At the recently-ended symposium on infrastructure development in African football held at the lustrous Mohammed VI Complex in Rabat, Morocco, FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, pledged the world governing body would build, at least, one stadium meeting FIFA standards in every African country. Without a doubt, the north African country, which ranked 43rd globally at the recent FIFA monthly ranking, is gearing towards developing high-achieving football stars. The facility, worth $65 million, spells out the north African country's bid to become the premier sports mecca in Africa. The same cannot be said of many African countries where a lot of football facilities are in a deplorable condition after years of neglecting maintenance work. When FIFA gives us the $20 million, we will argue with FIFA that we don't need another stadium but we want to invest in our national technical centre.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 06, 2020 16:41 UTC