The status of Morocco’s soccer game Saturday night as part of African Cup of Nations qualifying was uncertain after an earthquake struck the country, killing more than 800 people
The status of Morocco’s soccer game Saturday night as part of African Cup of Nations qualifying was uncertain afterMorocco was scheduled to play Liberia at Adrar Stadium in Agadir.
The earthquake struck late Friday night. It has killed hundreds of people and damaged buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. Rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest.“We are living a difficult moment for our fellow citizens. It is time to help each other to save as many lives as possible. My condolences to all who lost a loved one,” Hakimi wrote on Instagram.
The Confederation of African Football did not immediately respond to an email about the status of the game. Agadir is roughly 170 kilometers southwest of the epicenter of Friday’s tremor — near the town of Ighil in Al Haouz Province.On Friday morning, the team arrived in Agadir and then in the afternoon after coach Walid Regragui and captain Romain Saïss held a pre-match press conference.at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals, where they lost to France.The team was also scheduled to play a friendly match in France against Burkina Faso on Tuesday.
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