FIFA: inauguration of its Africa office at the Mohamed VI sports complex in Morocco

Kinshasa, July 27^th, 2025 (CPA). –The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has inaugurated its Africa office on Saturday at the Mohamed VI complex in Rabat-Salé, Morocco, according to the Maghreb Press Agency (MAP). « This is a historic moment and a day of celebration and joy that will be engraved in gold letters in the history of FIFA and football in Africa, Morocco and the world. The inauguration of FIFA’s Africa office comes at just the right time, especially as it coincides with the celebrations of the glorious Throne Day, » has declared Gianni Infantino, FIFA President. The ceremony, presided over by Gianni Infantino, was attended by the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, and several other guests, including the President of the Normalisation Committee of the Congolese Football Association (Fecofa), Ms Belinda Luntadila.  For the FIFA President, the FIFA Africa office will have a global impact on the practice of football: ‘It is not just a FIFA Africa office that we are inaugurating today. Rather, it is a global FIFA centre, as it will have a global impact on the practice of football,’ he has specified.  For his part, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, the establishment of this office has been made possible thanks to a royal vision: « The Mohammed VI Football Complex, which houses the FIFA Africa office, has been realised thanks to the visionary leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. It is the result of a strategy promoting the development of Moroccan and African youth. This vision aspires to make Morocco a welcoming place and a meeting point for potential from all corners of the world. » The FIFA President has also pointed out that Morocco will host several major sporting events, such as the Men’s Africa Cup of Nations in 2025, the next five editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and the 2030 World Cup, which will be co-hosted with Spain and Portugal. ‘The world will come together here in Morocco,’ he has praised himself. CPA/