Morocco's king fires sports minister after soggy field marred international football game
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A royal palace statement says Moroccan King Mohammed VI has relieved the sports minister of his duties due to the poor state of a stadium during a recent international football competition.
In December, Morocco hosted teams from around the world for the Club World Cup but a quarterfinal match in Rabat's Moulay Abdellah stadium was disrupted when a heavy downpour left the field soggy.
The field had recently been renovated for $25 million, yet it still had poor drainage, raising accusations of corruption in the ministry.
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Ouzzine was first suspended by order of the king on Dec. 19 and was removed from his position completely Wednesday.
In the run-up to the move, Morocco's press has been full of stories of other alleged malfeasance of the minister.