African soccer leader says Morocco street protests do not affect Cup of Nations plans – Winnipeg Free Press

Kinshasa, Congo (AP) – street protests against the Government of Morocco, which partially provoked, consuming to stadiums, will not change the plans of the Cup of Africa countries, on Monday a high -ranking continent official said.

Morocco, which creates the world's largest football stadium for joint participation in the World Cup in 2030, showed demonstrations this month in more than a dozen cities of young activists.

“Morocco is a plan A, Morocco is a plan B, and Morocco is a plan C,” said Patrice Mocepe confederation, president of the confederation of African football (CAF) at a press conference after the annual meeting when he was asked about changing the tournament plans.



People take part in youth, led by a protest against corruption and calls for health and education reform, in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday, October 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

The songs “Stadies are here, but where are the hospitals?” They were heard on protests managed by an online collection called GEN Z 212, named after the set of recruitment in the country.

They protest against the fact that, according to them, this is the lack of opportunities and insufficiently financial health and education systems, and were supported by the players of national teams on social networks, including Sofiyan Amrabat and Yassin Buna.

The Northern African nation has been holding a four -week Cup of 24 countries from December 21 for CAF, whose president was asked on Monday, whether plans or dates may change.

“We are absolutely sure that, as CAF to cooperate, to work with the government … and with all the inhabitants of Morocco, in order to accept the most successful (Cup of countries) in the history of this competition,” Mocepe said.

The first vice president of MotSepe in CAF is Fuzi Lekzia, the football leader Morocco and the financial consultant of the government, which provides some of the projected costs for 5 billion dollars for projects related to the World Cup.

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