L'Opinion: French tourism experts support Moroccan candidacy to host world soccer cup
Morocco-France, Sports, 9/30/2003

The French association of Tourism experts and scientific researchers (AFEST) expressed "total and official" support to Morocco's bid to host the 2010 world soccer cup.

Vice-president of the association, Abdou Belgat, told Moroccan daily "L'Opinion" the support extended by his association to the Moroccan bid is a considerable element, explaining that France, which organized in 1998 the best world cup in the history of soccer can also bring Morocco an important logistical, counseling and assistance support, given the good relations between the two countries.

He also argued that sport, in general, and soccer in particular, combined to tourism are two decisive ingredients for sustainable development in Morocco and for irreversible and dynamic socio-economic growth in the kingdom.

The vice-president says AFEST, founded in 1954, is Europe's oldest institution specialized in tourism and hotel industry expertise. He added that Morocco needs a true lobbying to highlight the development of its tourism in order to be assigned the honor of hosting the major sports event.

Morocco, together with four other African countries (Egypt, Libya, South Africa and Tunisia), bidding to host the 2010 World Cup Finals are set to hand on Tuesday their bid documents to FIFA in Zurich.

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