Newly elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad Ahmad has given his backing to a potential bid from Morocco to host the 2026 World Cup.
The North African country has bided to host the global showpiece on four previous occasions but missed out on the 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010 editions.
"We are convinced that Morocco could organise this competition just as was done by South Africa in 2010," said Ahmad, who was elected president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) earlier this month to replace Issa Hayatou, at a press conference in Marrakesh.
Ahmad's backing comes just a few months after FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, declared that the country has the necessary "infrastructure and organisational capacity" to host the World Cup. - The Authority