MEDI1TV Afrique : L'actualité sportive du 13-03-2025
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- 13/03/2025
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00:00The President of the Moroccan Royal Football Federation, Faouzi Larjar, has been re-elected for a second term in the FIFA Council.
00:28A vote that took place yesterday at the 14th Extraordinary General Assembly of the African Football Confederation in Cairo, Egypt.
00:36With the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the leader of Moroccan football has obtained 49 votes out of the 52 possible, issued by the presidents of the member associations of the Continental Confederation.
00:48Let's listen to Faouzi Larjar's reaction.
00:51This extraordinary General Assembly had a special flavor, since it comes four years after the last General Assembly, which took place in Rabat in 2021, as everyone remembers.
01:11It comes in a period where our country has been developing thanks to the high royal vision for more than 25 years now, and this vote has illustrated the influential position of Morocco in Africa.
01:31In sport in general and football in particular, we had a slight delay in relation to this strategic vision, but this appointment was essential to confirm the right path we are taking in the development of football,
01:51and this since 2015, always thanks to the high royal instruction of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, to bring Morocco to the top of the continent.
02:10How does this re-election of Faouzi Larjar reinforce the position of Morocco and Africa in international football?
02:18I'll let you listen to an excerpt from Saïd Hamda, sports journalist.
02:22Yes, it is a consecration and I would even say that it is an honor.
02:27It is a recognition at the continental level for all the work that Faouzi Larjar has done on his first mandate, and now he will be able to continue on a second mandate.
02:37It shows all the recognition and above all the confidence of our counterparts from all African countries.
02:44As for the work done by Faouzi Larjar, it also happens in good timing, just before the Cannes 2025 and potentially also the World Cup 2030.
02:55It also supports the effectiveness and positive influence of Morocco within the African continent, but more globally at FIFA and therefore throughout the world.
03:06It reinforces it naturally because there is continuity.
03:09Faouzi Larjar started a work on a first mandate and this work was recognized by his peers because he gained the confidence of the majority of votes.
03:20He got 49 votes, so it's really a crushing victory.
03:24We are not at all on a victory that was very tight, where there was choice, where there was doubt, where there was speculation.
03:32I think everyone recognizes the value that Faouzi Larjar brings to the continent and by extension in relation to the added value of Morocco.
03:42I think it is a good start for the development of Moroccan football, African football and especially Moroccan and African football on the international scene,
03:53with the World Cup coming up, so it can only be positive.
03:58I think the second mandate will be in the continuity of the first and the influence of Morocco will continue to spread naturally.
04:06We open a large page, Champions League. Real Madrid qualified for the quarterfinals of the C1,
04:12removing Atletico at the end of a disputed match and concluding with a goal.
04:16Last night at the Riadere Metropolitano in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
04:21The English midfielder Conor Gallagher had however opened the score at the 28th second of the game,
04:26allowing Atletico to make up for the delay of the match won by Real de Buzin at the Santiago Bernabeu.
04:33In the second period, the Colchoneros were bent under the blows of the Meringues,
04:37but never broke before Real took the qualification after the failure of Marcos Llorente,
04:42who sent his shot on the crossbar of Thibaut Courtois,
04:46to allow Antonio Rudiker, not without chance, to cheat Yano Black on the last penalty
04:51and thus offer the qualification in the quarterfinals to the European champions in the title.
04:57For the goals, I have to choose the players who keep their heads cool and who feel capable of doing it.
05:05I always tell myself that penalties are like playing in the lottery, it's head or tail.
05:10And this time, it was head or tail.
05:13Atletico must leave the competition, but they do it with their heads up,
05:17very proud of themselves because they played at their highest level tonight.
05:24Regarding Alvarez's double contact, I think they had already detected it at the VAR level when we waited.
05:31We didn't warn them, not me anyway, because I wasn't aware.
05:35I saw the replay and I think he touched it with his left foot, the second touch.
05:41What did you see? Did he touch it?
05:45Don't be afraid to talk.
05:47Are you afraid of being punished?
05:49If you are afraid, don't say anything.
05:51Has anyone here seen Julian touch the ball twice?
05:55Raise your hand if so.
05:57Are there hands that rise?
06:00Has anyone raised their hand?
06:02Has anyone seen Julian touch the ball twice?
06:05No one?
06:06No one.
06:07OK, next question.
06:12It was a really nice day.
06:16Unfortunately, we couldn't qualify.
06:20But I'm leaving in peace.
06:22Losing, but in peace.
06:24Losing, but in peace.
06:54It was the 10th minute of the game before the Croatian Ivan Perisic equalised 10 minutes later.
06:59The English international Declan Rice had then given the advantage to the Gunners before the break,
07:04before the Neanderthal-Moroccan Sohaib Driwish left his team with a draw to save the honour in this Champions League.
07:119-3.
07:12Score accumulated, Arsenal did not tremble before facing the winner of the competition in early April.
07:19In the other results of yesterday's evening, Aston Villa won 3-0 at home against Bruges,
07:25beating Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals.
07:28Birmingham's English club had won 3-1 at the Allée in northern Venice.
07:33In addition to the goal of the break scored by the Dutchman Jan Madsen,
07:37the Spanish striker Marco Asensio scored a brace at the Villaparque after a penalty scored at the Allée.
07:44The former Parisian will find the French capital's club on April 8 at the Parc des Princes,
07:50while the return is expected a week later.
07:53Villa and PSG have never met on the European stage.
07:57The English side only lost once this season in the C1.
08:01It was in Monaco at the end of January.
08:05And finally, Borussia Dortmund, the finalists of the previous edition,
08:09put an end to the adventure of the French club in the Champions League
08:13by beating it last night in front of its fans by 2-1 in the round of 16 of the quarter-finals
08:18after the 1-1 at the Allée.
08:20And while Jonathan David had taken advantage of Gregor Koebel's foul
08:23to open the score from the 5th minute of the game,
08:26Borussia Dortmund clearly raised the tone since then
08:29and showed its true face, falling on a great Lucas Chevalier.
08:32But in the line of their multiple counter-attacks,
08:35BVB won a penalty,
08:37victoriously transformed by captain Emre Can,
08:40before Maximilian Baya managed to give the lead to Borussia.
08:45Lelos, who saw his bright career, stopped in 8th
08:48while Dortmund will have to face FC Barcelona at the next stage of the competition.
08:57Let's talk about tennis now.
08:59Carlos Alcázar, double-title holder and world number 3,
09:02easily qualified for the quarter-finals of the Masters Mill in January
09:06by beating Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, world number 15, 6-1, 6-1.
09:11The 21-year-old Spaniard, beaten in his last two games against the Bulgarians,
09:16took his revenge in just 1 hour and 14 minutes of play.
09:19Already four times winner in Grand Slam,
09:21Alcázar broke his opponent from the start.
09:24And while some games were close,
09:26Alcázar won them all with great ease.
09:30He will face today, in the quarter-finals,
09:33Argentinian Francisco Serundulo, world number 26.
09:40And already an unexpected elimination for the women.
09:42The American Coco Goff, world number 3,
09:44was eliminated yesterday in the quarter-finals of the Women's Tournament in Indian Wells
09:48after her defeat against Swiss Belinda Benzic, world number 58, in 3-7.
09:53Final score 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
09:57Benzic, who returned to the circuit at the end of last season,
10:00after a maternity break,
10:02had lost against the American in the 8th final of the Australian Open in January,
10:06the Tokyo Olympics in 2021,
10:09who won a title this year.
10:11The WTA 500 in Abu Dhabi in February
10:13will face in the quarter-finals,
10:15in today's afternoon,
10:17American Madison Keyes, world number 5,
10:19who defeated Croatian Dona Vekic in 3-3, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3.
10:27The Portuguese Joao Almeida won the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice
10:31at the top of the Loge des Garde,
10:33a stage that had been neutralized for almost a quarter of an hour
10:35due to weather conditions.
10:37The leader of the Emirates team
10:39took the lead on the line
10:41on the side of the small ski station of the ally,
10:43ahead of Jonas Vingegaard of Visma Lisebike.
10:47And despite this stage victory,
10:49which was close,
10:50the Danish runner offered himself a pretty lot of consolation,
10:53as he grabbed the yellow jersey of the race,
10:55thus becoming the new leader of the overall ranking,
10:58ahead of his teammate Matteo Jorgensen.
11:00However, this 663 km stage
11:03was neutralized for 15 minutes
11:05at about 45 km from the finish line
11:08due to a hail storm
11:10making the road extremely slippery,
11:12before the stage was relaunched
11:14a little less than 29 km from the finish.
11:21For the third time this season,
11:22the Minnesota Timberwolves
11:24only made a bite out of the Denver Nuggets
11:26in this regular season of NBA.
11:28Final score 115 to 95.
11:30After the double confrontation against the Thunder,
11:33the Nuggets missed their return home
11:35against a pack of wolves in full form,
11:37with already 5 consecutive victories
11:39before this trip to Denver.
11:41Despite Nicolas Jokic,
11:42still as impressive,
11:44with 34 points on the counter and 8 rebounds,
11:46the Colorado franchise will not have weighed
11:48against the Minnesota team,
11:50which has 5 players
11:52with a minimum of 10 points in this match,
11:54including a 29-unit Anthony Edwards
11:56and 6 decisive passes.
11:58In the Denver rankings,
12:00he keeps his 3rd place in the West Conference
12:02but can now see the Lakers
12:04ahead of him in case of good series.
12:06On his side, Minnesota is 7th in the playoffs,
12:09the 6th place being occupied
12:11by the Golden State Warriors of Stephen Curry.
12:23This is the end of this edition of Maxi-Sport.
12:25Thank you all for watching.
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