After a frustrating false start, Afghanistan's women's national football team are set to play their first official match since 2021 in Morocco. On Monday, three days before the "FIFA Unites: Women's Series" was due to kick off in the United Arab Emirates, football's world governing body, FIFA, announced Morocco would be the new hosts.
Morocco topped Group C before getting past South Korea and then the USA in the knockout rounds. France, meanwhile, only finished third in Group E but squeezed into the knockouts and have continued to squeeze their way through the tournament, beating Japan 1-0 and then Norway 2-1. It should be a tight game with the opportunity to check out some future stars, so read on for all the information on how to watch Morocco vs France online, on TV, and from anywhere today.
Moroccan authorities have arrested more than 400 people during violent protests demanding reforms in the public health and education sectors, the Ministry of Interior says. A fifth night of youth protests was under way on Wednesday in cities across the North African country, but authorities said the fourth night had turned more violent than before. They reported 263 members of the security forces and 23 civilians were injured as demonstrators torched cars and ransacked shops.
Starting with the hosts, enduring what was a public African Nations Championship nightmare last month, Zambia are enduring what has been another extended crisis. Losing all of their four Group A appearances by an aggregate score of 8-2 as they finished rock-bottom of the table, Avram Grant finds a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders. Failing to collect a single competitive victory across any competition over the past 11 months,
Tucked away in Morocco, travelers can explore Fes on foot, a 13th-century city regarded as the nation's cultural capital. The medina of Fes, an ancient walled space, is built for walking, and perhaps the occasional donkey or two passing through. And, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, it's the largest car-free urban area by population on Earth. Over 156,000 people live in the medina, but no cars are allowed.
The Moroccan government must do the right thing and end the killing at once. We're calling on FIFA and its global partners to demand truth and compassion - not brutality masked as progress.