The Mohamed VI Academy: This Is How Morocco Guarantees Its Football Future

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Tarek el Khazri walks the path that runs between the football fields of the Mohamed VI Academy. They bear the names of players produced in this laboratory located in Salé, on the outskirts of Rabat, on the edge of the Mamora forest, the world’s largest cork oak tree: Ounahi, Aguerd, Boudlal... El Khazri, the one responsible for the recruitment, stops for an instant under the spring sun. “This is the secret of Moroccan football,” proclaims on the…