Head Coach of Flying Eagles Isah Ladan Bosso has invited a total of 30 players to camp, from which a final list will be drawn to fly Nigeria’s flag at the 13th African Games scheduled for the Ghanaian capital, Accra on March 2024. The Flying Eagles' will be aiming to go a step better after winning silver medals at the last edition of the All African Games in Rabat, Morocco […]
By Nkiru Okeke In Furtherance of the Bilateral Education Agreement aimed at supporting young scholars to achieve their educational pursuit in foreign countries, 83 students are set to depart Nigeria to Morocco for studies. At the pre-departure briefing in Abuja, the minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman who commended the government of both countries, noted that the scholars had successfully completed the Mandatory Nine Months French Language Training Programme […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has concluded plans to hold a successful 2023 Gala Award in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday, 11 December 2023. Following release of this year's nominees, two Nigerian players have been shortlisted in the male category, in two different categories of the CAF awards. Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen and Gent forward, Gift Orban are contenders for the Men's Footballer of The Year and Young Player of […]
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco and a Prince of Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead. He was aged 42. In a statement on Friday, the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council on Friday says Ambassador Bamalli died at a private hospital in Lagos while in transit to Morocco adding that funeral prayers will be announced later. Survived by a wife and two children, […]
The Moroccan authorities have announced plans to fund the rebuilding of about 50,000 homes damaged by last week's earthquake. Reports say they will provide more than $13,000 (£10,460) for the reconstruction of homes that have been destroyed, and $8,000 for those with partial damage. According to the reports, residents will be given temporary shelters equipped to withstand cold weather, and each household will receive a grant of $3,000 in the […]
Morocco’s education ministry has temporarily suspended learning for students in the regions most impacted by the earthquake. It said on Sunday that it is looking into ways that students can continue learning as their regions recover. The ministry added that so far, seven teachers are known to have died, while 39 others have sustained injuries. It said 585 schools were damaged by the earthquake and some pupils […]
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck central Morocco, killing at least 820 people and leaving several others injured. BBC reported that the epicenter was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) southwest of Marrakesh, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey said. According to reports, the quake struck at 23:11 local time (22:11 GMT) on Friday, September 8. There was a 4.9 aftershock 19 minutes later. […]
Two time FIFA women world cup winners Germany began their 2023 campaign in style as they put debutants the Atlas Lioness of Morocco to the sword with a 6-0 bashing in Melbourne. It was a comfortable victory for world number two side who squared up against world number seventy two Morocco in group H. German striker Alexandra Popp, who was ruled out of the Euro 2022 final through injury, made her […]
