FIFA opens new office for Africa, in Morocco
The World football governing body, FIFA has opened its new office for Africa in Rabat city in Morocco, north Africa.
FIFA President says “from here, we will have a global impact on football” at official opening of the FIFA Africa Office in Rabat, Morocco
Mr Infantino also pays tribute to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco for the “momentum that he is building” in developing the game
The FIFA Africa Office joins similar FIFA hubs in Paris, France, Miami, United States, and Jakarta, Indonesia, that underpin FIFA’s aim of building even closer and stronger local links to its 211 Member Associations (MA) around the world with the goal of facilitating football’s growth globally.
Based at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat, the establishment of the office was initially announced in December 2024 when Mr Infantino was joined by Morocco’s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) President and FIFA Council member Fouzi Lekjaa in signing the agreement to bring it into being.
FIFA President signs agreement with Moroccan authorities to open FIFA Africa Office in Rabat
It will now provide a space where FIFA and its 54 African MAs can meet to discuss current and future development projects, forging closer ties between world football’s governing body and those who strive to take the game forward in their country and across the continent.
“Today is certainly a wonderful day, it’s a special day, a glorious day, a joyful day. We will write, in gold letters, the wonderful history of FIFA, of football in Africa, of football in Morocco, of football in the world,” said the FIFA President, who was joined by FIFA Vice President and Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe and Mr Lekjaa in cutting the ribbon to officially open the office. “From here, we will have a global impact on football. Not only in Morocco dear Fouzi (Lekjaa), not only in Africa, my dear Patrice (Motsepe), but all over the world, starting from here.”
