MEDI1TV Afrique : L'actualité sportive du 07-02-2025 - 07/02/2025
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00:00The President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Faouzi Lakhjar, visited the Mohamed V Sports Complex in Casablanca yesterday.
00:27This visit allowed those responsible to carry out a thorough inspection of the facilities of the complex, one of the most emblematic stadiums in the objective kingdom,
00:35to assess the state of the infrastructure, the maintenance work and the improvements necessary to meet international standards.
00:43Among the points discussed are the improvement of the floor, the level of the stairs and the sanitary facilities, as well as the optimization of access for spectators.
00:54Thanks to God, the renovation work is at a very advanced stage. There are only a few weeks left before their completion.
01:05The Mohamed V Sports Complex will open its doors later, at the end of next March, in a new screen.
01:13A screen that corresponds to the city of Casablanca, to the fans of the world class that are those of Raja and Wydad.
01:22This renovated stadium also corresponds to the greatness of its institutions and to the development of Moroccan football and national sport in general.
01:32The complex has been redeveloped to bring its capacity to more than 44,000 spectators and has been equipped with all modern facilities,
01:43especially in the changing rooms, the press stand and various spaces for the fluid access of the public.
01:56In Spain, FC Barcelona played Manita in Valencia last night, joining Real Madrid, Atletico and Real Sociedad in the semi-final of the Copa del Rey.
02:05With a well-managed team, Barça won 5-0 thanks to a 30-minute triplet from the Spanish striker Ferran Torres,
02:12who was trained in Valencia and has two other achievements, signed by Fermin López and Amin Yamal.
02:17The Catalan giant, the most titled club in the competition with its 31 titles, joined its two rivals, the Meringues and the Colchoneros,
02:24as well as the Basques of Sociedad, in the last square, in numerical superiority from the 35th minute.
02:30Real had secured its qualification earlier in the evening by winning 2-0 against its neighbour, Osasuna,
02:37thanks to goals from Ander Barrenechea and Bryce Mendes.
02:41The Basques now dream of imitating their rival, Athletic Bilbao, who won last year by eliminating Barça and Atletico, one-on-one.
02:52After its defeat at 1-0, Liverpool beat Tottenham by 4-0 in the semi-final return of the League Cup.
02:59Last night, Anfield defeated Tottenham on 16 March in the semi-final against Newcastle, who beat Arsenal the day before.
03:06Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah on penalty, Dominic Sloboslai and Virgil van Dijk were the winners of last night's game against Mercedes-Benz.
03:14Tottenham showed a completely unoffensive face without being able to frame the slightest shot,
03:20quite the opposite of Liverpool, aggressive and dangerous with its 26 attempts, 10 of which were framed.
03:25The Reds are still in the race for a quadruple title, including the Champions League, the English Cup and the Champions League.
03:31For the first year of the Dutchman, Arne Slott, Liverpool's successor to Jurgen Klopp, arrived last summer.
03:40Our performance today and what I liked the most, reaching a final, should always be special, even for this club, because it is used to playing finals.
03:49However, we work very hard every day to try to develop our players, and the players want to improve every day.
03:56But we are also in this job to play finals. We already know how difficult the final will be,
04:01because we have already faced Newcastle, which was already very impressive yesterday,
04:06but there are still a lot of games to play before this final, and this is where our focus should be.
04:12Yes, it's disappointing. It was a great opportunity for us to go to the final.
04:19We didn't get it, we didn't give ourselves the chance to get it, which is probably more disappointing.
04:29But ultimately, it's an opportunity to learn more and an opportunity for us to redeem ourselves by doing a good performance in our next game.
04:42The Brazilian left-back Marcelo, one of the most titled defenders in the history of football,
04:47announced his professional retirement at the age of 36 yesterday afternoon.
04:51Real Madrid's icon, where he has evolved over 16 seasons,
04:54Marcelo has inscribed his name in a golden letter in the legend of the Spanish club by winning 25 trophies,
05:00including 5 Champions League titles.
05:02Arriving in the Spanish capital in 2006 at only 18 years old,
05:05he established himself as one of the best left-back of his generation,
05:08marking a period alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.
05:11With the Meringues, he also won 6 Spanish Champions League titles,
05:144 Club World Cups and 3 European Super Cups.
05:17The Brazilian international won the Confederations Cup in 2013,
05:22with 31 titles in the club and in the national team.
05:25Marcelo left the pitch, leaving the image of an emblematic player
05:29whose legacy will permanently mark world football.
05:33Another Madrilenian, former defender Sergio Ramos,
05:37will be given an experience on the other side of the Atlantic,
05:41as he signed with the Rayados de Monterrey in Mexico last night,
05:45after a successful European career with Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla FC.
05:50The Andalusian experienced midfielder joined the current 10th in the Mexican championship.
05:55After 5 days of playing for the new number 93, he signed a one-year contract
05:59with an additional year as an option and an annual salary of 4 million euros net,
06:04without omitting many interests.
06:06The Spaniard will find his former teammates in Seville,
06:09the Spanish Oliver Torres and the Argentine Lucas Ocampos,
06:12or his compatriot and former Betis Sevilla, Sergio Canales.
06:19From the Gulf, the Englishman Simon Griffiths and the New Zealander Stephen Alker
06:25took 1st place in the first day of the 49th edition of the Hassen 2 trophy,
06:30a golf tournament organised under the patronage of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI.
06:35Griffiths and Alker finished 1st in the first day,
06:38in the first place ex aequo, after scoring 69 goals,
06:41each with 4 under the par.
06:43No real podiums after this first day of competition,
06:46as the 3rd place was returned to 7 golfers,
06:50including the Japanese Hiroyuki Fujita,
06:53the Americans Tim O'Neill and Brett Quigley,
06:56the French Thomas Levé,
06:58the Korean Yang Hyun-yoon,
07:00the Spanish Miguel Ángel Jiménez
07:02and the Brazilian Adilson da Silva.
07:07For the women, the 28th edition of the Le Merriam Couple
07:10was also played at the Royal Gulf Dar es Salaam of the capital,
07:14with a card of 67 goals, 6 under the par.
07:18The American Brianna A. Navarosa finished 1st in the first day,
07:22ahead of the Swedish Kajsa Arfeol
07:25and the Spanish Ana Palaes Trivino,
07:28who both scored a total of 68 goals,
07:305 under the par.
07:32This edition was also marked by the participation
07:35of renowned international players
07:37and young Moroccan golfers,
07:39including Mahat Dioui,
07:41a Moroccan golfer who defended the national colours
07:44at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games
07:46and started her 12th year at the Ladies European Tour.
07:49Let's listen to her story.
07:51It's a positive first day,
07:53I wouldn't say there's any damage.
07:55I'm quite happy with the long game,
07:57the putting and the chipping.
07:59I had a bit of trouble with the iron games,
08:01but it's still the first tournament of the season,
08:03the first day in two months of competition.
08:06You have to get back on your feet
08:08and I think that's what I did today.
08:10I have the whole afternoon to work a bit
08:12and try to fix what didn't go well on the iron game.
08:16Tomorrow, I'll just stay focused,
08:18stay in the same attitude,
08:20because I think I had a good attitude today
08:22on the course and improve.
08:24I have the whole afternoon, the whole morning tomorrow
08:26to work on the iron game
08:28and be a bit more precise on the irons.
08:30Normally, it's my asset, the irons,
08:32so today it didn't go too well,
08:34but I'm quite confident.
08:36I have the whole day to work and perform tomorrow.
08:39The fifth stage of the Red Sahrawiya 2025
08:41ended in beauty,
08:43with two distinct challenges
08:45that put the participants' physical
08:47and intellectual skills to the test.
08:49The first challenge led the riders
08:51on the VTT tracks,
08:53a distance of more than 20 km,
08:55where they had to face the desert terrain
08:57while demonstrating endurance and strategy,
08:59while the second part transported the competitors
09:01in an exciting treasure hunt,
09:03asking them to solve riddles
09:05and decipher hidden clues
09:07throughout the city.
09:09These two complementary and contrasted challenges
09:11offered a rich experience
09:13in emotion and discovery,
09:15perfectly symbolizing the spirit
09:17of this human and sporting adventure,
09:19while highlighting the competitors'
09:21sporting and strategic skills.
09:25The Moroccan basketball team
09:27continues its training
09:29on the Rabat side,
09:31in anticipation of the Afro-Basket
09:332025 qualifiers in Angola.
09:35To this end, the national team coach
09:37Labib Hmalani has at his disposal
09:39the first phase of preparation
09:41for the national championship,
09:43while the second will involve
09:45professional players
09:47evolving abroad during the FIBA dates,
09:49as specified by the federation.
09:51As a reminder, Group A and Group C
09:53will play in the Moroccan capital
09:55from February 21 to 23.
09:57Group A includes Morocco, Mali,
09:59the Democratic Republic of Congo
10:01and South Sudan,
10:03while Group C includes Senegal,
10:05Cameroon, Gabon and Rwanda.
10:09These meetings of this second
10:11phase of qualification
10:13will be of high level
10:15and very important for us
10:17after having played the first
10:19matches on the Senegal side.
10:21This will allow the coaches
10:23to study their opponents.
10:25The selections will therefore
10:27be well prepared for these deadlines,
10:29especially since we lost
10:31our three matches on the way.
10:33We regret the defeat against Mali
10:35because we were close
10:37to the Moroccan fans.
10:39We count on the presence
10:41of the Moroccan public
10:43and basketball fans in general,
10:45especially after the efforts
10:47deployed by the Moroccan Royal
10:49Federation to bring these qualifiers
10:51to the kingdom.
10:53The last time the team played
10:55here in Morocco dates back to 2015.
10:57We count on your support
10:59to try to get one or two wins
11:01that could feed the hope
11:03of a possible qualification
11:05What will happen in Angola this year?
11:07We will play in Angola
11:09in 2025.
11:11Still in basketball,
11:13without Luka Doncic,
11:15on the Lakers' side,
11:17the Dallas Mavericks managed
11:19to surprise the Boston Celtics
11:21on their own field,
11:23with a 127-120 final score.
11:25With Anthony Davis on the bench,
11:27Dallas managed to shine
11:29their team in this remake
11:31of the last NBA finals,
11:33with an 11-on-17
11:35score,
11:37a disappointing defeat
11:39for Boston,
11:41their 10th home defeat
11:43in 26 regular season games.
11:45The Celtics remain
11:47the East Cavaliers' dolphins,
11:49while Dallas holds the 8th position
11:51of the West Conference
11:53with this 27th win.
11:59The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz
12:01had a better look yesterday
12:03to qualify for the quarterfinals
12:05of the Rotterdam ATP tournament
12:07against the Italian Andrea Vavasoric
12:09in 2-7, 6-2, 6-1.
12:11The number 3 needed only
12:13one hour and three minutes
12:15to get rid of the 317th
12:17of the men's circuit,
12:19despite his nasal dilation
12:21that helps him breathe properly
12:23due to his rhum.
12:25The Iberian is qualified for the quarterfinals
12:27and will play his compatriot Pedro Martinez,
12:29in two games at the previous
12:31competition stage, 6-4, 6-1.
12:41This is the end of this edition of Maxi-Sport.
12:43Thank you all for following us.
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