Decisive matches in the national championship.

The wheel of the national football championship will start turning again at the end of this week with the matches of round 21, which carry intense competition and are of great importance, both for the teams competing for the title and those struggling to stay in the top division and avoid the specter of relegation.

The matches of the round will kick off from the sports complex in Fes starting tomorrow, Friday, at 19:00, where the leaders, Wydad Fes, will host their counterpart, Ittihad Tangier. The Fes team enters the match after being eliminated from the Throne Cup by Ittihad Yaqub Al-Mansour, and they are aware that any further setback could cost them the top spot; meanwhile, "the knight of the bay" enters with the aim of achieving a positive result to distance themselves from the danger zone.

On the same day, at 21:00, Kawkab Marrakech will host its guest, Meknes Club, at the Grand Stadium in Marrakech. The home team hopes to achieve a positive result that enhances their chances of securing survival in the first division, while the Meknes team arrives with the aim of a victory that would allow them to climb the standings.

As for Saturday, three intense matches will take place, the first of which will be at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat at 17:00, where Ittihad Yaqub Al-Mansour will face Ittihad Tawraka in a match that cannot end in a draw. Mehdi Jabri's squad hopes to continue their upward trend by achieving a new victory that doubles their chances of survival, while the Tawraka team is well aware that any result other than a win will bring them closer to the second division more than ever.

At 19:00, the Mohammed V complex in Casablanca will host one of the highlights of this week, where Wydad Athletic will welcome their guest, Hassania Agadir, in a clash of contrasts. The hosts seek to achieve a positive result to revive their hopes of competing for the title, while "the gazelle of Souss" knows well that continuing to lose points could lead the team to repeat last season's scenario, where they only secured their survival after a playoff match. The day's matches will conclude with the encounter between neighbors Olympique Safi and Difaa Hassani Jadidi, which will take place at the Al-Abdi Stadium in El Jadida starting at 21:00, where each team will try to achieve the important goal of returning with three points.

Sunday will also see three matches from the same round, the first of which will be at the Adrar Stadium in Agadir, where Raja Casablanca will visit Olympique Dcheira starting at 16:00. The "eagles" aim to return with a victory to chase the leaders, while Olympique Dcheira seeks to achieve a valuable win in their first match after the appointment of Bouchraib El-Mabarki as the head coach of the team to distance themselves from the relegation zone.