{"id":35456,"date":"2023-11-13T19:28:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=35456"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:28:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:28:30","slug":"world-cup-2026-q-morocco-hosts-14-african-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2023\/11\/13\/world-cup-2026-q-morocco-hosts-14-african-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026 (Q): Morocco &#8220;Hosts&#8221; 14 African Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Niger and Zambia. But also Sao Tome and Principe, Namibia as well as Chad, Madagascar, Somalia, Guinea and Uganda are all involved. So, nine matches to be played in different stadiums: El Jadida, Marrakech, Agadir, Oujda and Berkane.<\/p>\n<p>Matches scheduled in Morocco<\/p>\n<p>November 15th<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia &#8211; Sierra Leone (Stade El-Abdi, El Jadida).<\/p>\n<p>November 17<\/p>\n<p>Guinea &#8211; Uganda (Stade Municipal, Berkane)<\/p>\n<p>Burkina Faso &#8211; Guinea Bissau (Grand Stade, Marrakech)<\/p>\n<p>November 18th<\/p>\n<p>Niger &#8211; Tanzania (Grand Stade, Marrakech)<\/p>\n<p>November 20th<\/p>\n<p>Chad &#8211; Madagascar (Stade d&#8217;Honneur, Oujda)<\/p>\n<p>November 21st<\/p>\n<p>Somalia &#8211; Uganda (Stade Municipal, Berkane)<\/p>\n<p>Sao Tom\u00e9 &#8211; Namibia (Grand Stade d&#8217;Aadir)<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia &#8211; Burkina Faso (Stade El Abdi, El Jadida)<\/p>\n<p>Niger &#8211; Zambia (Grand Stade de Marrakech)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some African countries have Morocco to thank. The Cherifian Kingdom will serve as their home for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. 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