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Ahmed Ould Yahya, the head of the Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino [FIFA]

The presidents of the Mauritanian and Moroccan Football Federations convened in Nouakchott, Mauritania, today to explore avenues for collaboration aimed at advancing the sport in both nations.

Ahmed Ould Yahya, the head of the Mauritanian Football Federation (FFRIM), welcomed Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, during a meeting that coincided with the inauguration of a FIFA Talent Academy in Mauritania and the commencement of expansion efforts at the Cheikha Ould Boideiya Stadium.

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