The Moroccan Football Federation said that the national team’s match, which was scheduled against its Liberian counterpart today, Saturday, was postponed “until a later time” due to the violent earthquake that struck Morocco yesterday, Friday.
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 scheduled to take place on Saturday evening, September 9, 2023, between the national team and its Liberian counterpart… until a later time.” In agreement with the African Union.”
The postponed match is one of the matches of the final round of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers in football.
Morocco guaranteed its qualification to the continental finals scheduled for the beginning of 2024 in Ivory Coast, as it gained 6 points from 3 matches, after two wins over leaders South Africa 2-1 and Liberia 2-0 and a loss in South Africa 1-2, in a group in which 3 teams participated instead. From 4 after excluding Zimbabwe.
The Moroccan city of Marrakesh was also scheduled to host a decisive confrontation between Gambia and Congo tomorrow, Sunday, in Group Seven, in a competition for a second ticket to join Mali to the finals.
Moroccan state television, citing the Ministry of the Interior, reported on Saturday that the number of victims of the earthquake that struck the country yesterday evening, Friday, had risen to 1,037 dead and 1,204 injured, including 721 seriously injured.
In the same context, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, through his account on the Instagram platform, offered his condolences – in his name and on behalf of all FIFA employees – to the families and friends of the earthquake victims, and said, “I am shocked and saddened by the news related to 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.”
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