In 1994, the Atlas Lions had the privilege to play against Diego Maradona in Argentina in a friendly match. The football legend visited Laayoune years later to play a game on the Green March anniversary.
With the support of the UN and world powers, the Mauritanian head of diplomacy is leading mediation between Morocco and the Polisario. Officially, only Algeria is missing from Nouakchott's contacts.
Algeria did not comment on the support provided by Arab countries and by the general secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the FAR operation in Guerguerate. On the other hand, Algiers chose to speak up against the Organization of the Islamic World for Education, Science and Culture for expressing the same position.