General Assembly in Morocco
General Assembly in Morocco–Morocco is one of the foundingunionsof the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR),nowknown as Rugby Africa. For a long time among the top African nations of rugby, the country gradually abandoned its pole position toNamibia, Zimbabwe or Kenya before disappearing from the stage.
A few years later, Morocco finds its new wind and a strong desire to make a comeback. The most passionate don’t want this sport to be forgotten. They organize manyevents in every corner of the country to get children to play rugby. They are only waiting forthe support from their unionat the time struggling to get back on its feet.
In November, 2015, the Moroccan team is back on the field for the Olympics Qualifiers. The Sevens boyscatchthe third place in the ranking therefore qualifyingfor the repechage. An importantwinbrings a new fresh motivation to a whole country made proud of itsteam once again.
On this high note and to further the progresses of the union, the FRMR organized on January 9th, 2016 in Casablanca, an Ordinary General Assembly. The meeting was held in the presence of Khaled Babbou - Rugby Africa’s Executive committee member.
Following this General Assembly, Tahar Boujouala was elected for his second term at the head of the union. He will this time be assisted by Nasser Bougja for the coming 4 years.
President : Tahar Boujouala Delegated president : Nasser Bougja Vice-president: Samir Ghazali General Secretary : Mohamed Erraji General Secretary assistant: Abderahim Younsi General treasurer : Mohamed Bahkane Assistant treasurer : Mostafa Ghaloua Assessor in charge of mission: Omar Hamdi and Driss Boujouala Assessor: Fatima Oufkir Hama, Mohamed Talsi, Mohamed Kaarach, Hassan Moukit, Rachid Mouakkad, Mostafa Guerrouj.
The first meeting of the office will be held on January 16th in Casablanca.
After more than 3 years of suspension, there will be a fair amount of work to bring the union up to standard again. Be as it may, the union can count on the unfailing support of a whole country too happy to witness the revival of the game on its soil ! From now on there is a strong commitment from the FRMR to comply with all rules and regulations governing rugby in Africa.
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Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.
