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Rabat- Chairman of Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid committee Moulay Hafid Elalamy will tour Europe to promote the Moroccan World Cup bid with President of Royal Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa and former athlete Hicham El Guerrouj.
The delegation will pay official visits to several European countries to introduce the Moroccan bid. The delegation is also set to travel to Malaysia.
According to Moroccan newspaper Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, the Moroccan delegation will start its tour on today from France. The delegation will then travel to Belgium, Italy, and Luxembourg.
The tour aims at expanding the influence of the Moroccan bid, which was officially submitted to FIFA on March 15. The news source added that the FIFA Inspection Committee is set to arrive in Morocco on April 17. Morocco is also looking forward to expand its bid influence in the Asian continent.
After the submission of the Moroccan bid, the committee said that the country will present a “record with undeniable qualities and proposes to organize a successful, responsible, and profitable World Cup with an important legacy for the country, the continent,” and for the world.
The country’s bid has already received support from Qatar and several African nations, including Botswana, Algeria, Tunisia, and Nigeria. The country is determined to clinch more international votes to win the right to host the massive tournament. On Wednesday, former French president Francois Hollande, also expressed his full support to Morocco’s bid, noting that France will be on Morocco’s side.
The official described Morocco’s file as the “best bid” for hosting the tournament.
