Morocco prime minister hits out at federation over 2030 World Cup final claim

[p]Prime ‌Minister Aziz Akhannouch took aim at Royal Moroccan ‌Football Federation (RMFF) President Fouzi Lekjaa, who told ‌a political party event that the province of Benslimane would have the 'honour' of hosting the final.[/p][p]World ‌soccer's governing body FIFA has ⁠not yet announced ‌which of the three co-hosts - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]​Morocco[/a] - will host the final in 2030, with a spokesperson saying a decision ​would be made in due course.[/p][p][b]"Do not offer to host the big final game ⁠in Morocco ​while we still have not discussed the matter with our allies, Spain and Portugal. There should be some respect, brothers,"[/b] Akhannouch said at ‌a rally ahead of elections later this month.[/p][p]"Stop using electoral promises to pull the rug out from under us. These are huge matters. Deciding where the final will be held is a major issue."[/p][embed guid="1076af0d-f0b8-44ed-9084-59b8e89a48b7" url="https://x.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/2098089848145936872" social-type="twitter" /][p]The RMFF did not respond to a request for comment on Lekjaa's remarks.[/p][p]As of May, Morocco's ‌proposed 115,000-seat stadium for the 2030 World ​Cup was around 30% complete, with officials ‌overseeing the project hoping to complete construction by the end of 2027.[/p][p]New Jersey was selected to host the 2026 final in July and FIFA did not ⁠make the announcement ⁠until February 2024.[/p]