A Portuguese association has asked the president of the Portuguese Football Federation to reconsider the inclusion of Morocco on the Iberian candidacy for World Cup 2030 because of his “violent and systematic repression” of the Saharawi people.
In a letter sent to fernando gomespresident of Portuguese Football Federation (FPF)The Western Sahara Portugal Friendship Association criticized the inclusion of Morocco in the candidacy presented by Portugal and Spain for him World Cup 2030 for considering that the African country is responsible for “human rights violations in Western Sahara”.
“Morocco illegally occupying Occidental Sahara since 1975″, where “human rights violations continue,” the association wrote on its page on the social network Facebook.
These violations, he added, also extend to the Moroccan nation itself, because “it has been shown that in both territories, journalists, intellectuals and activists, among other people, have been the object of violent and systematic repression. “
“How believable is this? Morocco to host a sporting event of these qualities when, to achieve its political goals, it blackmails other countries with the routes of migrants and drugs?”, he asked.
Therefore, “we ask the Federation to reconsider this proposal, if not the world it could be a privileged occasion to cover up the human rights violations committed by the Moroccan regime,” he declared. If this happened, the event would be “indelible.”
The inclusion of Morocco on the candidacy of Spain and Portugal for World Cup 2030 This was confirmed on Wednesday and, in principle, Ukraine is also considered to be included, although its participation is still uncertain.
In a joint statement, the Spanish and Portuguese Federations considered that “this is a historic candidacy, because for the first time a men’s World Cup will be held together on two different continents.”
In addition, “the union of three neighboring countries will help strengthen the relationship between Europe and Africa, as well as the entire Mediterranean, and will inspire thousands of young people from both continents,” according to the candidacy’s supporters .
Source: La Verdad
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