The Royal Moroccan Football Federation's (FRMF) President, Fouzi Lekjaa denied rumors, suggesting that Coach Hervé Renard is abondaning the Atlas Lions, on Tuesday during a forum held by MAP press agency in Rabat. The FRMF president then commented on the national football team's performance during the 2018 world cup. He later criticized the use of the the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) «that should not have been used (...) at the world cup as experimental» «We are not able to set up a professional leagues at the level of the other international that can be compared to other countries, but it is necessary to work together to speed up the process», he explained.