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Hibapress-Rabat
The International Conference on the Development of African Rugby, organized by the African Confederation of Rugby (CAR) on April 4 and 5 in Saïdia, in collaboration with the Royal Moroccan Rugby Federation, with the support of the Development Agency of the Eastern Provinces and in collaboration with the Société du dévelopemzent de Saidia, was the subject of a press conference, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Saïdia.
According to the president of the FRMR, Mr. Hicham Oubja, this international conference is held as part of the promotion of the practice of rugby with young people and its development in school and university educational circles, thus contributing to the dissemination of the culture of rugby and to the expansion of the basis of his practitioners.
In his opening speech, he stressed that this forum will constitute an important discussion, dialogue and exchange of knowledge platform, with the participation of a large number of officials and representatives of African and international federations, as well as athletes, experts and specialists in rugby.
Members of the government, representatives of public and private institutions, federations, educational and training establishments, a representative of the International Rugby Federation, the former dean of the French Rugby Abdellatif Benazi team, a representative of the French Sport Development Agency and 26 federations affiliated to the African Rugby Confederation have confirmed their presence to the international symposium.
The event is an opportunity to deepen the discussion on the most important strategic axes which will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of African rugby, as well as the axes of action on the theme “Development of African rugby through the school, university and Olympic sectors”, said Mr. Oubja.
“The success of this event is strongly dependent on good coordination between all the parties, which is why we, as a federation, want to organize this event well and to thank all the partners and supports, in particular the ministry in charge of the sports sector,” said the president of the Federation, noting the “deserved confidence granted by the president of the CAF to the FRMR as an institution and the privileged destination welcoming major events. »»
For his part, Mr. Mustapha Jalti, responsible for the development of Rugby at CAF, praised, on behalf of the president of CAF, the Moroccan media covering this press conference, stressing the importance of the organization of an international seminar of this scale in order to promote rugby sport on the African continent and to prepare its teams to be at the level of the next continental and international levels.
In his speech, Mr. Mohamed Al Moubaraki, President and CEO of the Development Agency of the Eastern Provinces, the main funder of this forum, expressed his pleasure to attend the press conference to highlight the importance and dimensions of the international symposium, which aims to develop African rugby, stressing the positive involvement of the development agency of the oriental provinces to contribute to the development of this sport on the continent African, through the participation of African experts and federations to trace a roadmap and promising prospects for this sport, which is popular in several countries on the continent, including Morocco, which is actively involved, under the wise, lightened direction of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
The main objective of this international symposium is to predict the near future and to use these three rugby components in order to prepare African teams for major competitions at the continental level, namely:
-Iux African Schools in Algiers (Algeria) in August 2025.
-African Youth Unjeux in Luanda (Angola) in December 2025.
-Olympic youthJeux of youth in Dakar (Senegal) from October 31 to November 14, 2026.
-Olympic youthJeux of youth in Dakar (Senegal) from October 31 to November 14, 2026.
-Championships from the university world of rugby seven in Stellenbosch (South Africa) in 2026.
African beach games in Equatorial Guinea in 2027.
