HIBAPRESS – Ahmed Al-Musaid
The Royal Moroccan Rugby Federation, under the supervision of the African Rugby Union and the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports, is organizing a national rugby conference in the city of Oujda from November 14 to 16, under the slogan "Moroccan Rugby Between the Challenges of the Present and the Prospects of the Future".
According to a statement from the Royal Moroccan Rugby Federation, a copy of which was received by the "HIBAPRESS" website, the conference, which is organized with the support of the Oriental Region Development Agency, constitutes a platform for exchanging experiences and sharing experiences, and proposing ways to develop rugby, by highlighting its strengths and weaknesses, and investing the available opportunities to strengthen the growing dynamic that this game is witnessing in the Kingdom.
In order to involve everyone in the success of the national rugby conference, the statement adds, the Royal Moroccan Rugby Federation has invited clubs, leagues, coaches, referees, regional academies for education and training, and all actors in the field.
During the opening session of this national forum, in which a group of experts, university professors and specialists participate, speeches will be given by the President of the Royal Moroccan Rugby Federation, Mr. Hicham Oubja, in which he will focus on the great transformation that rugby sport has witnessed in Morocco and listening to a speech addressed by the President of the African Rugby Union, the Ghanaian Herbert Mensah, to the debaters, as well as an intervention by the Vice-President of the African Union, Abdel Nasser Boukja, under the title "A Historical Overview of Moroccan Rugby", in addition to a speech by Mohamed Lmbaraki, the General Manager of the Oriental Region Development Agency, the main supporter of the national rugby conference, who confirms the agency's positive involvement in the open projects to contribute to the development of national rugby.
Among the axes of the forum, according to the same statement, "Development of Women's Rugby" and "Rugby in Oujda: Sport, Identity and Citizenship" and "Governance of Sports Bodies" and "Development Plan of the Royal Moroccan Rugby Federation, Method of Work, Training, Partnerships, High Level".
It is worth mentioning that the city of Saidia hosted last April, the work of an international conference on African rugby, with the participation of officials and representatives of a number of African rugby federations and experts and specialists, with great support from the Oriental Region Development Agency.
