15th President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by
Ali Fassi-Fihri
In office 2013–2013
Preceded by
Ali Fassi-Fihri
Succeeded by
Ali Fassi-Fihri
Personal details
Born
Fouzi Lekjaa
(1970-07-22) 22 July 1970 (age 53)[1] Berkane, Morocco
Occupation
Member, FIFA Council
Fouzi Lekjaa (Berber: ⴼⵓⵣⵉ ⵍⴻⵇⵊⴰⵄ Arabic: فوزي لقجع; born on 23 July 1970) is a senior Moroccan civil servant, sports executive and politician, who is the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation since 2014, and a member of the FIFA Council since 2021. On 7 October 2021 he was appointed Minister Delegate for the Budget.[2] He also holds the position of President of the CAF Finance Commission and Vice-President of the Commission in charge of the organization of interclub competitions and the management of the club licensing system within CAF.[3]
Since his appointment in 2017, he has overseen the management of the Mohammed VI Football Complex, inaugurated in 2019 in the presence of King Mohammed VI. In 2023, he was again designated to chair the Committee in charge of the joint candidacy of Morocco, Spain and Portugal for the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
Fouzi Lekjaa has been serving in the Aziz Akhannouch administration as the Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget since 2021.[4] As soon as he was hired, he was in charge of allocating the 10 billion dirhams earmarked for financing the special programme intended to lessen the consequences of delayed rains in accordance with High Royal Directives.
Fouzi Lekjaa, a prominent figure in both Morocco and Africa, stands up for "the supreme national interest" and supports Morocco in disputes involving the country's politics and diplomacy. He also opposes discussion of Western Sahara and its political party, the Polisario Front.[5]
^FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
^"Fouzi Lekjaa félicité par son homologue djiboutien" (in French). 9 October 2021.
^"Fouzi Lekjaa Reappointed as Chairman of CAF Finance Committee | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
^"List of new Government Members of the Kingdom of Morocco". Embassy of Kingdom of Morocco in Vietnam. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
^François Koundouno, Tamba. "CAF Acknowledges Morocco's Contribution in Advancing African Football". Morocco World News. p. 1.
FouziLekjaa (Berber: ⴼⵓⵣⵉ ⵍⴻⵇⵊⴰⵄ Arabic: فوزي لقجع; born on 23 July 1970) is a senior Moroccan civil servant, sports executive and politician, who is...
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spot in the first Moroccan division in 2012, under the presidency of FouziLekjaa, who ran the club since 2009. In 2014, Berkane reached the final for...
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place in the context of the effort made by the FRMF and its President FouziLekjaa to develop women's football in Morocco, particularly mass football, with...
Year President Team 2019 Moïse Katumbi TP Mazembe 2018 FouziLekjaa Morocco 2017 Ahmed Yahya Mauritania 2016 Manuel Lopes Nascimento Guinea-Bissau 2015...
pending at the level of the United Nations. On ON Time Sports channel, FouziLekjaa president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and member of the...
academy was inaugurated in the presence of a hundred guests including FouziLekjaa and the Wali of the Casablanca-Settat region, Said Ahmidouch. Aziz El...
refuses to sign for RS Berkane despite an agreement reached between FouziLekjaa and Bouchaib Bencheikh, president of JS Soualem. On 19 December 2021...
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