Morocco football is on the lips of many football lovers across the world, after their heroics at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The team defeated Portugal by 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup to become the first African team to qualify for the semi-finals in the history of the World Cup.
The jinx is still being celebrated all over the continent of Africa with commentators and analysts waxing lyrical about their success and explaining how Morocco got to the enviable position of playing in the semi-final of the world cup.
One of the reasons alluded to this great feat is the whopping 70 million US dollars in the construction of the Mohammed VI football complex which was commissioned in 2019.
Three years after the completion of the massive edifice, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation has started reaping its humongous investments in infrastructure and talent development.
Apart from being part of the remaining four teams left in Qatar, to jostle for the ultimate prize, the 2022 men’s and women’s African Champions League titles are currently held by Moroccan clubs - Wydad Athletics Casablanca and ASFAR respectively.
RS Berkane, another Morrocan club is the holder of the CAF Confederations Cup.
The home-based Atlas Lions is also the winner of the CHAH Championship and are also poised to defend the 2023 edition in Algeria.
The women's national team qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time and came second in this year's Women's Africa Cup of Nations, the highest position the country ever attained in the competition.
The Mohammed VI Football Complex is a constant mention anytime the topic of discussion is the successes of Morrocco at both continental and intercontinental competitions.
The football complex is situated on 30 hectares of land, near Rabat.
It has house pitches, hotels and accommodations, and a world-class medical center.
The complex four natural grass football fields are a sight to behold.
The complex also has three artificial football fields, a covered football pitch, a hybrid football field, and a re-training room that can host futsal matches.
It also has an outdoor Olympic-sized pool, two tennis courts, and a Beach Soccer field.
The accommodation facilities have a five-star hotel, two three-star hotels, and dormitories.
The accommodation can accommodate has 66 rooms and 4 suites. It also has a 150-bed capacity and an 80 bed-capacity, with 54 rooms with dormitories respectively.
The complex also has a 221-seater auditorium to host various events (conferences, film screenings), and administrative buildings.
This can serve as a camp for all the teams as well as a campsite for local football teams while preparing for major championships.
The state-of-the-art Mohammed VI complex has an ultra-modern sports and performance medical center
The medical center has physiotherapy, stress testing, dentistry, ophthalmology, trauma, psychology, podiatry, nutritional medicine, radiology, ultrasound, electrotherapy, bone densitometry, cryotherapy, and an emergency mobile medical unit.
Africa and the World should prepare for more success from Morrocco on the field of play as this edifice guarantees that Moroccan football has finally joined the elite league, and winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup can just be a starting point for more to come.
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