Focusing on sports and the creative arts, Kenya's Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba and the Kingdom of Morocco's Minister for National Education, Pre-School, and Sports, Mr. Chakib BEMMOUSSA, held bilateral talks on Monday afternoon.
The two decided to create a formal agreement for cooperation between Kenya and Morocco in the form of a memorandum of understanding.
The necessity of cooperation between the two countries was emphasized by CS Namwamba, who pointed out that Kenya would benefit from Morocco's progress in infrastructure development, management, and talent development for football. At the same time, Morocco could take advantage of Kenya's strength in rugby and athletics.
"We consider Morocco as a model in football talents development. As we look ahead to 2027 AFCON, which we are hosting, we want to take key lessons from you on how to build a formidable team to compete with the rest of Africa," the CS observed.
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He continued by saying that Nairobi was pleased to create a link between schools in Kenya and Morocco to nurture and commercialize talent within the educational ecosystem, as well as an exchange program between the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) and Morocco's talent development agency.
He claimed that this was essential to bringing the Kenyan government's flagship Talanta Hela initiative—which aims to find, develop, and market talent by focusing on the ecosystem of schools—to life.
Mr. BENMOUSSA told the CS that Morocco was prepared to work with Kenya, highlighting the advantages Rabat would gain from the deal, particularly in sports.
Nairobi is eager to learn from Rabat as it prepares for the Pamoja AFCON'27. Morocco has won the bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup and the 2025 AFCON.
