After his remarkable contributions to the football federation, Fouzi Lekjaa is on the verge of taking up a prominent sports position. According to a recent report by Al-Sabah, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation is a leading candidate to manage the Mohammed VI Football Academy. If this step comes to fruition, it aims to enhance the academy’s reputation both continentally and internationally and inject new dynamism into its management methods.
The source indicates that Lekjaa’s impressive track record, particularly with national teams and youth categories, along with his management of several key sports files, makes him well-equipped to lead the academy into new horizons.
One of the foremost challenges he would face is devising a clear strategy to support players transitioning from training to the professional realm, especially after noticing multiple instances where some graduates failed to sustain a professional career, resulting in them sometimes playing in amateur divisions or the second tier.
Additionally, some players’ careers have stagnated at clubs like Union Touarga, representing a partial failure against the academy’s fundamental vision, which strives to prepare players capable of competing at the highest levels and strengthening the national teams, particularly the senior national team.
This potential initiative reflects Morocco’s commitment to developing a system for nurturing young talent and transforming the Mohammed VI Academy into a global benchmark for producing players capable of competing internationally.
