The Moroccan Football Federation announced that its match with Liberia, scheduled for Saturday, in the final round of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers in football, has been postponed “until a later time” due to a violent earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night, Saturday.
The Moroccan Federation wrote in its statement, “Following the earthquake that struck some areas in Morocco, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announces the postponement of the match that was to be brought together on Saturday evening, September 9, 2023, between the national team and its Liberian counterpart… until a later time, by consensus.” With the African Union.
Morocco was among its qualifiers for the continental finals scheduled for the beginning of 2024 in Ivory Coast, as it gained six points from three matches, after two wins over leaders South Africa 2-1 and Liberia 2-0 and a loss at home to South Africa 1-2, in a group in which three teams participated. Instead of four after excluding Zimbabwe.
The Moroccan city of Marrakesh was also scheduled to host a decisive confrontation between Gambia and Congo on Sunday in Group Seven, in a competition for a second ticket to join Mali to the finals.
The preliminary toll of the earthquake that struck Morocco, whose epicenter was located in the Ighil community in the Al Haouz province, rose to 820 dead and 672 injured, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
In the same context, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, through his Instagram account, offered his condolences to the families and friends of the earthquake victims: “I am shocked and saddened by the news regarding the earthquake that occurred last night in Morocco, the country that warmly welcomed us to the Club World Cup at the beginning of the year. All the thoughts of the FIFA staff go to those affected, and I also offer my sincere condolences to the families and relatives of the victims.”
Many international clubs expressed solidarity with the victims of the Moroccan earthquake.
2023-09-09 12:12:26
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