Between June 5 and 11, Moroccan stadiums will host nine international football matches, which fall within the framework of the third and fourth rounds of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
Thus, the Kingdom of Morocco once again dedicates its position as a preferred destination for a number of African football teams to play their qualifying matches, after it was unable to receive its competitors in its stadiums by a decision of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) because its stadiums did not meet the quality and safety standards specified in the competition books. .
During the month of June, 8 African teams chose Morocco as the destination for their matches. Given the high quality of sports infrastructure, logistical equipment and international-standard hotel facilities available in the Kingdom. This concerns the teams of Sierra Leone, Central Africa, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Djibouti, Guinea, Chad and Seychelles.
On Wednesday, June 5, starting at five in the afternoon, the Stade Cerafé in Oujda will host the match between the Central African national team and its Chadian counterpart, in the third round of Group Nine.
On the same day, the Sierra Leone national team will face its Djibouti counterpart, on the ground of Al-Abdi Stadium in El Jadida, in the first group, in the third round, starting at five in the afternoon.
It was also decided that, on Saturday, June 8, the Gambian national team will face off against the Seychelles national team, from Group Six, in the third round, at the municipal stadium in Berkane, starting at five in the afternoon.
For the eighth group, for the fourth round, the Sao Tome and Principe team will receive its Liberian counterpart, on the field of the Honorable Stadium in Oujda, on Sunday, June 9, starting at two after noon. On the same day, Al-Abdi Stadium in El Jadida, starting at five in the afternoon, will be the stage for the Djibouti national team’s match against its Ethiopian counterpart, from the first group, within the framework of the fourth round.
Al-Abdi Stadium in El Jadida will return to host the match between Guinea and Mozambique in Group Seven (fourth round), on Monday, June 10, starting at eight in the evening.
The curtain will fall on these confrontations held in the national stadiums, on Tuesday, June 11, when the Chadian national team meets its counterpart from the Comoros, from the ninth group, on the field of the Honorable Stadium in Oujda, starting at five in the afternoon. The Seychelles national team will face its Burundian counterpart, from Group Six, on the floor of the municipal stadium in Berkane, starting at eight in the evening.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced that the third and fourth rounds of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will take place between June 5 and 11, 2024.
CAF stated, in a statement published yesterday, Wednesday, on its website, that 9 African teams will qualify for the World Cup, noting that another team will participate in a playoff tournament, where the World Cup will be held with 48 teams for the first time.
According to CAF, every team that finished the qualifiers at the top of its group will be able to automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup, and the four best runner-up teams (during the group stage) will also participate in the CAF playoff tournament.
She added that the winning teams in the CAF Playoff Championship will be able to participate in the FIFA Playoff Championship.
It is worth noting that the Moroccan national team will face Zambia on June 7, and Congo on the 11th of the same month, in the third and fourth rounds of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, for Group Five.
The Moroccan national team’s match against its Zambian counterpart will be held in Agadir (eight o’clock in the evening); While the match against Congo will be held at (five in the afternoon), in Kinshasa.
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2024-06-03 04:23:25