Without question, football is the preferred sport of Moroccans, who are devoted supporters of their national team, the Atlas Lions. They played their first match in 1957. But their most remarkable success in history dates back to 1976, when the Moroccan national football team won the Africa Cup of Nations.

The rise of football in Morocco dates back to the second half of the 20th century. Certainly, before the 1950s, there was already a Moroccan national selection, but the sport became truly professionalized from 1955 onwards, with the establishment of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. Under its direction, the Moroccan championship, known as the Botola, has been organized every year for nearly sixty years. Division 1 includes 16 clubs, while Division 2 comprises 24. Matches give rise to various sports betting options, such as Fofo foot.

The most decorated national clubs in the first division are Wydad of Casablanca, founded by Father Jego, and Far of Rabat, both of which have won the championship twelve times. Raja of Casablanca has claimed it ten times. Other football teams that have achieved considerable success throughout the history of the Moroccan championship include Kawkab of Marrakech, Hassania of Agadir, Maghreb of Fès, Difaâ of El Jadida, and others. In 2011, the top five in the standings were Raja Casablanca, Mas Fès, Wac Casablanca, OCK Khouribga, and OC Safi. Particularly renowned, the Casablanca derby sees the two major clubs of the economic capital face off each year, Raja and Wydad, in front of more than 80,000 supporters, on the pitch of Mohammed V Stadium.

With approximately 80,000 licensed players and occasional practitioners, football is the king sport and boasts leading players such as Larbi Ben Barek, who made his debut in Casablanca in 1934, known as "The Black Pearl" and regarded as one of the country's finest footballers. Not to mention the achievements of A. Belmahjoub, Hassan Akesbi, or Tatom. More recently, in 1998, the Moroccan Ballon d'Or was awarded to Mustapha Hadji. Twelve years earlier, Zaki Badou had received this honour.

To enable football to professionalize, a training academy was opened in 2009 in Salé. Since then, it has welcomed young Moroccan talents. Its capacity is 80 players per cohort.

The fact remains that football is not reserved for men. The Lionesses of the Atlas, ranked 71st in the International Football Federation rankings, played their first match in 1998 and won the Arab Cup in 2001. All these players also excel in the Moroccan women's championship, with teams such as C.A. Khénifra, ACDA Rabat, or FC. Berchid.