of the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony by Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, and FRMF President, FouziLekjaa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"U8tbrxV75p\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-june-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 June 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 June 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-june-2025\/embed\/#?secret=onhcpdapZp#?secret=U8tbrxV75p\" data-secret=\"U8tbrxV75p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sal\u00e9 \/ Morocco : The Africa office of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was inaugurated on Saturday at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Sal\u00e9, during a ceremony chaired by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino. The event was attended by Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) President, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1152,980,5942,862,1942,4407],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49904,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49900\/revisions\/49904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}