Moroccan sports report in 2024: successes and failures
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Sports
A few days separate us from saying goodbye to the year 2024 and welcoming a new year in 2025. The current year has been characterized by a contrasting record for the different Moroccan sports and athletes in the various continental and international forums. .
In this report, we will try to follow with you the results of Moroccan sport during the year 2024, by examining the most significant stages, whether they are linked to achievements or failures.
The Moroccan national team and the setback of “Alkan”
The first Moroccan national team began the current year in the wake of Alkan’s setback, having been eliminated from the final of the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, after losing to South Africa. South with two unanswered goals.
While everyone was betting on the Atlas Lions to reach at least the semi-finals, the sons of Walid Regragui disappointed the Moroccan supporters and withdrew prematurely from this edition whose title went to the national team from Ivory Coast.
Sofiane El Bakkali and the gold medal at the Paris Olympics
Sofiane El Bakkali, Olympic and world champion, continued his momentum in 2024, when he awarded Morocco the gold medal in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. This is his second Olympic gold medal, after maintaining the gold he obtained at the Tokyo Olympics in the previous edition.
Moroccan Olympic team makes history
The Moroccan Olympic team made history in the biggest possible way, winning bronze in football at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, for the first time in the history of Moroccan football. Football also became the first Moroccan team sport to enter the medal table at the Olympic Games.
The Futsal team continues to shine
The Moroccan Futsal team continued its domination of the sport on the African continent, after winning the Africa Cup of Nations title for the third consecutive time.
The Futsal Lions won the final against Angola by five goals to one. The team also made the World Cup final and was eliminated from the quarterfinals after losing to Brazil by three goals to one.
Champion athletes
Some Moroccan athletes have excelled in various sports and managed to achieve some feats during the year 2024, such as Ousmane Shedgour won gold at the World Boxing Championships in Montenegro and Matisse Sodi won bronze at the World Championships canoeing in London. Additionally, Amina Dahhaoui won gold at the World Taekwondo Championships and Ramzi Boukhiam won bronze at the World Surfing Games in Puerto Rico.
Some universities failed in the Olympiads
Morocco’s result at the Paris Olympics caused a wave of anger among Moroccan fans, prompting them to launch a campaign against the presidents of some universities whose sports did not achieve anything at the Paris Olympics. Morocco’s record at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games revealed that many university presidents have spent many years in office without achieving any significant results.
