"A World Cup every 2 years would give hope to millions of Africans" (F. Lekjaa, FRMF)

"Those who are against the World Cup every two years are in fact selfish, because they discriminate against billions of people only to protect their own commercial interests. They should support the possibility of giving hope to the hundreds of millions of people who inhabit our continent," said Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), to the Moroccan website Le360 Sport on 03/08/2021.

FIFA announced, at its 71^st Congress on 21/05/2021, the launch of a feasibility study on the consequences of organising the men's and women's World Cups every two years instead of four at present, following a proposal by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. The project is opposed by Aleksander Ceferin, president of UEFA.

"A World Cup played every two years, instead of four, would give African teams more opportunities to progress by playing against the best teams in the world. This change would also allow the most talented African players to progress and shine on the international stage. Only eight teams have won the World Cup, and most of the participants are still…