ERFOUD DESERT STARS WIN FIRST EVER FLAG FOOTBALL GAME PLAYED IN MOROCCO

Morocco successfully played the nation's first American Flag Football game at the Goulmima Stadium as the Erfoud Desert Stars beat the Goulmima American Football Club in a close game.

The teams played an extended version of the game (40 minute halves) because the players were so excited about the match.

The Desert Stars, coached by Peace Corps volunteer Ross Wood, won the match, but for the future of the sport in North Africa, just as significant was the fact that many spectators who attended the match are now looking to start teams in their own towns. "We will be looking to have more official games between towns here in the south of Morocco in the near future," said Xavier Rathlev, a Peace Corps worker who organized the event.

The International Federation of American Football established its first federation on the African continent when Nigeria was awarded IFAF membership in 2011.

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