FIFA: agreement with the Moroccan government and OCP Group for the installation of 30 mini-pitches

Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, has signed an agreement with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), the Moroccan Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports of the Kingdom of Morocco, and OCP Group (plant nutrition and phosphate‑based solutions) for the installation of 30 FIFA Arena mini-pitches across the country, announced the international body on 23/01/2026.

The first FIFA Arena pitch in Morocco was inaugurated in Meknes on 05/11/2025. "With the agreement, the OCP Group will help accelerate the rollout of the initiative nationwide." With the goal of installing "a minimum of 1,000 mini-pitches globally by the time of the 2031 FIFA Congress, FIFA Arena seeks to establish artificial playing surfaces near schools in underprivileged neighbourhoods to improve access to football for all. By November 2025, 59 of FIFA’s 211 Member Associations had already joined the programme".

In addition to overseeing the installation of the mini-pitches, "world football’s governing body also supplies footballs, bibs and training materials and collaborates closely with the FIFA…