The Atlas Lions have officially left the Africa Cup of Nations, losing to Benin national football team. After the two teams equally scored one goal during the second half, they entered extra time and ended the game with kicks.
The ECOWAS Commission has not revealed yet the results of a study meant to examine implications of Moroccan membership. A situation the United Nations proposed to work on by hosting an expert meeting in Benin.
Last March, the President of the ECOWAS Commission played the role of a doomsayer, saying that Morocco’s bid to join the regional organization would be a step backward in the history of the organization. This Tuesday in Rabat, Marcel De Souza completely changed his opinion to the point that he even announced that the Kingdom’s admission to the Economic Community of West African States will be formalized on December the 16th in Lome, Togo at the next summit.