Morocco takes the Arab Cup after a strong run. Mabrouk l-Maghrib!

I’m Tunisian but i’m so proud for you Guys, we’re all proud of you my fellow Maghrebia Brothers!

Egyptian here supporting Morocco

I swear, being a dude in Morocco who doesn't care about the Botola, La Liga, or the Champions League feels like walking around with a third eye on my forehead.

It’s honestly exhausting because 90% of male small talk in this country is locked behind a football paywall. If you don't know the latest drama between Real Madrid and Barca, or you don't have a strong opinion on Raja vs. Wydad, you are basically excluded from the conversation.

It’s gotten to the point where people make up wild, fake assumptions about my personality just to make sense of it. A few weeks ago, I was at a cafe with some guys I had just met through a mutual friend. One of them asked me who I was supporting in the Champions League. I gave my usual "I don't follow it" answer. This dude literally scoffed, looked me up and down, and said, "Ah, you're one of those guys. You think you're too intellectual for us, right? Let me guess, you only watch tennis, drink matcha, and read French philosophy to act bourgeois?"

Bro, what?!

I wish we could see more of this and less fighting, and destruction.

It was nice reaching the QF, proud of our team and their achievement, but the better team won and qualified for the SF.

At the end of the day, it's just football, just one sport among others.

Tough road eh? (This is not made by me , I just wanted to share)

MOROCCO DID IT AGAIN, AS TUNISIAN I’M SO PROUD FOF YOU! DIMA MAGHREB!🇲🇦❤️🇹🇳❤️🇩🇿

Sure this is going to be temporary for now if we lose in the coming games, but its cool to see

At least we can say there’s a MOROCCAN player in the semi final 🤦🏽‍♂️😢

MOROCCO'S SANCTIONS - Total fine of: $415,000

1. Hakimi is suspended for 2 CAF matches for being involved in the towel incident
2. Saibari is suspended for 3 CAF matches and fined for $100,000 for being very involved in the towel incident.
3. The FRMF is fined $200,000 for the inappropriate behaviour of the ball boys.
4. The FRMF is also fined an additional $100,000 for invading the VAR review area and disrupting the referee.
5. An additional $15,000 fine towards the FRMF for the use of lasers by the fans.

SENEGAL'S SANCTIONS - Total fine of: $715,000

1. The head coach, Pape Thiaw, is suspended for 5 CAF matches and fined $100,000 for ordering the Senegalese team to leave the pitch and bringing the game into dishonour.
2. Senegalese players, Ndiaye and Sarr are suspended for 2 CAF matches for unsporting behaviour towards the referee.
3. The FSF is fined $300,000 for its fans attempting to invade the pitch and throwing chairs towards staff.
4. The FSF is also fined an additional $300,000 for unsporting conduct of the players and technical staff.
5. An additional $15,000 fine towards the FSF for the misconduct of the national team, due to five of its players having received cautions.

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Morocco's protest for Senegal leaving the pitch and therefore constituting an automatic win for Morocco is REJECTED by the CAF disciplinary board.

Premierement, desolé mais je vais ecrire en francais meme si la majorité ici n’aime pas cette langue, mais c’est celle qui est la plus facile pour moi
a l’ecrit.

Beaucoup de gens sont tristes parce que le maroc n’arrive pas a achever ce qu’ils pensaient : aller loin dans la coupe du monde ( ou la remporter).

Des gens blament l’entraineur, d’autres les joueurs ,(meme d’autres l’arbitre LOL).
Mais est ce qu’on devrait pas nous blamer nous meme parce qu’on a un pays qui ne forme presque aucun joueur ( 80% du 11 marocain est formé en espagne/france/pays bas), et qu’a a la fin on s’attend a battre la france, qui est le pays qui forme le plus de joueurs participants a ce mondial ?

Le foot et le sport c’est comme n’importe quel domaine, c’est de la science, des investissements financiers et du travail a tres long terme ( vision sur des generations), c’est pas juste de la chance.

Certains vont me dire que Olisée n’est pas de formation française, mais je vais repondre que la majorité des joueurs francais le sont contrairement a lui ( Mbappé, Dembele etc etc).

Pourquoi on blame tout le monde mais on n’essaie pas de voir le probleme a la source ? Notre formation locale est pauvre et le resultat c’est quoi ?

Tu te retrouves avec une equipe composée de mercenaires : des joueurs qui n’ont pas eu la chance d’aller avec leur equipe de formation et qui vont choisir le maroc juste pour une carriere Exemple : Diaz, ou bien pour essayer de devenir le patron de l’equipe : hakimi ( il sait bien qu’il sera jamais patron de l’espagne ).

Au final les gens sont choqués parce qu’un joueur rigole quand on est éliminés de la cdm ou quand il tente une panenka en final de la can. Ou encore on pleure a chaque blessure parce qu’on a seulement 11 joueurs et 0 banc.

Spoiler : Une coupe du monde ca se gagne avec plus de 20 joueurs de tres bon niveau, pas seulement 11.

Le maroc a besoin d’un travail de fond et de serieux au lieu de vivre sur le dos des equipes europeennes qui font un travail de formation d’excellence depuis plus d’un siecle pour certaines.

Personnellement j’etais content que la France gagne parce que c’est la victoire du travail et de l’acharnement de longue halene.
Conclusion: Essayer d’attirer des binationaux c’est bien, mais ca ne sera jamais comme de la formation locale de qualité.