{"id":43869,"date":"2023-09-30T16:14:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gff-congratulates-morocco-for-winning-right-to-host-2025-afcon"},"modified":"2023-09-30T16:17:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:17:06","slug":"gff-congratulates-morocco-for-winning-right-to-host-2025-afcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gff-congratulates-morocco-for-winning-right-to-host-2025-afcon","title":{"rendered":"GFF congratulates Morocco for winning right to host 2025 AFCON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has congratulated Morocco for winning the right to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The decision was announced today by the President of CAF after the continental football governing body\u2019s Executive Committee voted to award the North African country at its meeting held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>The President of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), Lamin Kabba Bajo, described the news as a very welcome development.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Morocco continues to open its country and facilities to several African national teams, including the Gambia, over the years.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that with its existing infrastructure, there\u2019s no country more deserving of hosting the 2025 edition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorocco\u2019s various National Teams continue to perform exceptionally at international football tournaments and the most recent is the Atlas Lions when they became the first African country to play in the 2022 World Cup semfinals in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>This is as a result of the investments they made over the years and continue to so,\u201d Mr. Bajo told the GFF Media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve also seen the bilateral cooperation between the Moroccan federation and their counterparts, including the Gambia.<\/p>\n<p>It is now time that the continent also gives the Moroccan people something to smile about.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve no doubt that they will organise an exceptional and extraordinary mega football event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has congratulated Morocco for winning the right to host the 2025 African Cup of Nations. 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