HIBAPRESS – Rabat
As part of the Moroccan-British bilateral security cooperation program in preparation for the 2030 World Cup, a delegation representing the sports security team from the United Kingdom visited the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in the city of Rabat on Wednesday, January 14th. During the visit, they were briefed on the various components of the security and public order protocol implemented by the Rabat security directorate on the occasion of the football match between the Moroccan and Nigerian national teams for the semi-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
This visit provided an opportunity to inform the British delegation about the advanced level and important experiences accumulated by the national security services in managing the security of new-generation sports facilities, especially in the aspect related to deploying security teams and coordinating between them electronically, and harnessing precise visual monitoring technologies in monitoring the movement of fans into the stadium and upon leaving it until the final dispersal, in an atmosphere that combines sports entertainment and adherence to the highest internationally approved security standards.
The British delegation had conducted a similar visit on Wednesday morning to the African Security Cooperation Center in the city of Salé, which hosts operational coordination operations between the Moroccan national security services and their counterparts from African countries participating in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, in addition to representatives from Spain, Portugal, Qatar, and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
During their visit to the African Security Cooperation Center, the first in the history of African football competitions, the British delegation observed advanced levels of professional coordination and the preparation of proactive action plans between the Moroccan and African security services, which enabled the organization of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Morocco in a global atmosphere that combines modern infrastructure and Moroccan hospitality on the one hand, and the professionalism of security and its high ability to ensure a safe atmosphere on the other.
The visit of the British delegation to Morocco comes to learn about the experience of securing the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations matches amid an international consensus on the success of the Moroccan model in securing sporting events, a success that is largely due to Morocco's commitment to the mechanisms of international security cooperation with police agencies in friendly countries and with specialized international organizations.
