"Morocco has achieved great feats and made remarkable progress in recent years in sporting competitions in all categories," Ndlela, a journalist and sports content specialist with the "Média Prophilani" platform, told MAP.

Stressing that "Morocco will soon dominate Africa in all sporting disciplines, for both men and women", he recalled that "the historic achievement of the national football team at the Qatar 2022 World Cup proved to the continent that with hard work and sufficient government support, all feats are possible".

"The women's football team is also doing wonders in Australia and New Zealand. Coming back from 6-0 against Germany to win two consecutive matches (1-0) and thus qualify for the last 16 of the Women's World Cup shows that Morocco is heading in the right direction," he stressed.

Morocco won a total of 58 medals at the 9th edition of the Francophonie Games, held from July 28 to August 6 in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), topping the rankings for the first time in its history.

On the final day of competition at the 9th Francophonie Games on Saturday, Morocco created a sensation after winning 23 gold, 16 silver and 19 bronze medals.

The Kingdom, which had never before won so many medals at the Francophonie Games, set a new record, with 42 medals in athletics, 8 in judo, 5 in road cycling, 2 in wrestling and one in ball juggling. Morocco's last record was set in Côte d'Ivoire (2017), with a total of 42 medals (13 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze).

Another highlight of the Moroccan participation: the majority of medals, 34 out of 58 (including 18 gold medals), were won by Moroccan female athletes, confirming the important place occupied by women in the national sporting landscape.