Rabat – Morocco’s national e-football team has sealed its ticket to the eFIFA Game scheduled to be played in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Moroccan team qualified after securing a 1-0 victory in the first leg of the qualifiers to the FIFAe Nations Series 2022 against Kazakhstan and drawing 2-2 in the second leg.
Making up the Moroccan team participating in the most coveted e-football tournament are Kinane Al Nabhani, Ilyass Mossaid, and Ismail Boudebza.
This is the first time for a Morocco esports team to participate in this competition.
Several teams competed in the qualifiers, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kazakhstan, South Africa, and Kuwait.
The participation of the Moroccan team testifies to the work of the Royal Moroccan Federation of Electronic Games (FMRJE) to strengthen the e-gaming industry in Morocco.
The FMRJE and the Moroccan Ministry of Youth pledged to further develop this discipline by signing an agreement to implement several large-scale opportunities for young people in the country’s burgeoning e-gaming industry.
As part of their partnership to improve and support Morocco’s gaming sector, the federation and the ministry also plan to establish an “E-Botola” competition by 2026.
With the global e-games market amounting to $160 billion annually in 2021 and surpassing the value of the global movie industry, Morocco is eyeing potential investments in this industry to develop the skills of youth and allow them to become professional players.
Despite the older generation being less welcoming of emerging jobs that are more online-oriented, younger Moroccans have been standing their ground in the face of society’s lingering stereotypes to change the narratives about what should be considered a “real” or “proper” job.
Esports is gradually developing in the North African country due to the sector’s ever increasing popularity in today’s tech-driven world. Last month, Morocco’s Warriors in Mask (WASK) team represented the country in the Esport’s Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2022 in Singapore.
WASK, alongside FoxGaming team, are among Morocco’s most e-sports competitive teams.
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