By Guardian Nigeria 12 December 2022 | 3:35 pm Morocco’s national airline is laying on 30 extra return flights to jet euphoric fans to Qatar for Wednesday’s historic World Cup semi-final against France. Morocco’s players carry their coach Walid Regragui as they celebrate after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) Morocco’s national airline is laying on 30 extra return flights to jet euphoric fans to Qatar for Wednesday’s historic World Cup semi-final against France. “In order to allow the many Moroccans wanting to support the national team at its peak and experience the emotion of the World Cup semi-final, Royal Air Maroc has set up an air bridge between Casablanca and Doha,” the firm said in a statement on Monday. Morocco beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, becoming the first African or Arab team to qualify for a World Cup semi-final and sparking celebrations across the Arab world. The North African kingdom’s airline called it a “historic qualification” and said jumbo jets would operate the 30 return flights leaving on Tuesday and Wednesday in time for the match. Fans had earlier complained online of hiccups at an overcrowded airport in Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital, ahead of the Portugal clash. Coach Walid Regragui, who took up the job just three months before the start of the tournament, has repeatedly called Moroccan supporters “the 12th member of the team”. Latest 1 hour ago Nigeria on Monday announced the suspension of the mandatory COVID-19 testing for travellers in and outside the country. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in a letter to airline operators said pre-arrival or post-arrival testing for COVID will no longer be required for travellers ‘irrespective of vaccination status’. “PCR tests required for all passengers who are… 2 hours ago The interim Chairman, of the Management Committee of the Kano Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA), Mr Aminu Ahmed, has said that the Pan-African drive shown by the Dangote Group will benefit the Africa Continental and Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA). 2 hours ago Founder and Chancellor of Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, has said the institution is producing future leaders with integrity and researchers with global relevance for the country. 2 hours ago A non-governmental organization, U-Save Foundation, has expressed commitment to work with the federal government to achieve the target of ending open defecation by 2030. 2 hours ago Hybrid Group Limited, a key stakeholder in Nigeria’s provision for health, safety, and environmental sustainability, charged the government to invest more in the safety commission of the country.
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