The board of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation held a meeting on Monday 9 November 2026 at the federation’s headquarters, chaired by Aziz Akhannouch, devoted to professional and amateur competitions, women’s football and refereeing, as well as preparations for the upcoming electoral general assembly. Akhannouch opened the meeting by congratulating King Mohammed VI and the Moroccan people on the occasion of Unity Day and the anniversary of the Green March, and congratulated the national futsal team after its triumph in the Africa Cup of Nations, and the beach soccer team after its victory in the Arab Cup in Egypt.
Organisational and financial decisions concerning clubs
The federation president called for an end to clubs’ financial disputes, respect for laws and regulations and implementation of the decisions of the monitoring and management committee, while ensuring prior announcement of the professional league’s break periods and its resumption and the match schedule. The National Amateur Football League presented its report for the 2026-2027 sports season, noting the roll-out of the electronic match sheet and digital licences, and the absence of any financial dispute during the current season.
On the women’s football file, Akhannouch called for taking advantage of the new sports facilities and strengthening television coverage by broadcasting two matches per week. He announced the purchase of 24 large buses in partnership with FIFA for the benefit of first and second division clubs, with the intention of raising the value of financial support allocated to winning clubs.
Refereeing and Morocco’s position in the African Union
The federation president stressed the need to develop the training of young referees and improve their technical and physical capabilities, while adhering to integrity and probity and preserving the reputation of Moroccan football. He called for referring club statements containing accusations or claims affecting the integrity of refereeing to the ethics committee for study and appropriate decisions. Abdelrahim El Arjoun, the new head of the National Refereeing Directorate, attended to present an initial assessment of the situation and season preparations, after his appointment succeeding Redouane Jiyed in an announcement issued by the National Professional Football League on 30 October last.
Regarding his position in the African Union, Fouzi Lekjaa explained that any possible departure from the presidency of the African Union’s finance committee could fall within the framework of strengthening Morocco’s presence within other important committees, and not a withdrawal from African football bodies, without announcing an official resignation or specifying the committees concerned. Lekjaa holds the position of vice-president of the African Union and membership of the FIFA Council.
On the organisational level, it was decided to hold the federation’s electoral general assembly on Saturday 12 December 2026 starting at four in the afternoon. These milestones remain linked to what the general assembly will produce in determining the form of the next stage, at a time when the Moroccan public is following the impact of these decisions on its clubs and on the course of local refereeing.
