In a statement to MAP, Mr. Imani welcomed the historic achievement of the Atlas Lions in this World Cup, saying he was proud to see the Moroccan team access a club previously reserved only for the great football nations, such as Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Germany, Spain, England, Italy and France.
This renaissance of Moroccan sport is the fruit of the enlightened Vision of HM the King who gave an unprecedented boost to all sporting disciplines, noted the Moroccan diplomat, on the occasion of a ceremony organized by the Moroccan Embassy in Kigali on the occasion of the match which opposed, Wednesday evening, Morocco to France in the semi-final of the World Cup, noting that “the Royal impulse has also touched with its grace women’s football which has also proven its evolution”.
Thus, our country is now part of the history of world football, he said, noting that this exceptional journey is a source of pride for all of Africa and the Arab world.
The Moroccan diplomat, in this sense, cited the royal message addressed to the participants in the international symposium organized in 2017 in Skhirate under the theme “African football, our vision,” in which the Sovereign had stressed that “the development of sports practice, all branches combined, and football in particular, is one of the essential prerequisites for strengthening the skills of young people, ensuring their integration into their socio-economic environment and increasing their immunity against any form of deviance and extremism. The ultimate goal is to dissuade them from risking their lives and compromising their future by taking the path of illegal immigration.”
It is thanks to this enlightened Vision that the year 2022 was crowned by Morocco’s qualification for the semi-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, he explained, noting that regardless of the result of the match against France, Morocco proudly made history and gained the strong sense of identification of the African continent and the Arab world with the Moroccan selection.
From football to taekwondo, futsal, athletics, boxing, cycling and karate, the year 2022 is one of hope for Moroccan sport.
For their part, members of the Moroccan community established in Kigali who took part in the ceremony welcomed the historic feat of the Atlas Lions, expressing their pride in the high level shown by the Moroccan team in all phases of the competition.
Despite the disappointment of the Moroccans who wanted to see the Lions reach the World Cup final, they stressed that the Moroccan players will leave the competition with their heads held high, having written a new chapter in the history of African and Arab football.
The ceremony organized by the Moroccan embassy in Kigali was marked by the presence of several ambassadors accredited to Kigali, including the ambassador of the State of Qatar, the ambassador of the State of the United Arab Emirates and the ambassador of Sudan.
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