According to local media reports on July 31st, local time, Moroccan female athlete Faten Ben Omar El Azizi died while attempting to swim into the Spanish territory of Huda.
According to reports, she played for the Maroccelles Club in the Mauritanian Maghreb region during her lifetime.
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Football media GOAL reported, citing Moroccan media Al-Botola, that Azziqi lost his life during the cross-border attempt. This tragic accident ended a promising sports career and left a huge void in the Moroccan women's football team.
Moroccan sports figures expressed their condolences and praised Azizi's excellent character and noble sportsmanship.
The Moroccan Professional Players' Union expressed their condolences to her family, relatives, teammates, and all those related to the Maghreb Des Tan Club.
The Spanish government estimates that more than 60,000 people attempted to cross into Hegda from Morocco in recent times. Approximately 50,000 of them crossed the border since July 30th.
Huda Government Chairman Juan Jesus Vivas stated that as of July 31, 57 bodies have been found in Spanish-side border areas. Most of the victims died from drowning while swimming around the border berms, and some were killed in stampede accidents while trying to cross the fences. It is expected that there may be more casualties on Moroccan-side.
