HIBAPRESS – Ahmed Al-Musaed
As part of the implementation of the integrated program to rehabilitate underserved neighborhoods in the city of Oujda, and in activation of the proximity policy that places youth and childhood at the core of local development priorities, the Oriental Region Council, chaired by Mohamed Bouarrou, has programmed a project to establish a neighborhood stadium in the "Ghar Baroud" district, which has reached its final technical stages before the actual start of the works.
This project comes as a result of institutional cooperation between the Oujda municipality and the Oriental Region Council, where efforts have been combined to overcome all logistical and financial obstacles, including mobilizing the property: The Oujda municipality has allocated the necessary real estate container to host this sports facility, confirming its keenness to enhance the collective real estate assets to serve the public interest, and then financial support: The Oriental Region Council has allocated a financial envelope of one million dirhams (100 million centimes), allocated to the construction and equipment of the stadium according to the latest technical standards, ensuring a safe and modern sports space, as well as the technical situation: The project is currently under study, which is the stage that immediately precedes the announcement of tenders and the start of field work in the near future. This new facility aims to create a sports and social outlet for the benefit of the youth and children of the "Ghar Baroud" district and neighboring neighborhoods, thus contributing to combating marginalization and social exclusion by providing spaces for recreation and organized sports practice, and prospecting for and refining football talents, to strengthen the ranks of local clubs in Oujda with promising names, with improving the living framework for the population by transforming unused spaces into vital facilities with added value. The disclosure of the details of this project coincides with the positive echo left by the exceptional reception of the Oujda child Younes Arikaat, the son of the Ghar Baroud district, by the Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech at the Mohammed V complex in Casablanca. This gesture gives the neighborhood stadium project created deep symbolic dimensions; meaning that investing in neighborhood stadiums is the first step towards making future champions, and that the sporting ambition of the youth of Oujda has no ceiling.
