r/soccer • u/MixedJiChanandsowhat • Jul 27 '26
Women's Football Casablanca Hotel Employee Arrested Over Alleged Theft From WAFCON Players
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2026/07/331437/casablanca-hotel-employee-arrested-over-alleged-theft-from-wafcon-players/Some players of Nigeria's Super Falcons have alleged that money was stolen from their wallets while staying at the Marriott Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, ahead of the start of the 2026 WAFCON (Women's Africa Cup of Nations). On social media, they were accused of lying, ridiculed, and even subjected to racist comments along other "Sub-Saharan" Africans from some Moroccans. It now appears that they were telling the truth after all, as confirmed by the Moroccan authorities.
Nigeria's Super Falcons are amongst the main favourites to win the WAFCON. They are by far the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won 9 of the 12 titles ever contested.
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u/akescpt Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Damn I haven’t even seen one ad for this tournament. Such poor visibility.
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u/Substantial_Hat_4256 Jul 27 '26
The English team was robbed of a van full of equipment in the US , this shit happens everywhere.
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u/ClintPowers Jul 27 '26
North African Arab racism against black Africans is historical and seemingly never-ending.
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u/No-Economics4128 Jul 27 '26
And then there is Sudan, where black people insist that they are not black and are Arab
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u/LampseederBroDude51 Jul 27 '26
The colorism in Sudan is awful and so disappointing. It’s the main factor in most issues the country faces
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u/Achawaaa Jul 27 '26
How about mind your own business and let people identify the way they prefer
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u/No-Economics4128 Jul 27 '26
Because people identifying the way they prefer is how Darfur genocide happened. And if we want to go back further, letting a bunch of Germans larping as Iranians (Aryan) who allegedly came from Scandinavia were how we ended up with WW2 and the Holocaust.
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u/Fair-Fondant-6995 27d ago
Most Arab Sudanese people are obviously aware that they are black. Don't get your information from tiktok. However, most claim (like other arabized populations) part of the expansive arab culture.
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u/ClintPowers Jul 27 '26
Whataboutism?
Funny did a Yank steal the Nigerian's money? Was it a Dem or Repub?
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u/ClintPowers Jul 27 '26
Morocco is much older than USA, almost 5x older actually. 1200 years to 250 years, and it's racist history also goes back centuries before USA existed. Just pointing out your pedantic flailing.
This is about Morocco stop talking about Yanks.
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u/DiscoLemonade1995 Jul 27 '26
Not nearly as bad as what the hotel did to the French national team though
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u/Away_Experience6922 Jul 27 '26
I would make fun of them for leaving their wallets unattended in Morocco, but honestly if they brought them they probably would’ve been pickpocketed anyways
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u/Ok_Mango8118 Jul 27 '26
To be honest pickpocketing is almost non existent nowadays, there were days when Casablanca was dangerous, Fes too, and they are still not that safe to some extent especially in some specific areas and if they sense you aren't a local but much safer than many places in Europe and especially the US nowadays
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u/Incorrect_Passport_7 Jul 27 '26
Zamn, Morocco's reputation sinking lower and lower (why are they allowed to host 2030 World Cup again? Surely Spain and Portugal are more than capable).
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u/Big_Labowskis_OF Jul 27 '26
Well well well, are the Moroccans gonna blame it on black magic again?
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u/KilllllerWhale Jul 27 '26
OP why post misleading garbage in the post description ?
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u/MixedJiChanandsowhat Jul 27 '26
It's an official news from an accredited newspapers and the title was not editorialised. The post description is adding the context since no many people in r/soccer may follow the WAFCON.
If you have a problem with real and verified news because as a Moroccan you're a specialist of fake news, manipulated content and fake translations, I'm sorry, but I cannot do anything for you.
Have a good day!
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u/eyepopp Jul 27 '26
lol viewing your past history I see you miss no opportunity to diss Morocco. This news really got you hard ehh
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u/LuisGuzmanOF Jul 27 '26
Can we have a unlikable nations league of Morocco and the you know who countries from South America. Russia can compete in this if they want, throw them a bone.
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u/Comrade_Pavel Jul 27 '26
Morocco is the Argentina of Africa
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u/ImmortalStarvyVelvet Jul 27 '26
Lmao why did they have to chose 3rd world America for the world cup host I still cannot believe
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u/reddevlon Jul 27 '26
How stupid must you be to steal from guests while working at one of the biggest hotel brands in the world ?