Morocco becomes first North African nation to set up ice hockey club, build ice skating arena in Rabat.
Morocco, where summer temperatures reach a scorching 40 degrees, has become the first North African nation to set up an ice hockey club and build an ice skating arena.
The team will be known as the Rabat Capitals with the stadium built at the Mega Moll here, the largest commercial and leisure centre in the country.
"The goal of the ice hockey team is to eventually play against foreign teams," club president Mimoun Lamrini said.
The team will play its first fixture on February 8 in an international tournament in Quebec, marking the first time either an African or Arab Muslim side had taken part.
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2 comments:
Very curious to learn how ice hockey was selected to be played in Morocco.
Also if the players are of North African descent and whether players were imported from Europe.
allyn
please note that there is another league (non-profit) called the RABAT Youth Hockey league that also plays at the ice hockey rink in Megamall on Friday and Monday nights (6-8pm!)
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