Ahmed Ahmed, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has revealed that he has received threats from officials of FIFA for his support for Morocco to organize the World Cup in 2026.

"I have received threats from FIFA officials, because I have asked the African federations to vote for Morocco," the CAF president said in remarks to the sports network Bayne Sports.

"The political factor played a role in denying Morocco the organization of the World Cup in 2026, "I was summoned by a committee responsible for FIFA to stop supporting Morocco.

The US trio, Canada, the United States and Mexico, won the World Cup 2026 at the expense of Morocco.

The American trio won 134 votes, compared with 65 for the Moroccan counterpart, only 33 per cent of the total ballots.