Raja Club Athletic Academy (or simply Raja CA Academy) is the training ground and academy headquarters of Moroccan football club Raja Club Athletic. The construction was eventually completed in 2021, having been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2022, Raja CA Academy hosted the first team first training and it officially opened its doors on 22 September 2022. In addition to the first team facilities, it houses the club's academy structure that offers to its young footballers, in association with the Raja-Oasis Sports Complex, accommodation, education and a high-level football development. Raja-Oasis Sports Complex was already one of the first centers to comply with international standards in Africa, and the first Moroccan academy to adopt the "sport-study" system that combine both football and education. It was chosen by the technical direction of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation as the best club training center in 2021. History In December 2013, Raja CA took part in the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time. They overcome Auckland City, C.F Monterrey and Atlético Mineiro to qualify for the final, a stage never reached before by an Arab or North African team. Raja eventually lost the final to Bayern Munich, but were cheered by their supporters and the media. Three days later, the team were decorated by Mohamed VI in the Royal Palace of Casablanca. During his reception, the King of Morocco communicates to club president his intention to offer them a 7,5 hectares land in Bouskoura. In 24 December, the Committee of Land Price Determination set the price of the land at 50 dirhams/m2 (3,75 million dirhams). The King will purchase it for the club in order to build a football academy. In the same day, the Urban Agency of Casablanca gave its approval for the construction's beginning. In early 2016, the Raja signed a partnership with the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics so the latter would take care of the academy's construction. The project was then entrusted to the Moroccan construction company Urbagec. Mohamed Reda Bennani from RBM Architects cabinet was also selected. However, some administrative issues and the club's financial crisis delayed the construction. On 3 June 2016, the construction began. A few months later, the club organized a formal ceremony with the presence of several personalities including Khalid Safir, Wali of Grand Casablanca and Faouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. After, the club