Casablanca – Morocco could receive approximately €22.3 million in football development funding between 2027 and 2030 under a proposed €5.7 billion FIFA program expected to be discussed at the governing body’s Council meeting on Thursday.
According to documents reviewed by the Associated Press and reporting by BBC Sport, FIFA plans to significantly increase its financial support for its 211 member associations, as well as continental confederations and regional football bodies.
Under the proposal, each national federation, including the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), would be eligible for approximately €22.3 million over the four-year period, compared with the €8.9 million initially planned.
The increase would provide additional resources for developing women’s and youth football, improving infrastructure and supporting football projects at national and regional levels.
FIFA intends to finance the expanded program partly through its financial reserves, which have benefited from the commercial success of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The proposed €5.7 billion allocation would more than double the approximately €2.4 billion previously budgeted for football development during the 2027-2030 cycle.
The plan would also provide around €88.3 million to each of FIFA’s six continental confederations, including the Confederation of African Football (CAF), while 13 regional associations would receive approximately €7.4 million each.
Additional support would be available to 100 member associations for travel and equipment expenses.
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A significant portion of the proposed funding would focus on women’s and youth football, alongside infrastructure development and other approved projects. The program would also seek to ensure that women’s and youth teams have access to facilities financed through the initiative.
The additional investment could be particularly relevant for Morocco, where the FRMF has expanded its youth development programmes and investment in football infrastructure.
Earlier this year, FIFA expressed support for Morocco’s national talent development program and announced plans to assist participating clubs with improvements to their training facilities.
However, the proposed increase has not yet received final approval, and the conditions governing how federations can access and spend the money remain to be established.
The funding initiative is also being discussed at a politically sensitive moment for FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who faced criticism earlier this year over a proposal to attract private investors to a new commercial subsidiary known as FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE).
FIFA eventually abandoned the project in July. UEFA and CONCACAF subsequently urged the governing body to use its financial reserves to increase direct support for member associations.
The latest proposal is expected to be examined during today’s FIFA Council meeting in Zurich, before its funding conditions and administrative requirements are finalized at another Council meeting in December.
Final approval would be required at the 77th FIFA Congress, scheduled for March 18, 2027, in Rabat, where Infantino is also seeking re-election.
Until then, the proposed allocations remain subject to approval and would not constitute guaranteed payments to national federations.
