The players of the Moroccan U17 selection were treated to a welcome worthy of heroes, this Saturday, September 10. The President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, and the Minister of Youth and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa, were present at Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, to express their solidarity with the Cubs who been victims, Thursday in Algeria, of violent aggressions on the part of the players of the host country, just following the end of the final of the Arab Cup U17 which opposed the selection of the two neighboring countries.
Maroc Hebdo collected testimonies from the family of Taha Belghazil, crowned best goalkeeper in the competition, and who was particularly targeted by the violent attitude of the Algerian players.