The team from Africa playing in Spain: ‘We have Christians, Muslims and Jews sitting together in the stands’

“Could a club from Africa be playing in La Liga next season? AD Ceuta — from the autonomous Spanish city of the same name, which is surrounded on the landward side by Morocco and located on the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea — are the only club located on the African continent who play professional football in Europe. As recently as 2022, Ceuta were playing in Spain’s semi-professional regional fourth tier. Public funding and shrewd management have helped them win three promotions in five years to the second division. Now, they are one step away from La Liga. …”
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NY Times/The Athletic: A Spanish Team Endures on a Toehold in Africa (April 2023)

Muley El Mehdi mosque in Ceuta