K. TeyaCAF Congratulates Morocco for winning the 2030 World Cup bid
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CAF believes that Morocco’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2030 will significantly contribute to the development and growth of football in Africa.
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) congratulates Morocco and its partners, Portugal and Spain, on the decision by the FIFA Council to endorse Morocco, Portugal, and Spain to host the FIFA World Cup 2030.
The FIFA World Cup will be coming to Africa in 2030 for the second time in the 100-year history of the World Cup, when Morocco, in partnership with Portugal and Spain, hosts the FIFA World Cup 2030.
The award of the FIFA World Cup 2030 is subject to a successful bidding process that will be conducted by the FIFA Administration and the decision of the FIFA Congress.
The President of CAF, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, congratulated Morocco for being among the nations that will host the tournament. The tournament has only been hosted on the continent once before, when South Africa were handed the rights to host the 2010 edition.
“CAF is excited to congratulate Morocco and its partners, Portugal and Spain, for the decision by the FIFA Council endorsing Morocco, Portugal, and Spain to host the FIFA World Cup 2030. We are confident that the Morocco, Portugal, and Spain FIFA World Cup 2030 partnership will be successful in the FIFA bidding process and will also obtain FIFA Congress approval. This partnership brings together and unites Africa and Europe in football, and it inspires all of us to work together and make the world a better place.
We thank His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the government, and the people of Morocco for supporting Morocco’s FIFA World Cup 2030 bid. We also thank the CAF Executive Committee and the Member Associations representing the 54 African countries that are members of CAF for supporting the Morocco FIFA World Cup 2030 bid. We are proud of the outstanding leadership provided by Fouzi Lekjaa, the President of the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football.” read the statement from the CAF supremo.
CAF believes that Morocco’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2030 will significantly contribute to the development and growth of football in Africa, particularly amongst the African youth, whose population is the fastest-growing youth population in the world.
Source: CAF
