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Before the creation of these academies, the discovery of young talents was done randomly during neighborhood tournaments which were played in inappropriate spaces.
But given the progress experienced by football centers around the world, the idea of creating academies in Morocco began to materialize, which made it possible to fill the void in terms of basic football training infrastructure.
As a result, clubs have started to take an interest in these academies and the players they train, hiring their services and offering them a new space to develop their talent.
The success of Moroccan football is due, in large part, to the interest shown by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation in all national teams, all age categories combined, and to the work undertaken in the short, medium and long term. to prepare for the next generation, with the most important achievement being the creation of the Mohammed VI Football Academy.
This is a project which aims to promote and develop football through the selection of talented players, some of whom constitute the backbone of the Moroccan semi-finalist team for the 2022 World Cup, a first on the Arab and African levels. .
Team A is not the only one to have benefited from this work, but also the other categories, like the U17s, authors of an exceptional performance in the African Cup of Nations played in Algeria.
The remarkable success of Moroccan football is in no way the result of chance, but the result of sustained work on the part of those responsible for national football and good governance, in line with the Sovereign’s far-sighted vision.
The creation of the Mohammed VI Football Academy, which mobilized investments of around 140 million dirhams, is the expression of the High Concern granted by His Majesty King Mohammed VI to the sporting issue in general, and to the development of football practice in particular.
Spanning an area of approximately 18 hectares, the Mohammed VI Football Academy aims to contribute to the selection and training of high-level footballers.
The Mohammed VI Football Academy was built and equipped according to the standards in force in world-class European professional training centers, with the aim of listening to Moroccan youth and providing them with the appropriate conditions for the acquisition academic sports training allowing him to play within the biggest football clubs in Morocco and Europe.
Meeting international standards in this area and offering a suitable framework, as well as optimal comfort and security conditions, the Mohammed VI Football Academy allows the training of young people for elite football both in Morocco and abroad. ‘stranger.
After 12 years of work, this structure is starting to bear fruit thanks to its winners, such as Youssef En-Nesyri (FC Sevilla), Nayef Aguered (West Ham United), Azzeddine Ounahi (Olympique de Marseille) and the goalkeeper of Wydad de Casablanca, Reda Tagnaouti, among the seniors, and Taha Benghozil, Hamza Kouotune, captain Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal and Adam Chakir, among others, among the U17s.
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