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What a WAFCON win could do for Moroccan football

What a WAFCON win could do for Moroccan football

Update: 2025-07-24
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Bahiya Lahmidy, the head of women’s football at ASFAR, Morocco’s most successful club, tells Maz Farookhi about the club’s rise to dominance and how she hopes a Morocco win at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations could help develop football for females further in the country.

Maz is also joined by BBC Sport Africa’s Rob Stevens on the legacy of this tournament and what needs to be done ahead as the country prepares to host a men’s and another women’s AFCON in the next 12 months.

Image: Morocco's forward #19 Sakina Ouzraoui celebrates with defender #14 Aziza Rabbah after scoring her team's equaliser during the 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final football match against Ghana at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid/AFP via Getty Images)

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What a WAFCON win could do for Moroccan football

What a WAFCON win could do for Moroccan football

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