2017 in Morocco
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Events in the year 2017 in Morocco.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]29 January – Morocco is eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals after losing 1–0 to Egypt.[1]
26 June – Moroccan police and gendarmerie launch a large-scale crackdown in Al Hoceima and surrounding areas to prevent a planned march in solidarity with detained activists.[2]
14-30 July – Morocco competes at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with three swimmers (two men and one woman) participating under a Universality invitation from FINA.[3]
8 August – Soufiane El Bakkali wins silver in the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, earning Morocco's only medal at the championships.[4]
17 December – Morocco win the 2017 North African Tri Nations title by beating Algeria 20–13 in the final match in Oujda.[5]
Deaths
[edit]- 18 January – Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi, Sufi leader (b. 1922).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Morocco Results". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "Moroccan police arrest 50 after fresh protest clashes, activists say". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". www.omegatiming.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "IAAF World Championships Athletes by Event and Season Best" (PDF).
- ^ Benamrouche, Sofiane (2025-07-20). "CAN Féminine 2024 : l'Algérie et le Sénégal s'arrêtent en quarts, le Ghana et l'Afrique du Sud filent en demi-finales". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi". Yahoo News). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.