After two years of closure, Morocco opens football stadiums to the masses
The Moroccan government decided, on Thursday, to reopen football stadiums to the public, after they had been closed since the emergence of the “Covid-19” pandemic two years ago, according to the government’s presidency in a statement.
This decision comes "in accordance with the recommendations of the Scientific and Technical Committee, and taking into account the positive developments of the epidemiological situation in our country," according to the statement issued after a meeting between Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch and the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (Federation) Faouzi Lekjaa.
The statement did not announce the date for the decision to enter into force, as two matches will be held within the nineteenth stage of the local league (Olympic Safi against Al-Fateh Rabat, and Shabab Mohammedia against Saree Oued Zem) and another in the third round of the group stage (the price of the final) of the African Champions League competition between Raja Casablanca and Houria Conakry Guinean Friday.
It is expected that the directorate office of the Moroccan Federation will meet on Thursday evening, in the presence of the heads of the clubs, "to take all necessary measures and measures to ensure the success of downloading the decision," according to a statement by the federation.
After a rise in epidemic infections during January due to the mutant Omicron, the epidemiological situation has witnessed a significant improvement in Morocco during the recent period.
On February 7, the Kingdom reopened its airspace to international flights.
On Thursday, the state of health emergency was extended until March 31.
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