Madrid, 29/09/2023 -(MAP)- The unanimous designation of Morocco to host the African Cup of Nations (AFCON-2025) is "an excellent boost" for the tripartite Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid to host the 2030 World Cup and a "great source of joy for all friends of Morocco," emphasized the Andalusia-Morocco friendship association "Forum Ibn Rochd".

"We would like to express our joy at Morocco's victory, designated by the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football to host AFCON 2025, the most important football tournament on the continent," the association stated in a press release.

The same source then highlighted that Morocco's "well-deserved" selection is not a coincidence but the result of a combination of factors, including a "bold and coherent" state policy in this area, "massive and indisputable public support" for sports, both men's and women's, particularly football, and a "very high level in terms of quality and quantity of top-level athletes and international football stars," as evidenced from its Olympic medals as well as the "outstanding performance" of the national team at the World Cup in Qatar.

"In Andalusia, we are aware of this because we are privileged to have some of the greatest figures in Moroccan football in our teams," said the association.

"Morocco's triumph in hosting AFCON-2025 will be an excellent point of support for our countries, Spain and Morocco, along with Portugal, in their bid to host the 2030 Football World Cup, symbolizing the profound twinning between our cultures, our societies, and our continents," concluded the same source.