For more than 10 years, His Majesty the King has ensured the implementation and funding of the Mohammed VI Football Academy, which has already begun to bear fruit, through the presence of seven players in the national U-17 team during the CAN of the category and other elements of talent, he told the press, on the occasion of the arrival, on Saturday at Rabat-Sale airport, of the delegation of the Moroccan U-17 national team.

The Moroccan A team, which reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2002, included four players from the Mohammed VI Football Academy, he said, noting that "this action and this dynamic are part of the strategic and proactive vision of HM King Mohammed VI, whose fruits we are reaping today.

"The Moroccan U-17 team has shown great combativeness and tactical discipline during this CAN. The players have been the best ambassadors of a great nation, whose civilization dates back more than 12 centuries and which is moving towards progress and development, under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI", he added.