![Spanish Representatives Oppose Morocco’s Joint Bid with Spain and Portugal Spain’ Prime Minister proposed a trio bid with Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup; but the idea does not appear to be popular with Spanish politicians. The representatives of two Spanish political parties, the People’s Party and the Citizens-Party, have said they do not want Spain to submit a joint candidacy with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup. In a meeting organized by the National Federation of Sports Facilities Entrepreneurs (FNEID) in Madrid, the People’s party representative, Vicente Azpitarte dismissively spoke about Spain joining a trio with Morocco and Portugal to organize the World Cup. Azpitarte specifically wondered whether Spain would get any advantages from teaming up with the two countries, t Spanish news outlet Iusport reported on Wednesday. The Citizens-Party representative, Roberto Nunez, agreed with Azpitarte. “We do not intend to organize a World Cup with other countries. Spain has more than enough capacity [to organize the World Cup], it is a country that has already organized a World Cup, and we do not understand that proposal,” Nunez said. The adviser of United Podemos, Oscar Penas, stated that he does not clearly see why “the priority is to organize a World Cup or an Olympiad at this time.” Morocco and Spain cooperate on a number of issues, ranging from security and migration to trade and education. On November 18, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco for a first visit since his election to premiership. During his visit, Sanchez proposed to both Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and King Mohammed VI a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. “We are launching a joint message, which is that this will be a bid between two continents. The King of Morocco is receptive and we’re going to work on it with Portugal. We are very excited about it,” Sanchez said.](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ABL-Launches-in-Casablanca-Becoming-Africa’s-First-Aircraft-Leaser-180x135.jpeg "ABL Launches in Casablanca, Becoming Africa’s First Aircraft Leaser")
ShanghaiRanking has ranked Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech the premier university in Francophone Africa.
Rabat – According to Maghreb Arab Press, the academic consultancy firm also ranked Cadi Ayyad 15th in the Arab world and 12th in Africa.
In physics, Cadi Ayyad ranked the best in Francophone Africa, 13th in the Arab world, and 14th in Africa.
ShanghaiRanking ranked Cadi Ayyad among the 400 best universities in the world for physics and scientific research.
The university attributes the achievements to its research teams working in 30 laboratories on astrophysics, optics, electronics, and energy.
Globally, the American universities of Harvard and Stanford ranked first and second, respectively, followed by the UK’s University of Cambridge.
According to Times Higher Education (THE), Cadi Ayyad’s great source of pride is its scientific research. The university has become a leading scientific and technological center with more than 1,400 research professors and 146 research facilities.
THE ranked Cadi Ayyad University among the top 1,000 universities worldwide.
