A delegation from the Morocco 2026 World Cup Bid Committee met with presidents of Member Association in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, 24 April 2018, to outline details of the bid and win their support for the hosting rights of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The other contender is the joint bid, USA-Canada-Mexico.
The delegation included three Government officials namely Ms. Lamia Boutaleb, Secretary of State for Tourism, Rkia Derham, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade and Charafat Afailal, Secretary of State for Water, as Morocco bids to become the second African country to host the Mundial after South Africa in 2010.
They presented to the Federation heads who attended the meeting advantages of the Moroccan bid and emphasized the need for a united Africa towards their bid.
"We want to host the World Cup for Africa because we deserve it. And we want to show the world what Africa is capable of doing. Morocco guarantees a minimum of $ 6.1 billion from TV rights and marketing revenues. Win or lose, let's show the world that Africa is united," Ms. Boutaleb said.
"We have decided to support Morocco. For us, it's an African bid," president of the National Football Association of Swaziland, Adam Mthetwa assured on behalf of the Federation heads.
Cameroon legend Joseph Antoine Bell, an ambassador for the Morocco 2026 World Cup Bid said: "I am proud to support Morocco's bid - not because they are my brothers - but because it is excellent. We have the best performance, we have the best bid. The World Cup in South Africa was one of the most successful despite the pessimism displayed by some at the beginning. It will be the same for Morocco".
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