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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Morocco\u2019s national U-17 football team has departed the Rabat-Sale International Airport, heading to Algeria\u2019s Constantine to participate in the U-17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco\u2019s Royal Football Federation (FRMF) confirmed on Friday.<\/b><\/p>\n

Algeria allowed a direct travel route for the team on Thursday following pressure from FIFA, according to converging reports.<\/p>\n

The competition will kick off on Saturday and will last until May 19. Morocco will play in Group B alongside Nigeria, Zambia, and South Africa.<\/p>\n

FRMF official Mohamed Boudrika confirmed that the team had secured a direct travel route on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The leadup to the tournament was overshadowed by doubts over the team\u2019s participation due to the ongoing tensions with Algeria.<\/p>\n

As with the latest African Nations Championship (CHAN), the FRMF had conditioned its U-17 team\u2019s participation in the continental tournament on the possibility of traveling directly from Rabat to Constantine.<\/p>\n

Morocco had ended up forfeiting their participation in the CHAN as Algeria denied the FRMF\u2019s request for a direct travel route.<\/p>\n

Algeria closed its airspace to Morocco after it severed its ties with its neighbor in 2021 after decades of tensions around Algerian support for the separatist Polisario Front.<\/p>\n

This year marks the Moroccan U-17 team\u2019s third appearance in the continental tournament. Their best performance came in 2013, when they finished fourth.<\/p>\n

FRMF President Fouzi Lekjaa also held a meeting on<\/p>\n

Thursday night to \u201cmotivate\u201d the players, the federation said, adding that the senior national team\u2019s technical staff led by Walid Regragui were also present.<\/p>\n

Regragui stressed the importance of representing Morocco in continental competitions, urging the players to think of the group and not be selfish in order to achieve success at the tournament.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. Morocco\u2019s national U-17 football team has departed the Rabat-Sale International Airport, heading to Algeria\u2019s Constantine to participate in the U-17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco\u2019s Royal Football Federation (FRMF) confirmed on Friday. Algeria allowed a direct travel route for the team on Thursday following pressure from FIFA, according to converging reports. 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