Morocco has chosen 9 stadiums in six cities for the Africa Cup of Nations finals beginning in December, the nation’s native organising committee stated on Monday hours earlier than the event draw was attributable to be held.
4 stadiums will likely be within the capital Rabat and officers stated the ultimate will likely be performed at Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, which has a 69,500 capability.
It’s going to additionally host the opening match and a semi-final, together with the renovated stadium in Tangier.
Casablanca’s Mohammed V stadium was the venue for the ultimate when Morocco final hosted the event in 1988 however it’s earmarked for a quarter-final solely this time spherical, together with Agadir, Fes and Marrakech.
The 24-team event is being held from December 21 to January 18, 2026.
Morocco are World Cup co-hosts in 2030, together with Spain and Portugal, and plan to construct a 115,000-seater stadium on the outskirts of Casablanca by 2027, which they hope might host the 2030 last.
The stadium, one of many largest on the planet, will price as much as $500 million, the Moroccan authorities beforehand stated.
Stadiums in Rabat and Tangier are being renovated forward of the Cup of Nations and Morocco plans after the event to improve the stadiums in Agadir, Fes and Marrakech, that are candidates to be World Cup host cities.
