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C’est fait l’empereur a été intronisé et béni par toutes les religions présentes sur le territoire ou presque. Tel un empereur romain, il est intronisé au sénat. Le Capitole est choisi pour des raisons de météo... Dieu le tout puissant en a décidé ainsi. Il fait froid et c’est à l’avantage du 47è président des USA. Il dit même que s’il n’a pas succombé à la tentative de meurtre qu’il a subi, c’est que Dieu le tout puissant avait décidé de le maintenir en vie pour la noble mission de rendre à l’Amérique sa grandeur. Comme dans une certaine mythologie, c’est à un descendant divin, à un messager que l’on a eu à faire et en bon prophète il a nous a gratifié de ses dix commandements. Quoi de plus normal que de commencer par dire aux américains et au monde que « aujourd’hui’ nous ouvrons (c’est lui qui parle) un nouveau chapitre où l’Amérique reprend sa place de leader, non par arrogance, mais par son destin d’excellence et de résilience ». C’est à se demander si un jour l’Amérique avait perdu le leader cheap du monde depuis qu’elle remporta ses premières batailles contre les espagnols en 1898 voilà quasiment trois siècles. Cette guerre avait sonné le glas de la puissance hispanique, qualifié alors de désastre par les ibériques. Dans un flegme on ne peut plus impérial, le seigneur des lieux poursuivi en annonçant à tous que « l’âge d’or de l’Amérique commence maintenant, car nous croyons que rien n’est trop grand pour ceux qui ont foi en leur pays et en eux-mêmes ». Quelle leçon à tous que de nous rappeler que la première richesse d’une nation est de croire en elle-même et en les siens. Une fois ces termes de grandeurs, d’ambition et de puissance prononcés, il fallait bien évidemment en venir à leurs déclinaisons ; et vlan « Nous déclarons une urgence nationale à la frontière sud, car protéger notre peuple est la première mission sacrée de ce gouvernement ». Le pays qui ne doit sa prospérité et sa puissance qu’à l’immigration va se fermer à la première source des flux humains qu’il dit l'inonder, celle qui lui vient de son flanc sud. L’Amérique ne veut pas s’hispaniser…Et pourtant elle doit énormément à ces bras qui lui sauvent l’agriculture et débarrasse sa jeunesse de tous les métiers astreignants, et de toutes les besognes auxquelles le jeune américain ne veut plus toucher. Il en fait une mission tintée de sacralité. Les familles américaines seraient inquiètes et doivent donc être rassurées et voilà qu’il leur sert un gage on ne peut plus clair et plus ambigu à la fois : « Nous combattrons les cartels qui détruisent des vies et divisent des familles. A partir d’aujourd’hui ils seront reconnus comme ce qu’ils sont : des ennemis de la paix ». De quels cartels il s’agit et de quel ennemi ? Le doute est ainsi semé et le spectre d’une chasse aux sorcières traversent les esprits. On aurait dit le président Truman ressuscité… Mais là la manœuvre n’est pas contre l’ennemi que constituait alors le communisme mais plutôt à l’encontre de cartels encore non identifiés. Les familles américaines sont-elles vraiment ainsi mise à l’abri des ennemis visés ; seul le temps va le démontrer. Changement climatique ou pas, les USA ne sont pas responsables, Ce sont les autres qui le sont, la Chine en premier. La pollution que son économie génère est le responsable de ce qui se passe sur terre et du coup l’Amérique se dédouane et peut gaiment se retirer des accords de Paris. « Nous choisissons de nous retirer des accords qui brident notre liberté économique, car nous croyons en l’innovation américaine, une innovation qui éclaire le monde » et il poursuit dans sa lancée : "Il n’y a pas de place pour l’ambiguïté : nous reconnaissons que la nature et le bon sens nous dictent – la beauté de nos différences, tout en célébrant notre humanité commune." Alors la salle se lève et applaudit. Elle est acquise et c’est normal. Les invités sont choisis et bien choisis. Ceux-là uniquement par obligation restent assis à vivre leur défaite ; Biden and co, les anciens présidents de l’autre bord et le peu de démocrates présents sont stoïques. Inertes, ils encaissent tels des boxeurs battus au coin d’un ring et d'un public hostile. « Ce jour marque notre volonté de rétablir notre souveraineté dans toutes les pièces du globe, et nous affirmons que les ressources qui enrichissent cette nation doivent d’abord servir son peuple. » Des termes on ne peut plus clairs dans la voix du souverainisme affichée, emprunte d’un égocentrisme on ne peut plus puissant. Mais n'est-ce pas là l'expression d'une quelconque menace... La liberté passe par un libéralisme outrancier ; tous les verrous vont sauter désormais « Nous mettons fin à tout programme qui compromet nos libertés fondamentales ou sacrifie nos valeurs sur l’autel des dogmes." Il parle de valeurs mais ne les définit pas. Lesquelles va-t-il mettre à l’avant ? surement pas celles défendues par ses ennemis politiques. Ceux à qui ils ne veut rien pardonner ; tout au long de la soirée, il n’arrêtera pas de leur envoyer des messages sournois et des piques sans rougir un instant. Et comme pour les rapetisser davantage, il leur sert le coup fatal : « l’Amérique n’est jamais aussi grande que lorsqu’elle rêve audacieusement, travaille avec acharnement et fait de l’impossible ce qu’elle fait de mieux ». Il leur dit clairement : vous manquez d’audace et de courage pour bien servir le peuple américain. Pour conclure ce premier moment de gloire, avant la série de signature des ‘President Orders’, moment qu’il choisit en premier devant ses troupes les plus populaires. Que c'est étonnant que de signer de tels actes dans une salle de sport, au milieu d'une foule au moteur surchauffé. Enfin, il ramène à la surface tous ses griefs contre une certaine presse et dit à tous « Nous restaurons un espace public où chaque voix peut s’élever librement, sans crainte de censure car notre liberté d’expression est le cœur battant de notre démocratie ». Chaque voix... entendons par là, chaque citoyen sur n’importe quel support et sans régulation aucune. Un véritable cadeau pour Marc Zuckerberg et indirectement pour Sundar Pichar. Jeff Bezos et Elon Musk en reçoive un de plus, le patron les encourage à aller sur Mars. Comme pour le réconforter de sa déconvenue avec l’un de ses enfants, le patron de Space x et de Tesla est heureux quand il l'entend dire que désormais aux USA, il n'y a plus que des hommes et des femmes. Le glas est sonné pour le wokisme. Tous ces Giga milliardaires étaient heureux d'être assis aux premières loges. Bien derrière on pouvait à peine apercevoir la tignasse du président de la FIFA. Voilà donc l’empereur des Amériques finalement intronisé, du coup le golfe du Mexique change de nom. Il est désormais appelé Golf de l’Amérique. Le canal de Panama redevient américain et le monde parfaitement averti : Trump est bien là pour driver le monde vers d’autres horizons.
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Aziz Daouda

Directeur Technique et du Développement de la Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme. Passionné du Maroc, passionné d'Afrique. Concerné par ce qui se passe, formulant mon point de vue quand j'en ai un. Humaniste, j'essaye de l'être, humain je veux l'être. Mon histoire est intimement liée à l'athlétisme marocain et mondial. J'ai eu le privilège de participer à la gloire de mon pays .


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I observe a pervasive but rarely examined habit in contemporary thought: human inquiry is arranged along an implicit spectrum of objectivity. Physics, chemistry, and formal mathematics are placed at one extreme, treated as paradigms of certainty grounded in measurement, reproducibility, and invariant law. This placement arises not from intrinsic epistemic superiority but from historically contingent access to precise measurement, tractable variables, and high signal-to-noise environments, which permit cumulative knowledge to develop rapidly. At the opposite extreme, the humanities and much of the social sciences are relegated to a realm of supposed subjectivity, governed by interpretation, cultural contingency, and perspective. This relegation is enforced institutionally and socially, producing professional hierarchies that shape curricula, research funding, and the perceived legitimacy of knowledge. Between these poles sit disciplines that trouble the classification itself, including economics, management, medicine, and the biological sciences, which are alternately criticized as insufficiently rigorous or regarded as scientific yet compromised by complexity, variability, and ethical constraint. These hybrid domains demonstrate that epistemic rigor is not a function of disciplinary label but of methodological discipline, computational capacity, and explicit assumption. When this hierarchy is treated as natural, it imposes lasting intellectual costs. Entire domains are exempted from the expectation of cumulative, model-driven understanding, while others are placed under perpetual suspicion. This work advances a precise claim: the pursuit of objective understanding constitutes a single methodological enterprise across all domains of inquiry, including the humanities and social sciences. What varies is not epistemological kind but the sharpness of feedback, the density of noise, the degree of reflexivity, and the number of interacting causes. Across domains, the foundational sequence is constant: assumptions and value premises must be made explicit; relevant variables must be operationalized; formal models must be constructed to generate discriminating implications; and these models must be tested, revised, and compared against empirical and practical constraints. Recent advances in computational power, large-scale data availability, causal inference, machine learning, and large language models expand the frontier of tractable analysis, allowing patterns, structures, and regularities to be extracted from domains previously dismissed as irreducibly interpretive. All phenomena—physical, social, abstract, or experiential—can, in principle, be made objective. Subjectivity is transient, caused by incomplete models, missing information, or limited computation. Closing these gaps allows objectivity to emerge. Mastery of this principle enables the solving of any problem at any scale. Philosophy, science, and mathematics function as concentric orbits guiding this process: philosophy frames questions, establishes principles, and explores meaning; science observes, measures, and maps relationships; mathematics and computation formalize, predict, and optimize outcomes. Inquiry begins at the periphery, where concepts are clarified and commitments articulated. It moves inward through observation and measurement, where claims encounter resistance from reality, and converges through formalization, where ambiguity is reduced to structure. Truth functions as a limit rather than a possession. Progress is measured by the narrowing of plausible explanations rather than by rhetorical victory. Subjectivity arises when models omit variables, when data under samples reality, or when available methods cannot discriminate among competing models. Bias and intuition are temporary artifacts, not permanent human limitations, and their systematic reduction across domains is a procedural goal. Reality itself is a lattice of interdependent facts and relationships; knowledge emerges by mapping these connections rather than through siloed disciplines. Abstract, social, and physical phenomena obey universal principles of causality and interdependence. Truth can be formalized without stripping meaning or emotion from human experience. Framing the right question is the first step toward convergence, and philosophy provides principles and direction that prepare for empirical investigation. Observation across atomic, molecular, neural, societal, and abstract layers uncovers interdependent patterns and reveals leverage points. Probabilistic, chaotic, and quantum systems remain tractable under formal modeling, and extreme human phenomena such as beauty, creativity, morality, and emotion can be represented as multi-layered functions connecting biochemistry, cognition, and culture. Insight arises from cross-layer, interconnected modeling, not from adherence to disciplinary silos. Observation, therefore, is universal; patterns are extractable across domains once measurement, computation, and lattice connections are sufficient. Formalization then converts observation into quantifiable prediction and optimization. The objectivity pipeline proceeds as follows: define, identify variables, map relationships, model, simulate, verify, and optimize. Framing from philosophy guides the science layer, while mathematics converges all domains into predictive structures. Algorithms, AI, simulation, and probabilistic reasoning serve as tools of universal objectivity. Multi-layer latticework modeling connects human, natural, and abstract systems, transforming observation into scalable, actionable insight. This pipeline ensures that domains previously deemed “interpretive” achieve the same procedural rigor as classical sciences. Applications demonstrate the universality of this approach. Supply chains, healthcare, infrastructure, climate, poverty, geopolitical strategy, ethics, cognition, and AI alignment are analyzable as interdependent networks. Objectivity identifies leverage points missed by siloed approaches. Bias, both cognitive and institutional, becomes a transient artifact rather than a limiting factor. Knowledge functions as infrastructure: scalable, auditable, and self-improving frameworks for human and organizational reasoning. The final proposition is simple and universal: objectivity is a meta-method, a universal operating system for truth, creativity, and progress. It is scalable from the smallest ethical dilemma to planetary-scale systemic challenges. Convergence toward truth is procedural, measurable, and general. The pursuit of objectivity is not limited by domain, disciplinary prestige, or cultural convention; it is constrained only by the current state of models, data, and computation. The following chapter establishes this framework, embedding all concepts, thinkers, and orbits into a single, cohesive narrative of rigorous inquiry.
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​Your love illuminates my heart, And you have forbidden me to reveal this honor. How can the light of your brilliance be dimmed When it radiates from everywhere? It shines like a sapphire, a diamond, or a jewel, And dazzles everyone with your blonde beauty. You do not believe in my love, In turn, While I can love no one else but you; This is my destiny, this is my faith. You are my heart and my soul, You are my destiny, you are my law. I cannot bear it when you are far away, beautiful woman, You who soothe my heart in flames. In you, I find all my vows, You who make my days happy. ​Dr. Fouad Bouchareb Inspired by an Andalusian music piece, "Bassit Ibahane" December 13, 2025 https://youtu.be/wlvhOVGyLek?si=5tt6cm0oChF1NQJJ

Mustapha Hadji, African Ballon d’Or: From the Silence of the Pastures to the Voice of the Stadiums... 256

Mustapha Hadji's record of achievements fits into a few lines, but each one carries immense weight in the history of African football, Moroccan youth, and especially for Mustapha himself. African Ballon d’Or in 1998, key architect of Morocco's epic run at the World Cup in France, respected international, elegant playmaker, discreet ambassador for football and the youth of Morocco's pre-desert interior. Titles, distinctions, numbers. And yet, reducing Hadji to his record would miss the essence: a rare human journey, almost cinematic, that begins far from the spotlight. For before the European pitches, before the anthems and trophies, there was a douar near Guelmim. A harsh, rugged region where childhood unfolds to the rhythm of the sun and the herds. The wind is dry and fierce. The horizon stretches endlessly. Children there gaze at the Atlas and the majesty of its summits at every moment. The soil is hard and rocky. Like many children his age, Mustapha became a shepherd as soon as he could walk, as soon as he could be independent. He quickly became the guardian of what his family and douar held most precious: goats and sheep. He learned patience, solitude, and observation early on. Qualities that would later make him a unique player, able to read the game before others, sense the ball, and adjust his movement. The turning point came with family reunification. Destination: France. The shock was immense. Change of language, climate, social codes. At school, Mustapha struggled to fit in. He didn't understand everything, spoke little, often withdrawing into himself. But where words failed, the ball became his language. It was on neighborhood fields that his talent began to shine. Instinctive, fluid football, almost poetic. No calculations, just the joy of playing, of finally expressing himself, of showing what he was capable of. Around him, kind eyes lingered. Coaches, educators, humanistic figures who saw beyond academic or linguistic struggles. And above all, there was a father who rose early to work and a mother who watched over them. A constant, demanding, protective presence. She guided, encouraged, reminded them of the importance of work and discipline. It was in her genes. She knew where she came from. Nothing was left to chance. From there, the ascent became unstoppable. Club by club, Mustapha Hadji refined his game. He wasn't the strongest or the fastest, but he understood football. The ball adopted and loved him. He played between the lines, made others play, elevated the collective. His style stood out in an era dominated by physicality. He imposed a different grammar: that of intelligence and creativity. 1998 marked the pinnacle. The World Cup in France revealed Hadji to the wider public. Morocco captivated, impressed, came close to a feat. Hadji was its technical soul. Months later, the African Ballon d’Or crowned this singular trajectory. Continental recognition, but also a powerful symbol: a child of Guelmim becoming a reference in African football. Without ever denying his roots, he elevated them in his story. He always evokes them with nostalgia and gratitude. After the heights, Mustapha Hadji didn't turn into a flashy icon. He remained true to a certain sobriety. That of the Moor descending from the man of Jbel Ighoud. Like his 40 million compatriots, he embodies 350,000 years of history, no scandals, few bombastic statements. Rare elegance, on and off the pitch. Later, he would pass on knowledge, support, advise, always with the same discretion. Mustapha Hadji's story deserves more than a one-off tribute. It calls for a series, a long-form narrative. Because it speaks of exile and integration, transmission and merit, raw talent shaped by effort and human guidance. Above all, it reminds us that behind every trophy hides a child, often silent, who learned to turn fragility into strength. In a modern football world sometimes afflicted by amnesia, Mustapha Hadji's path remains a lesson. A lesson in play, but above all a lesson in life. During the 4th African Days of Investment and Employment, dedicated to football as a vector for socio-economic inclusion, held at the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences - Souissi, in Rabat, Mustapha was invited to the stage by Dounia Siraj, the icon of sports journalism, another example of success from innovative, committed, confident youth. She masterfully directed a ceremony where she had to, among other things, give the floor to Fouzi Lakjaa and Midaoui. She did so without flinching, with a steady voice and dignified posture. Mustapha spoke and shared his story. The words were powerful, precise, and true. The posture was dignified. The audience was moved. The many young students listened in awe. They were living a unique moment. Rare inspiration. Mustapha, smiling, recounted. The words flowed in a breathtaking narrative. That's when I spoke up to challenge Moroccan cinema. Doesn't this unique story, like so many others, deserve to be told in a film, in a series? Mustapha's words and expressions are so powerful that, translated into images, they could show all emerging youth the values of work, seriousness, self-confidence, and commitment. The Marrakech Festival had just closed the day before. As Mustapha spoke, I dreamed of seeing a film about Mustapha Hadji win the Golden Star... at a future edition. Moroccan cinema should play that role too. That of perpetuating the Kingdom's youth successes. Cinema must tell us, and especially the youth, these great stories of achievement in countless fields—and God knows there are many. Don't the stories of Nezha Bidouane, Hicham El Guerrouj, Said Aouita, Salah Hissou, Moulay Brahim Boutayeb, Abdelmajid Dolmy, Si Mohamed Timoumi or Achik, Nawal El Moutawakel deserve to be told in books, in films? Those of Jilali Gharbaoui, Mohamed Choukri, Abdelouhab Doukkali, Abdelhadi Belkhayat, Tayeb Seddiki, Tayeb Laalj, Fatna Bent Lhoucine, Fadoul, Miloud Chaabi, Haj Omar Tissir (Nesblssa), and many more—don't they deserve to be brought to the screen? Thank you, Si Mustapha, for being a great player, a national pride, and above all for continuing to do what you do with brilliance: motivating and inspiring our youth, sharpening our national pride through this renewed education, the pillar of a sovereign Morocco that lifts its youth toward a prosperous and enlightened future.

Law 30-09 on Physical Education and Sports in Morocco: An Obsolete Brake on Sport Development... 278

Promulgated in 2010, Law 30-09 aimed to modernize Moroccan sports governance, regulate the associative movement, and pave the way for professionalization. Fourteen years later, its record is mixed: while it established a formal structure, it has always been said that it fails to meet the demands of modern sports and lacks incentives and encouragement. Today, it is accused of being a **structural brake** on Moroccan sports due to its rigid, ill-adapted, and partially unconstitutional framework. Worse still, launched well before the royal letter to the sports assemblies of 2008, the project underwent no adjustments to align with royal directives. The authors likely believed it sufficiently addressed the letter's content and saw no need to withdraw it. The questioning, already sharp since its promulgation, has intensified in light of the 2011 Constitution, which elevates physical activity to a citizen's right and requires the State to promote high-level sports while fostering associative participation. The approach of the 2030 World Cup, moreover, demands urgent legislative adaptation. During the 4th edition of the African Days of Investment and Employment, dedicated to football as a vector for socio-economic inclusion and organized by the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences-Souissi in Rabat, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, stated bluntly that Law 30-09 had run its course and that a new version was needed to support the country's sporting development. The main issues first stem from a **discordance with the 2011 Constitution**. Designed before this fundamental revision, Law 30-09 does not explicitly guarantee the right to sports as a citizen's right. It limits associative freedom through a discretionary approval regime, contradicting the constitutional principle of freedom of association enshrined in the 1958 Public Freedoms Code, which remains in force. Similarly, it assigns the State a vague role in regulation and funding, undermining federations' autonomy and exposing them to administrative paralysis. It is also clear that there is **ambiguity in the status of professional athletes**. Despite constitutional recognition of the right to work and social protection, the law defines neither a clear sports contract nor specific protections. This legal vacuum fuels recurrent conflicts between clubs, players, and federations. A **disconnect with modern sports** is also evident. Tied to a bureaucratic and centralized vision, the law ignores international standards and performance- or objective-based governance mechanisms. Professionalization remains incomplete: clubs lack stable legal structures, economic models are precarious, and private investors are discouraged. The role of local authorities remains unclear, despite advanced regionalization, making sports investments dependent on local wills rather than a coherent national framework. The law's rigidity hampers rapid contracting, flexibility for infrastructure, and federations' independence. It generates administrative delays for public-private partnerships, the absence of status for sports companies, and difficulties integrating international norms, thus blocking attractiveness for private capital. One can thus suspect its **incompatibility with FIFA requirements and the 2030 World Cup**. Criticism extends to the education sector with a certain **inadequacy with educational reform**. While Morocco invests in school and university sports, the law omits any systemic integration between schools, universities, clubs, and federations, as well as pathways between mass and elite sports. The law unduly mixes amateur and professional sports, without distinguishing associative management from clubs' commercial activities. Another weakness lies in the definition of concepts and thus the clear assignment of resulting responsibilities. It subjects the associative fabric, the pillar of the sports movement, to excessive oversight, creating legal insecurity and constant workarounds. Finally, it conceives sports as an educational or cultural activity, ignoring its economic potential: sports jobs, sponsorship, broadcasting rights, specific taxation, and job creation. Conceived in a pre-constitutional context, Law 30-09 is today **obsolete, rigid, and partially unconstitutional**. It hinders governance, professionalization, and the sports economy at a time when Morocco is projecting itself toward major global events. The situation thus leads to the need for a new law: modern, aligned with the Constitution, the intent of the 2008 royal letter, the demands of modern sports in line with international bodies, and responsive to the imperatives for the 2030 World Cup, while inventing a new mode of management and administration detached from political timelines. A mission-oriented administration is widely desired. The new law must align with the constitutional framework by clearly defining concepts, enshrining sports as a citizen's right, protecting associative freedom, and clarifying the State's role (framing, funding, audits, performance contracts). It should distinguish between amateur and professional sports, between clubs and associations, and establish full professionalization: professional athlete status, mandatory sports companies for clubs, regulation of private investments. It must enable sports integration into the national economy via a dedicated tax framework, specific investment code, sectoral recognition, and modernization of sponsorship and TV rights. It must harmonize with FIFA 2030 requirements through greater flexibility, regulate infrastructure, and secure major projects. The new law should define the State's responsibilities in training frameworks and required levels, making academic training the foundation of a national system capable of meeting practice demands and society's true needs. It must also specify the role and responsibilities of regions and local authorities in mass sports, proximity infrastructure creation, and supervision—a sort of municipalization of mass physical activities. This long-awaited new law is **urgent, strategic, and essential** to align Moroccan sports with international standards and national ambitions.

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​Your love illuminates my heart, And you have forbidden me to reveal this honor. How can the light of your brilliance be dimmed When it radiates from everywhere? It shines like a sapphire, a diamond, or a jewel, And dazzles everyone with your blonde beauty. You do not believe in my love, In turn, While I can love no one else but you; This is my destiny, this is my faith. You are my heart and my soul, You are my destiny, you are my law. I cannot bear it when you are far away, beautiful woman, You who soothe my heart in flames. In you, I find all my vows, You who make my days happy. ​Dr. Fouad Bouchareb Inspired by an Andalusian music piece, "Bassit Ibahane" December 13, 2025 https://youtu.be/wlvhOVGyLek?si=5tt6cm0oChF1NQJJ

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​Your love illuminates my heart, And you have forbidden me to reveal this honor. How can the light of your brilliance be dimmed When it radiates from everywhere? It shines like a sapphire, a diamond, or a jewel, And dazzles everyone with your blonde beauty. You do not believe in my love, In turn, While I can love no one else but you; This is my destiny, this is my faith. You are my heart and my soul, You are my destiny, you are my law. I cannot bear it when you are far away, beautiful woman, You who soothe my heart in flames. In you, I find all my vows, You who make my days happy. ​Dr. Fouad Bouchareb Inspired by an Andalusian music piece, "Bassit Ibahane" December 13, 2025 https://youtu.be/wlvhOVGyLek?si=5tt6cm0oChF1NQJJ

Sports performance Vs Players market value 459

🌍⚽ Reflecting on my participation as a panelist at MedDays 2025, hosted by the Amadeus Institute I had the opportunity to speak on the theme: “Beyond the pitch: football as a vector of development,” analyzing the key drivers that are transforming Moroccan football into a continental model for Africa. 🇲🇦 1. A transformation driven by a royal vision since 2008 Morocco’s victory at the U20 World Cup is no coincidence. It is the direct result of a long-term strategy built around: - the vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI - the launch of the Mohammed VI Football Academy - massive nationwide infrastructure plan - the Evosport Morocco model for professionalizing youth development - methodological continuity from U15 → U20 - and the decisive work of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) since the appointment of Fouzi Lekjaa. 🏆 2. Morocco U20 vs Argentina: a sporting… and economic victory 🇲🇦 Morocco U20 squad value: €11M 🇦🇷 Argentina U20 squad value: €62M ➡️ Despite a 6x difference in market value, Morocco dominated Argentina and won the World Cup. Yet: only 13% of our players exceed €1M in valuation. In the Botola, no player is valued above €1,000,000 while the average market value of players in Argentina’s domestic league is €2M (and €4M for Argentinians playing abroad). 👉 Our performances far exceed our market valuation. For those interested in going deeper, I am sharing below (in the link) a data-driven comparative analysis on U20 talent valuation. 📊 3. DATA: the next strategic frontier To close the valuation gap, Morocco must accelerate its data structuring efforts. In this context, innovative Moroccan solutions are emerging and leading the way, such as Reborn, developed by Youssef MAAROUFI and Fayçal Amine Louryagli, recently awarded in the NBA Africa Start-up Program—a strong signal that local innovation can reinforce our digital transformation. Special mention to Fayçal Bouchafra (Evosport Morocco) for his continued support. 💹 4. Agents & access to top leagues The world’s biggest clubs rely on a small and trusted circle of top-tier agents. Without direct access to these networks, sporting performance alone is not enough to trigger major transfers. 5) Key message delivered at MedDays: The U20 World Cup proves that Morocco is not underperforming—it is undervalued. The next battle is no longer sporting; it is economic. Producing champions is no longer enough: we must now convert performance into long-term market value for our clubs, our league, and the entire Moroccan football ecosystem.
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​In a Kaftan evening's glow, Colors compete in vibrant show, And tales of ancient times they sow. They blend within the multi-hue, Granting the festivity its view. The lovely ladies each embrace their dance, To music's rhythm that puts them in a trance. ​Each region of Morocco, for its kaftan, must innovate, The Sefrioui kaftan, adorned with cherries, is great. It pleases me and makes my head spin, The Queen of Cherries is full of grace, She is beautiful, she has class. The yellow Fassi kaftan is sublime, The pink Marrakchi kaftan is intimate. The green Oujdi kaftan is simply top-tier, The red Meknassi kaftan extremely pleases me here. The multicolored Berber kaftan leaves me dreaming and pale, The beige Soussi kaftan I adore and hail. The Sahraoui sky-blue kaftan seduces me as well, The Rifian royal blue kaftan charms like a spell. The red and green Casablanca kaftan is magical, The Rbati kaftan is fantastical. The white Tetouani kaftan is lordly and grand, The pistachio Tangerois kaftan brings emotion to the land. The Chefchaouni kaftan leaves me astounded and mute, The Moroccan kaftan is simply royal in its pursuit. The Safi sky-blue kaftan is very beautiful, From Tangier to Lagouira, It perpetuates since the dawn of time the style of a tailoring, a witness to a great culture's spring, Whose secret and honor only the Cherifian Kingdom keeps, To the great dismay of the envious and the thieves. ​Dr. Fouad Bouchareb All rights reserved December 11, 2025

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​In a Kaftan evening's glow, Colors compete in vibrant show, And tales of ancient times they sow. They blend within the multi-hue, Granting the festivity its view. The lovely ladies each embrace their dance, To music's rhythm that puts them in a trance. ​Each region of Morocco, for its kaftan, must innovate, The Sefrioui kaftan, adorned with cherries, is great. It pleases me and makes my head spin, The Queen of Cherries is full of grace, She is beautiful, she has class. The yellow Fassi kaftan is sublime, The pink Marrakchi kaftan is intimate. The green Oujdi kaftan is simply top-tier, The red Meknassi kaftan extremely pleases me here. The multicolored Berber kaftan leaves me dreaming and pale, The beige Soussi kaftan I adore and hail. The Sahraoui sky-blue kaftan seduces me as well, The Rifian royal blue kaftan charms like a spell. The red and green Casablanca kaftan is magical, The Rbati kaftan is fantastical. The white Tetouani kaftan is lordly and grand, The pistachio Tangerois kaftan brings emotion to the land. The Chefchaouni kaftan leaves me astounded and mute, The Moroccan kaftan is simply royal in its pursuit. The Safi sky-blue kaftan is very beautiful, From Tangier to Lagouira, It perpetuates since the dawn of time the style of a tailoring, a witness to a great culture's spring, Whose secret and honor only the Cherifian Kingdom keeps, To the great dismay of the envious and the thieves. ​Dr. Fouad Bouchareb All rights reserved December 11, 2025

Kaftan Evening (Soirée Kaftan 536

) ​In a Kaftan evening's glow, Colors compete in vibrant show, And tales of ancient times they sow. They blend within the multi-hue, Granting the festivity its view. The lovely ladies each embrace their dance, To music's rhythm that puts them in a trance. ​Each region of Morocco, for its kaftan, must innovate, The Sefrioui kaftan, adorned with cherries, is great. It pleases me and makes my head spin, The Queen of Cherries is full of grace, She is beautiful, she has class. The yellow Fassi kaftan is sublime, The pink Marrakchi kaftan is intimate. The green Oujdi kaftan is simply top-tier, The red Meknassi kaftan extremely pleases me here. The multicolored Berber kaftan leaves me dreaming and pale, The beige Soussi kaftan I adore and hail. The Sahraoui sky-blue kaftan seduces me as well, The Rifian royal blue kaftan charms like a spell. The red and green Casablanca kaftan is magical, The Rbati kaftan is fantastical. The white Tetouani kaftan is lordly and grand, The pistachio Tangerois kaftan brings emotion to the land. The Chefchaouni kaftan leaves me astounded and mute, The Moroccan kaftan is simply royal in its pursuit. The Safi sky-blue kaftan is very beautiful, From Tangier to Lagouira, It perpetuates since the dawn of time the style of a tailoring, a witness to a great culture's spring, Whose secret and honor only the Cherifian Kingdom keeps, To the great dismay of the envious and the thieves. ​Dr. Fouad Bouchareb All rights reserved December 11, 2025

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) vs FIFA: Should Africa Always Settle for a Secondary Role? 1086

Just days before the kickoff of la CAN 2025 au Maroc, a FIFA decision reignites an old debate: the real consideration given to African competitions within the global football structure. By reducing the mandatory release period for African players by European clubs to à cinq jours seulement, the world football governing body again seems to favor those same clubs… to the detriment of African national teams. This measure, seemingly technical at first glance, speaks volumes about the implicit hierarchy in world football and the true place FIFA continues to reserve for the African continent. How can a major competition like la CAN, a flagship event in African football, watched by hundreds of millions, and an important economic, social, and political driver in the region, be seriously prepared with only cinq jours de rassemblement? No team, anywhere in the world or on any continent, can build tactical cohesion, assimilate game plans, develop automatisms, or even physically recover in such a short time. It is therefore legitimate to ask: - Is this a rational measure? - Or a decision that trivializes la CAN, as if this competition deserves neither respect nor optimal conditions? - Or could it be structural discrimination against Africa? But the fundamental question remains the same. It is not new: is world football truly equal? The decision on player release is only the visible part of a larger system, where les compétitions et les équipes africaines are structurally disadvantaged. Take FIFA rankings as an example, which determine the pot placements for major competition draws. Points depend on the level of opponents faced. A team playing mainly in Africa will mechanically face lower-ranked teams, thus earning fewer points, even when winning. Conversely, a European team, with higher-ranked opponents, gains more points even with similar results. This system maintains a cercle fermé: the best ranked stay at the top, the lower ones remain stuck at the bottom. Where then is the promised meritocracy? The ranking openly dictates the World Cup path. The recent decision to guarantee that the quatre meilleures équipes mondiales do not meet before the 2026 World Cup semi-finals is a major turning point. This means the already biased ranking now plays a crucial role in the very structure of the competition. We have even seen the draw master, probably connected by earpiece to a decision-maker, place teams in groups without explaining why… This openly protects the giants and locks others into a calculated destiny. It is a logic of preserving the powerful, typical of a system where sport, apparently universal, bows to economic and media imperatives of major markets. This raises the question: is FIFA an institution funded… by those it marginalizes? A paradox emerges: - States, especially in developing countries, are the primary investors in football: infrastructure, academies, stadiums, subsidies, competitions. La CAN est une affaire de ces États. - National football, notably the World Cup between nations, is FIFA’s most lucrative product. - The emotion, history, and prestige of football largely come from the nations, not clubs. - Yet, it is les clubs européens, entités privées ou associations who seem to dictate the conditions. African federations, essential contributors of the global talent pool, players, skills, audiences, and emerging markets, find their room to maneuver much reduced. Is Africa highly valued as a supplier of talents, but not as a decision-making actor? This situation echoes a well-known pattern on the continent: Produce raw material, but let value-added happen elsewhere. In football as in the global economy, Africa trains, supplies, feeds, but often remains spectator when it comes to governance, revenues, interests, or influence. Instead of being seen as a strategic pillar of the global calendar, La CAN is treated as a logistical complication, even though a continental competition cannot progress if constantly relegated to second place. Football in certain regions only advances through regional and continental competitions. These form objectives for most teams and are sometimes the only visibility opportunity for some nations. Again, this raises the question: is world football truly democratized? FIFA presents itself as an inclusive house, guarantor of equity, solidarity, and development. In theory, yes. In practice, the scales tip heavily to one side. Recent decisions reveal an organization focused on protecting the immediate interests of football’s economic powers, mainly in Europe, to the detriment of sporting fairness. So, should we keep pretending? Should Africa be content to applaud, stay silent, and provide its players like a product in the global market? Isn’t the time ripe for une affirmation africaine? The 2025 CAN, organized in Morocco, with all the effort and resources invested, could become a turning point. Morocco’s dedication deserves respect. It demonstrates that the continent has the means, modern infrastructure, massive audiences, and world-class talent, but lacks recognition and du poids dans les décisions. It is time that FIFA treats African competitions with the respect they deserve. Not out of charity or rhetoric, but out of justice, coherence, and because world football cannot continue ignoring a continent that remains one of its main human and cultural engines. Africa is undoubtedly proud to be part of FIFA, but the strapontin no longer suits it. Africans themselves no longer tolerate the contempt.