Atalanta and Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman, who finished 14th in the Ballon d'Or rankings, is the favourite to pick up the award.

Morocco hammered Central African Republic 5-0 and Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick as Guinea trounced Ethiopia 4-1 on Saturday in the final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations third-round qualifiers

Argentina came from two down to draw 2-2 with Morocco on the opening day of men's Olympic football action on Wednesday.

Germany's 1-1 draw with the Koreans coupled with Morocco's surprise 1-0 victory over Colombia saw the European side suffer their earliest exit in Women's World Cup history.

Morocco won a Women's World Cup match for the first time after Ibtissam Jraidi struck early to give them a stunning 1-0 victory over South Korea on Sunday

Talismanic striker Alexandra Popp scored twice as Germany thumped debutants Morocco 6-0 to launch their Women's World Cup title charge in ominous fashion

Morocco stunned Brazil 2-1 in a friendly international on Saturday as the north African side recorded a first ever win over the five-time world champions

According to a report, PSG and Morocco footballer Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape

Morocco, winner of the last two CHAN tournaments, withdrew its participation on Friday after host Algeria refused to authorise a direct flight from Rabat.

As the year 2022 comes to an end, NDTV takes a look at the most important incidents in the world of football in the last 12 months.

Tens of thousands of Moroccans thronged the capital on Tuesday to welcome home their national football team, the first Arab or African squad ever to reach the semi-final of a World Cup.

The next World Cup in 2026, held across the USA, Canada and Mexico, will be expanded to 48 teams and Africa will have at least nine slots - up from five at present.

FIFA World Cup: Police arrested the men along with dozens of others at a bar in the capital's 17 arrondissement on Wednesday evening after the match, which France won 2-0

FIFA World Cup 2022: Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner.

FIFA World Cup 2022 Croatia vs Morocco highlights: Luka Modric's Croatia defeated Achraf Hakimi's Morocco 2-1 in the 3rd place playoff

Croatia face Morocco in the third place playoff match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday

Into his final FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Cristiano Ronaldo's dream of lifting the biggest prize in world football came to an abrupt end when Portugal were eliminated at the quarter-final stage by Morocco.

Morocco could become the first team, outside of Europe and South America, to finish 3rd in a FIFA World Cup edition if they beat Croatia in the 3rd-place playoff on Saturday.