Morocco’s beach soccer team won the bronze medal at the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON), held in Egypt, after beating hosts Egypt 4-3 during Saturday’s ranking match.
Senegal took home the African title after defeating Mauritania 6-1.
Senegal and Mauritania have secured their spots for next year’s Beach Soccer World Cup in the Seychelles.
Moroccan club RS Berkane has welcomed a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirming its victory over Algeria’s USM Algiers in the semi-finals of the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup.
In a statement on Wednesday, the club said it had received the CAS decision, which rejected USM Algiers’ appeal to annul the results of both legs and impose sanctions on Berkane.
“The ruling upholds RS Berkane’s victory without any penalties, a decision that has been met with great satisfaction by our supporters,” the club said.
The CAS decision effectively ends the dispute, cementing Berkane’s place in the tournament’s final standings.
Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane (RSB) defeated South African club Stellenbosch 3-1 on Sunday in an away game at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, as part of African Champions League Group B’s 2nd matchday.
RSB advanced thanks to a brace from Youssef Zghoudi (5′, 15′) and a strike from Reda Hajji (83′), while the hosts saved face through Haytam Manaout’s own goal scored at 87′.
The Moroccan club had previously beaten Angola’s CD Lunda Sul 2-0 on the first day.
In the group’s other match, Stade Malien were held to a 1-1 draw by CD Lunda Sul.
At the end of the matchday, RSB leads the group with 6 points, ahead of Stade Malien (4 pts). Desportivo Lunda-Sul are third with one point, while Stellenbosch are last with no points.
On the next matchday, scheduled for Sunday, RS Berkane faces Stade Malien (8:00 p.m.).
Casablanca’s Wydad will kick off its 2025 Club World Cup with a game against England’s Manchester City on June 18 at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, according to the program unveiled on Saturday by FIFA.
On June 22 at the same stadium, Wydad will face Juventus (Italy), before finishing the first round of Group G on June 26 at Audi Field in Washington D.C. against Soufiane Rahimi’s Emirati club Al Aïn, FIFA said in a statement.
FIFA opted for bringing forward the opening match to June 14, where Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will host Al Ahly of Egypt. The tournament final is scheduled to take place at MetLife Stadium in New York on July 13, 2025.
For the first time, the Club World Cup brings together 32 teams, including 12 European clubs, 6 from South America, 4 from Africa, 4 from Asia, 4 from North America and one from Oceania.
The 16 clubs finishing at the top two places in each of the eight groups will qualify for the knockout phase.
FIFA also confirms the initial phase of ticket sales for the 48 group stage matches will open on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10 a.m. local time (4 p.m. GMT+1) exclusively on FIFA.com/tickets, where fans can already register their interest in purchasing tickets.
