Barcelona Cancels Pre-Season Friendly in Morocco Amid Ceuta Border Crisis

FC Barcelona has canceled a pre-season friendly match in Morocco, originally set for August 15 against Ittihad Riadi Tangier, due to the ongoing border crisis in Ceuta.

The club stated that given the current circumstances, it deemed it inappropriate to proceed with the match. The situation in Ceuta has been tense, with approximately 78,000 migrants crossing into the Spanish territory from Morocco last week, leading to numerous fatalities and heightened tensions among EU nations.

While many migrants have returned to Morocco, thousands remain in Ceuta. The crisis has prompted Italy to suspend its Schengen agreement with Spain, supported by Finland and Denmark, while the Czech Republic has called for Spain's temporary suspension from the agreement. Barcelona is scheduled to play Nottingham Forest in Italy on Saturday and will host Egypt's Al Ahly on August 19.