Morocco have officially withdrawn from the 2022 African Nations Championship after they failed to make it to Algeria in time for the latest edition of the tournament. SLInt MORE:
The Atlas Lions confirmed they will not be defending their championship crown this year after their request to have a direct flight from Rabat to Constantine, the city where all their group games were scheduled to take place, via Royal Air Maroc was denied by the Algerian government.
It was hoped there could be a last-minute resolution between the parties as the back-to-back reigning champions arrived at Morocco's Rabat Airport in the hopes of defending their title, but this was to no avail as the U23 Moroccan national team failed to make their way to the biannual competition. "Young people have worked for years and prepared for this championship for months, and prepared on all sides to participate in the championship and to defend the title as well."
"Rabat-Sale in the direction of Constantine Airport by Royal Air Maroc, the official carrier of the national teams.
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