Chairing the first meeting of the committee that will oversee the presentation of the Kingdom's bid to host the 2030 World Cup jointly with Spain and Portugal, with the various ministerial departments concerned, to examine the necessary arrangements, Akhannouch noted that this joint bid represented a new horizon for strategic partnership, enshrining a new generation of cooperation and partnerships and reflecting the pooling of efforts and resources on the African and European continents.

As the Sovereign affirmed in his message on the occasion of the presentation in Kigali of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) President's Outstanding Achievement Award for the year 2022, it also enshrines the coming together of the best on both sides, and the demonstration of an alliance of genius, creativity, experience and means", according to a statement by the Head of Government's department.

Akhannouch also stressed that Morocco's bid to host the World Cup for the sixth time in its history reflects the Sovereign's commitment, since His accession to the glorious throne of His ancestors, to placing sport at the heart of any development process.