Football Association of Malawi (FAM) was amongst 64 other countries in support of Morocco for the failed bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which has been given to co-hosts Canada, USA and Mexico.
Fam and Morocco FA are in a development partnership deal and the show of solidarity can be attributed to this deal but surprisingly, Botswana - which has similar deal with Morocco -- voted against the north Africans.
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