12 May 2011 - Morocco wins bid to host 2012 Continental Championships

Morocco wins bid to host 2012 Continental Championships Casablanca (MAR) – 12 May 2011  In a move towards escalating the standing of the sport of archery on the African continent, the Federation of African Archery (FAA) enlisted the services of Mrs Barbara MANNING of South Africa, accredited to manage major events, to prepare a standard bidding document to host major events.    This resulted in the heightening of standards for the Continental Games, requiring the bidding country to partner with the host city and to meet requirements expected of World Archery standards. The bidding was narrowed down to Namibia and Morocco, and after a presentation by the same company who was responsible for organising a number of major events in the northern African country, the bid was awarded to Morocco.   Excitement was at a high due to the speculation and the process was covered by the national TV stations and press, with the conference room bursting into applause by the spectators when the outcome of the final bid was made known after verification by three FAA Council Members.   The 9th FAA Championships and Olympic Qualifier will be held at the Moulay Rachid Sports Complex in the Capital city Rabat between 12-16 March 2012 and World Ranking will be applied.   The organisers expect the championships to be the showcase of archery, the city and the local culture, together with the backing of the national sports ministry and host city.   Source: FAA Edited by World Archery Communication   From left to right on picture: President of Moroccan Archery Association Aziz Ouzzani EL MEKKI, FAA Secretary General Dr Ahmed KOURA and FAA President Dr Aladdin GABR