The View from Fez has a new addition to its team. While we have only a small core of writers there are many people who contribute on an occasional basis and this has allowed us to find interesting stories from around Morocco. Over the years readers have pointed out the one area that has been sadly neglected is sport. We admit it is true! Now we have our very own sports editor - Dominick Nisbett.
A man with wide sporting experience Dominick feels at home covering everything from the gritty details of a Welsh ruck and maul to synchronised swimming. While he will have a general brief to keep an eye on sport around Morocco his first assignment may take a lot of beating.
On November 17th Dominick will be covering the Match against Poverty. Fez will host the sixth match in the series. Dominick is excited by the lineup in which Ronaldo and friends will face up to Zidane and friends. "Make no mistake" he said, "This is a major game and with such big names playing it will attract huge attention to Fez."The match will be held under the auspices of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
Zinédine ZidaneThe "Match against Poverty" raises funds which the UNDP allocates to anti-poverty projects ranging from the creation of small businesses for women to the construction of sports centres for street children and the disadvantaged in various developing countries, including Morocco.
This game is widely covered by the media, as the previous event in Malaga (southern Spain) was aired live by the TV channels of over 40 countries and covered by some 300 journalists from 73 news organizations.
The previous editions took place in Basles (2003), Madrid (2004), Dusseldorf (2005), Marseille (2006) and Malaga (2007).
Meanwhile in other sporting news, Dominick reports that winner Ernie Els in the Hassan II Trophy tournament over the Royal Dar Es Salam course at Rabat, yesterday,collected the $150,000 top prize, thanks to a final round of 68 for a total of 275, overtaking overnight leader Simon Dyson who finished with a 74 for joint second place on 277 with Johan Edfors (Sweden).
And veteran Laura Davies is still going strong at the age of 44. The English player won the Princess Lalla Meryem Cup over the same course at Rabat on Saturday. She had rounds of 67, 69 and 70 for a 13-under-par total of 206.
We welcome Dominick to The View from Fez and should you have a sports story you think we should cover, do let us know.
Tags: Moroccan Morocco Fes, Maghreb news
