FIFA inaugurates first N.African office in Morocco ahead of 2030 World Cup
"This is a day that will be written in golden letters in the magnificent history of FIFA, African football, Moroccan football, and world football," said FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the inauguration ceremony.
The inauguration, also attended by the head of the African Football Confederation, Patrice Motsepe, took place hours before the 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat, the capital where Morocco face Nigeria.
Morocco will be the second African nation to host the World Cup in 2030, following South Africa's edition in 2010. This follows five unsuccessful bids by the kingdom.
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