Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, has expressed Morocco’s ambition to host the 2030 World Cup final, a proposal that has raised hopes across the continent.
If the plan succeeds, Africa would stage the tournament’s decisive match for only the second time, 20 years after the landmark 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The joint bid would represent an unprecedented opportunity to showcase the continent beyond the sporting arena. Hosting the final would give Africa’s young people an exceptional platform and underline the organisational capabilities of its nations on the world’s biggest international stage.
The significance of the bid has prompted calls for full African solidarity behind Morocco. Support for the country could help deliver a memorable World Cup while demonstrating what the continent can achieve when its collective strength is brought together.