00:01FLY FOR THE PASSION OF FOOTBALL WITH ROYAL AIR MROCK
00:09Hello everybody, I'm Mohamed Alashi from Casablanca
00:12And I'm Anna Cayola in Rabat
00:15And welcome to FOOTBALL NOW AFGON Special
00:18It's a big day, semi-final day with both matches happening today
00:22You can really feel it, can't you?
00:24Absolutely, the city is buzzing
00:26Not just around the stadiums, but everywhere
00:31So what have you been up to over the past couple of days, Anna?
00:34Just exploring the city
00:36While the tournament is on, there's a full other energy here
00:41Art, culture, creativity everywhere
00:46I discovered the ABLA ABABU Gallery
00:49A contemporary art space that brings together creativity, dialogue and culture
00:55During AFGON, the gallery is hosting Jeux d'Artistes
00:59A collective exhibition that explores play as a universal language from sport
01:05And strategy to memory, ritual and emotion
01:08L'art a quand même de l'impact, c'est-à-dire qu'il casse les frontières
01:13On est tous pareils face à la créativité
01:16On se rend compte qu'on est tellement pareils malgré nos différences
01:20Il y a toujours une certaine universalité
01:22Et je pense que là, c'est une façon d'unir les gens, de leur donner du plaisir
01:27Well the country is gearing up for the second semi-final
01:32Morocco against Nigeria here in Rabat
01:36How's the atmosphere over there in Royal Air Morocco fan zone in Casablanca, Mohamed?
01:42It's a very special one here, the design is fantastic
01:46The entrance looks like an airplane cabin
01:49And fans are getting us a full immersive experience
01:56At the first time, we know that the game was very difficult
01:59We don't have a lot of chance, you know, to score a goal
02:04But at the second time, our team and our players set the ball
02:08Our players control the game
02:10And made a beautiful, beautiful goal
02:13That leaves us, that reaches us to the final
02:19What a match! Senegal goes through at the expense of the Faroes
02:25Wow, the images coming from fans here are wild
02:28Speaking of Morocco
02:30Have you been exploring the country beyond football over the past few days?
02:35Haven't you, Mohamed?
02:37Yeah, the Moroccan Football Museum in Rabat
02:40Its director, Zaidou Akrim, gave me a really cool tour
02:43From the moment you step in, the museum pulls you into Moroccan football
02:48It's not just about trophies, it's about decades of achievements for men and women
02:54We have this timeline with the most important events in the history of Moroccan football
03:01Since the beginning of the past century
03:04The museum traces the history of Moroccan football
03:07Celebrating its players and moments that made the country proud
03:10Moroccan-African Golden Balls from Faraz
03:13In that one in 75
03:15Timoumi in 85
03:17Zagin in 86
03:18And Haji in 98
03:20So, what's next for the museum?
03:25Zaid told me that they plan to add another AFCON trophy if they win it
03:30And they're hoping that they do
03:32We'll have to see
03:33And now, the scenes are wild
03:35It's time for the showdown
03:37The host, the Atlas Lions, taking on the Super Eagles
03:44The match was crazy
03:45Because we don't know until the end
03:48And of course we won
03:50The penalty showdowns were very, very crazy
03:57It's okay, we don't care about how we won
03:59We want to see the final on Sunday
04:02Yeah
04:03And Inshallah
04:04To bring back the trophy
04:22From the fan zone here in Casablanca
04:24Morocco win on penalties and reach the final
04:26In Rabat, the reaction is huge
04:29Celebration across the country tonight
04:31Next up for the host, Senegal
04:33Before that, the third place playoff
04:35Egypt against Nigeria on January 17th
04:38The final follows on the 18th
04:41Morocco versus Senegal
04:43A massive showdown ahead
04:45It's going to be one for the history books
04:47We'll see you at the final
04:49See you, Mohamed
04:50Fly for the passion of football with Royal Air Morocco
04:59The final air Morocco
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