Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead. He was 42 years old. He was also the Magajin Garin Zazzau and biological younger brother to the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. A statement by the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council said the envoy died at a private hospital in Lagos while on transit …

Morocco, Spain and Portugal have been named hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host the opening matches to mark the tournament’s centenary, world soccer body FIFA said on Wednesday. The joint bid from Morocco, Portugal and Spain was the sole candidate to host the tournament. FIFA were due to announce the hosts next …

With more than 2,000 people reported dead in the Moroccan earthquake as at Sunday, President Bola Tinubu has shared in the grief of the north African country, which is in mourning. In a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Saturday, President Tinubu extended his heartfelt condolences to King Mohammed VI of Morocco following the devastating earthquake in his homeland. …

Nearly 300 people have died after a powerful earthquake rattled Morocco Friday night, according to a preliminary government count, as terrified residents of Marrakesh reported “unbearable” screams followed the 6.8-magnitude tremor. “According to a provisional report, the earthquake killed 296 people in the provinces and municipalities of Al-Haouz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant,” Morocco’s interior ministry said. Another 153 …

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe has congratulated Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa following their qualification to the round of 16 of the ongoing 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Falcons played a goalless draw against Ireland to finish second in Group B with five points behind co-hosts Australia, while Banyana Banyana …

Twenty-five members of the Rotary Club of Lagos in District 9110 embarked on a Friendship Exchange visit to the Rotary Club of Marrakech-Menara in Morocco from 23rd to 29th April 2023. The trip had all the trappings of fun, excitement, adventure, cultural exchange, hospitality and friendship. In the past, our members visited to Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya, Togo, Senegal and Benin …

The Super Eagles will play the away fixture of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea Bissau in Morocco. Nigeria have a firm grip on Group A of the AFCON qualifiers, they beat Sierra Leone in Nigeria before thrashing Sao Tome and Principe on their own turf. The Super Eagles play Guinea Bissau twice later in March, and winning …

Former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick has expressed concern that Morocco were hindered from featuring at the ongoing African Nations Championship holding in Algeria. The competition kicked off in Algiers last Friday with Morocco not granted access to the host nation, which forced the Atlas Lions to return home. Morocco, the defending champions, were to …

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will camp in Morocco instead of Spain ahead of next month’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations on 7th February. A training camp for the country’s youth team has become paramount because they need to acclimatise to the wintry weather conditions in Egypt. The 2023 U-20 AFCON will be played in Egypt between 19th February and 11th March. …

Many countries, including France, Britain, and Morocco’s cross-strait neighbor Spain, have said they will require negative Covid tests for all travelers from mainland China. But the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement that authorities in the North African country “decided to forbid access to the territory of the Kingdom of Morocco for all travelers, whatever their nationality, coming from …