Marrakech · Sports & events
SPORT & SEASON
Football is the city's second religion; winter brings a marathon down the palm avenues and cold mornings.
Kawkab and the Grand Stade
Kawkab Marrakech play in the Moroccan leagues, which run roughly August to May, at the Grand Stade on the Casablanca road. Tickets cost a few dirhams.
Marrakech Marathon
The marathon and half circle the medina walls and the Palmeraie in winter, when mornings are cold and the field is heavily international.
Botola on a café screen
Big Botola and African Champions League nights play on café televisions along Avenue Mohammed V; a mint tea buys a seat and a running commentary.
Golf and Atlas trail running
Half a dozen courses ring the city with cheap winter twilight rounds, and trail races climb from Imlil into the Atlas between autumn and spring.