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Morocco ascends to 37th position in FIFA ranking
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Rabat, July 2 – Moroccan soccer team has ascended three places in the new world FIFA ranking, from the 40th position to the 37th, with a total of 689 points.
At the Arab level, the Moroccan team came second after Egypt, while it ranked 6th in Africa after Cameroon, Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast.
Since May, Morocco has ascended eight places, moving from the 45th position to 37 this month.
New Euro 2008 champion, Spain, topped the list as the new number one nation, followed by Italy, Germany, Brazil, and the Netherlands.
FiFA’s ranking system takes into account current performance, with previous results gradually reducing in importance.
(MAP)
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CAN/World Cup qualifiers: Morocco bests Rwanda to lead Group
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Casablanca, June 23 – Morocco bested Rwanda 2-0 at the fourth game of the 2010 FIFA world cup/Africa nations’ cup qualifiers to join the Amavubi Stars at the leadership.
Seeking to take revenge over Rwanda after the large 3-1 defeat in Kigali, the Moroccans put their feet down on ... [read more]
CAN/World Cup qualifiers: Morocco stumbles in Rwanda
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Kigali, June 16 – Moroccan squad on Saturday stumbled 1-3 before Rwanda in their third game of the 2010 FIFA world cup/Africa nations’ cup qualifiers.
14th minutes into the first half, striker Elias Ntaganda got the opener for the locals to set the stadium alight, while his teammate ... [read more]
Atlas Lions eliminate Algeria from CHAN qualifiers
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(MAP) – Fes, May 19 – Moroccan National Football Team won over the Algerian side 3-1 on penalties, on Saturday, to book their ticket to the final round of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers of locally-based players.
The Atlas Lions took the lead in the 29th minute thanks to a ... [read more]
Roger Lemerre appointed to lead Atlas Lions
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(MAP) -Rabat, May 13 – Frenchman, Roger Lemerre, was picked to succeed his countryman, Henri Michel, in leading the Moroccan soccer squad, local Football Federation (FRMF) revealed in a press release.
The appointment comes after several months of negotiations on whether to opt for a Moroccan or a foreign coach, and ... [read more]
Morocco trash Belgium 4 -1 in a friendly in Brussels
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(AP) -Morocco scored two goals in each half Wednesday to beat Belgium 4-1 in a friendly.
Soufiane Alloudi and Tarik Sektoui gave Morocco a 2-0 lead by the 34th minute, before Axel Witsel pulled a goal back for Belgium 16 minutes later.
Nabil El Zhar restored Morocco’s two-goal margin in the 85th after pouncing on a ... [read more]
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