Touria Ettamri | New Jersey Realtor 🇲🇦🇺🇸

With a heavy heart as we stand united in grief and solidarity during these trying times. The recent #earthquake that has shaken our beloved #morocco has left us all deeply saddened, as we come to terms with the loss of lives, homes, and the immense devastation caused by this natural disaster. Our resilient spirit as #moroccans has always been our greatest strength, and it is in moments like these that we must draw upon that strength to support one another. We mourn the lives that have been lost, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the families who are suffering and grieving. Our #moroccan identity is rooted in a profound sense of community and unity. Today, let us come together as one, transcending any differences, to extend our hands in assistance, empathy, and compassion to those who are in need. Together, we can help rebuild the lives that have been shattered and bring hope to those who are in despair. To those who have lost their homes, their livelihoods, or their loved ones, please know that you are not alone. We, stand with you, ready to offer our support in any way we can. Many of you have been asking about where to direct donations, Zakat Foundation is well rated on Charity Navigator and will be working with a few big verified organizations in Morocco, and they are also sending a team from Turkey to Morocco. Here’s their link to donate: zakat.org/morocco-earthq…

@AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC On another note, looks like after the calls and emails, Bergen county officials are going to try to at least secure some tickets for our county residents. Gotta hand it to Mamdani, he took initiative for his constituents and it paid off.

@AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC As a Moroccan American I’m pissed lol. Would’ve loved to take my little ones to watch the Brazil v Morocco game. Oh well I guess NJ residents are not that important

New Jersey not impressed by FIFA permitting Mamdani’s $50 tickets solely for benefit of New Yorkers. Spokesman for Gov. Sherrill tells @TheAthleticFC : “FIFA not caring about costs for New Jersey residents isn't new” (NJ has had $3.6m to assist fares for NJ commuters during WC)

Accept the excuse or not, It’s funny how quickly people jump to the “high and mighty” dismissal of what’s happening without actually knowing the context of African football. The towel moment isn’t some exotic story it’s just unfamiliar to those who haven’t followed the game closely in Africa, where match environments, psychology, and even superstition have always been part of the culture around football. What looks “strange” from the outside is often just football you haven’t been exposed to yet. I’m not surprised with the attitude though, especially from fellow Americans!

@TouriaEtt @AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC ah the old witchcraft excuse that nobody believes besides people on the African content … thanks to tribalism and spirituality I figured you’d come up with a better excuse than that

I did watch. I’m not surprised you don’t get the significance like most westerners. The reason people are shocked by the towel incident is because many don’t understand the context behind it in African football. In some matches, objects placed near or behind the goal towels, charms, “gris-gris,” etc are believed by some to bring luck or influence the game psychologically. That’s why you’ll sometimes see players, staff, or even ball boys rushing to remove them. Senegal’s own federation recently spoke about taking measures against these practices in stadiums. To outsiders it looks bizarre, but within African football it’s been a known thing for years.

@TouriaEtt @AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC you didn’t watch the AFCON final huh? substitute players and ball boys were tryinf to steal a towel for 90 minutes … that’s the joke

@JesseS718 @AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC “Throw in the towel”? Morocco doesn’t throw towels in, we use them to wipe the floor with the competition. And after the match, we’ll gladly hand one over for the salty tears 😭🇲🇦

@TouriaEtt @AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC time to throw in the towel I guess 🤷‍♂️ oh wait the Morocco players might steal it

@coltoirv @AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC Keep hating! I’m living my best life, meanwhile you keep crying!

@TouriaEtt @AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC You're literally a leech on american society. Fucking realtors crying about their shitty governments they elect.

@AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC Wow look at you all with the toxic comments. Yes I’m pissed at our local government, I didn’t bring up Mamdani, he actually did what he can for his constituents. And New Yorkers get off your high horse, MetLife is actually in NJ 🤦🏽‍♀️

@GovSherrillNJ @youamrani Why can’t NJ or the Moroccan embassy work with FIFA or local organizers to help residents get access to discounted tickets too? Many Moroccan families here in NJ are being priced out completely. It’s heartbreaking that Morocco’s national team could be playing 15 minutes from our homes, yet regular families can’t afford to attend when group stage tickets are over $2,000. We would love to support our team, but these prices make it impossible.

1,000 World Cup tickets. $50 each. All for New Yorkers. We fought hard to make the people’s game available to the people — and won. Let the summer of soccer begin.

@AbouJad_Talks The basking ridge/ summer set area where they’ll be staying is beautiful and calm. They’ll be good and away from distractions!

كتوضيح فقط بخصوص مقر المعسكر وتداريب المنتخبات بالمونديال 🏆 فإن عملية اختيار الBase Camp صحيح تتك من طرف المنتخبات المشاركة، لكن فقط من بين قائمة محددة ومعتمدة مسبقا من طرف الFIFA، وذلك بتنسيق مع الدول المستضيفة و التي يتم اعتمادها من الفيفا وفق معايير وشروط دقيقة. ⬇️

@kboufous41 @SKWAD_ma @2MInteractive Yes exactly. Honestly no matter how wealthy you are it’s crazy to spend $2500+ on a ticket. I’ve gotten the cat 3 and 4 tickets at MetLife are so bad you won’t be able to see a thing it’s better to watch on tv. And even those are $1500+ 🤦🏽‍♀️

@TouriaEtt @SKWAD_ma @2MInteractive المهم هو حب الوطن🇲🇦♥️ وتشجيع الفريق الوطني على حسب الاستطاعة لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعها

أكثر من 18.000 درهم باش دخل غير لماتش واحد فالمونديال 💵 التكلفة ديال كأس العالم 2026 بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية غاتكون غالية. من ثمن القطار باش تمشي من نيويورك لستاد ميتلايف عالية و الجماهير المغربية أمام واحد من أغلى التظاهرات العالمية على مر التاريخ 🏆💸 آش بان ليكم واش الفراجة ف المنتخب الوطني غاتقام عليكم غالية ؟ 🤔 #SKWAD

Osasu keeps repeating the same claims, from alleging Morocco got favorable calls at AFCON to positioning himself as the sole authority on the rules. At the same time, Senegal’s actions escape the same level of criticism while Morocco is singled out. That’s not balanced analysis, it’s bad faith. As Hassan II said, you can’t have a good faith discussion with someone arguing in bad faith.

I have repeatedly challenged @osasuo to engage with my arguments and present a well-grounded, well-reasoned defense of his position in favor of Senegal. Yet he has chosen to avoid doing so. Instead, he chose to engage what appears to be a desperate attempt at agenda-setting. Therefore, I could not help but to write an op-ed where I debunk the unfounded allegations contained in the pieces he published in The Guardian and The Observer, following CAF’s Appeal Board decision that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final. The problem with Obayiuwana’s post-AFCON narrative spin does not end with his creative, ridiculously selective misrepresentation of events. It extends, more fundamentally, to the way in which he handles or invokes the CAF regulatory framework. Article 82 of the AFCON regulations is explicit: “If, for any reason whatsoever, a team withdraws from the competition or does not report for a match, or refuses to play or leaves the ground before the regular end of the match without the authorisation of the referee, it shall be considered the loser and shall be eliminated from the current competition. The same shall apply to teams previously disqualified by decision of CAF.” As I have argued in previous analyses, there is no ambiguity here. And yet, in order to sustain his central claims, Obayiuwana narrows the scope of this provision to situations in which a team fails to report for or begin a match. And so, rather than the integrity of the rule as written by CAF legislators, what appears to matter to him is the usefulness of the rule within a broader narrative that seeks to delegitimize the outcome. This tendency of creative engagement with an unambiguous rulebook is even more apparent in his April 1 piece in The Guardian and in his latest article for The Observer, where his focus shifts from the specifics of the final to a sweeping indictment of governance in African football. Bereft of a strong case against the legal reasoning underpinning the CAF Appeal Board’s verdict in favor of crowning Morocco African champions, Obayiuwana here turns to a general critique of the manifestly incompetent governance of African football. shorturl.at/iJniW

Of course, they hide from the truth! 🇲🇦 Will continue building and moving forward while they revel in hatred!

Shame on @FIFAcom @FIFAWorldCup our kids were so happy to be able to see their favorite team play here in NJ but your greed and mismanagement has made this impossible!

6 hours later! 🤦🏽‍♀️ what a mess. Was really hoping to catch one of the two games close to us but no luck!

@RMCsport Nobody was there to tell him that fair play and respect for the game start with not walking off the pitch and signaling “bribe” to the officials after a referee call? That’s like the kettle calling the pot black.

💥Edouard Mendy allume la CAF : "C'est devenu monnaie courante qu'elle ne réponde pas aux attentes. On ne peut pas avoir le respect de l'Euro ou de la Copa America, car nous n'avons pas d'instances solides qui mettent notre compétition au rang où elle devrait être"

With all due respect, why does the pressure always land on Morocco to withdraw and “save” CAF from a tough spot at CAS? Morocco is just asking for the rules to be followed the same way for everyone. Senegal walked off the pitch in protest, held up the final, and the referee didn’t abandon the match like the laws and past precedents suggested he should. That’s the real mess-up, not Morocco standing up for what’s written in the regulations. You’ve been pretty vocal in the British media calling out Morocco for “applying the rules” like it’s the big problem here. But I haven’t seen the same fire for Senegal’s walk-off that made African football look bad on live TV, or the reports of their players and staff stirring up trouble from the dressing room. If we’re really talking about “restoring unity in the African football family,” why can’t Senegal own their part, drop their CAS appeal, and move on, the exact same grace you’re pushing Morocco to show? The burden should be on the team that left the pitch, not the one that followed the process afterward. Let CAS look at the actual evidence and facts instead of backroom deals or one-sided opinions dressed up as journalism. Morocco isn’t being arrogant , we’re just standing on principle for the integrity of the game. That’s it. 🇲🇦

This is what I said to a member of the @CAF_Online exco, after Sunday’s meeting at the Giza Palace Hotel in Cairo: “In my opinion, the only way out for CAF, to avoid a legal humiliation at CAS, is to get #Morocco to withdraw their initial complaint, so that #Senegal can subsequently withdraw its appeal to CAS, against the decision of the Appeals Board. The CAF exco member: “Yes, you’re right. It’s better, so that we can avoid a legal humiliation from CAS. I think Motsepe has to put pressure on #Morocco, for them to withdraw this complaint, so that this matter can end. “Fouzi Lekjaa, at the exco meeting, spoke well about the need for us to restore peace within the African football family. But will he agree to this? “Fouzi came with Ahmed Yahya and Pele (the exco members from Mauritania and Niger) but they left in a private jet, after our meeting. We shall see what happens.”

@lequipe Your blatant anti-Morocco propaganda is disgusting and so obvious it's embarrassing! Senegalese fans turned Rabat into chaos: attacking stewards (one left with a serious jaw injury), hurling projectiles and chairs as weapons, trying to storm the pitch, and causing over €370,000 in damages. Moroccan justice is simply holding them accountable, the exact same way French cops and courts crack down on your Ligue 1 hooligans every single weekend! Remember Euro 2016 in Marseille? French courts didn't hesitate: they convicted and jailed English fans for rioting (sentences of 1-3 months plus 2-year bans from France) and did the same with Russian hooligans involved in the violence. No one called it "diplomatic blackmail" or "hostages" then! But when Morocco defends its sovereignty and the rule of law on its own soil? Suddenly it's "diplomatic blackmail" and "hostages" in your twisted narrative. Spare us the hypocrisy! Just days ago you quietly deleted your fake 1976 AFCON story smearing Morocco without even an apology. classic L'Équipe Maroc-bashing. I've had enough of this flagrant French media bias stirring division in Africa. Do better. Focus on facts, not hate. 🇲🇦⚽️ #NoToPropaganda"

Le sort des supporters sénégalais accusés de violences par la justice marocaine et détenus à Rabat fait l'objet d'invectives entre le Sénégal et le Maroc, qui continuent de se déchirer au sujet de la finale de la CAN ➡️ l.lequipe.fr/WGz

Interesting how the tone shifts depending on who’s in the spotlight. When France cracks down on disorderly fans, it’s called “security,” “law and order,” even “necessary policing.” But when Morocco manages crowds during a major African tournament, suddenly it’s “hostage-taking” and “political voyeurism”? Let’s be honest, this isn’t about fans. It’s about framing. There’s been a noticeable pattern in parts of the French media lately. Morocco’s successes, whether in football, infrastructure, or its growing partnerships across Africa, are met less with recognition and more with suspicion or hostility. That says more about the lens than the reality. Morocco isn’t doing anything unprecedented. It’s doing what every country hosting high-stakes events does, making real-time decisions to ensure safety. The difference is that it’s an African country doing it confidently, on its own terms. Maybe that’s the uncomfortable part. As Africa evolves, and as countries like Morocco build strong, win-win partnerships across the continent, the narrative is shifting. The question is whether some media outlets are struggling to keep up with that shift. Consistency matters. If it’s “law and order” in Paris, it doesn’t suddenly become something else in Rabat. Balanced reporting shouldn’t depend on geography.

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🌐 من الرباط إلى العالم… بداية رحلة جديدة في نقل الحقيقة في زمن تتسارع فيه الأحداث وتتشابك فيه الروايات، يصبح الصوت النزيه والرؤية الواضحة ضرورة لا غنى عنها. من قلب العاصمة المغربية الرباط، عاصمة تاريخ وحاضر ومستقبل، تنطلق اليوم “الرباط ورلد نيوز – RWN” كمنصة إعلامية طموحة تسعى لتكون جسراً بين المغرب والعالم، وبين العالم والحقيقة. نحن هنا لنروي القصة كما هي، بعيداً عن التحيز والمبالغة؛ لننقل نبض الشارع المغربي، وتحليلات السياسة الدولية، وتطورات الاقتصاد والمجتمع، وأصوات الثقافة والرياضة، بلغة مهنية تليق بقارئ يبحث عن المعرفة لا عن الإثارة العابرة. “الرباط ورلد نيوز – RWN” ليس مجرد موقع إخباري آخر، بل هو التزام بمعايير الدقة والموضوعية، ووعد بتغطية شاملة تربط بين الرباط وكل عواصم القرار والتأثير في العالم. من شوارع المغرب إلى أسواق الخليج، ومن ملاعب أوروبا إلى قضايا الجنوب، سنكون حاضرين بتقارير موثوقة، تحقيقات عميقة، وآراء مدروسة. ننطلق اليوم ونحن ندرك حجم التحدي، لكننا نؤمن أن المغرب بموقعه الاستراتيجي، وتاريخه العريق، ودوره المتنامي إقليمياً ودولياً يستحق صوتاً إعلامياً يعكس قوته ويعبر عن تطلعاته بصدق ومهنية. إلى كل من يبحث عن مصدر موثوق، إلى المهتمين بشؤون المغرب والعالم العربي والإفريقي والمتوسطي، إلى القارئ الذي يريد أن يفهم لا أن يُبهَر فقط… مرحباً بكم في “الرباط ورلد نيوز – RWN”. من الرباط إلى كل العالم.انطلقنا… فلنبدأ معاً. rabatworldnews.com @rabatworldnews #RWN #rabat_world_news