Football in Morocco

Football in Morocco
Football in Morocco
Country	Morocco
Governing body	Royal Moroccan Football Federation
National team(s)	Men's national football team, Women's national football team
National competitions
	Africa Cup of Nations; African Nations Championship; FIFA World Cup;
Club competitions
	Botola ; Botola 2 ; * Cups ; Moroccan Throne Cup
International competitions
	CAF Champions League; CAF Confederation Cup; CAF Super Cup; FIFA Club World Cup;

Football is the most popular sport in Morocco. The governing body of Moroccan football is the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. Football in Morocco has witnessed significant development in recent years, with increased international fame. Morocco hosted the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, in which Moroccan team Raja reached the final, finishing runners-up to German Bundesliga heavyweights Bayern Munich. The most popular clubs in the country are Wydad Casablanca, Raja Casablanca and ASFAR.

The Morocco national football team have won the 1976 African Cup of Nations, two African Nations Championships, and the FIFA Arab Cup once. They have participated in the FIFA World Cup six times. Their best result came in the 2022 World Cup, when they became the first African and Arab national team to reach the semi-finals.

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