of The Moroccan National Debate Team
Founder & Director: Soufiane Choubani
Soufiane is the brainchild behind the MNDT, MYDC and MDA. He is also back-to-back national university debate championship coach with 42 wins and only 3 losses in the Moroccan university debate circuit since 2013. He was first introduced to debate and public speaking in high school´s competitive Model United Nations club, a club which is ranked in the top 10 in USA. He now has over 7 years of experience coaching public speakers and debaters with several titles and national best speakers. He was the first person to introduce to World Schools Style (WSS) format to Morocco and North Africa. In 2014 was awarded The Best Coach in Morocco award just months before he founded the MNDT and led them to the 2014 World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC). The MNDT has remained as one of the top 3 teams in Africa under his leadership.
2014 WSDC [Thailand] & 2015 WSDC [Singapore]: Morocco Head Coach
2014 USA-Maghreb Youth Debates (UMYD): Champion, Team Morocco
2014 Best Debate Coach in Morocco Award
2014 Moroccan Open Debate Team (MODT): Champion, Team Morocco
2013/2014 Moroccan Regional & National Tournament: Champion
[Debating Experience]
2021 ICU Tournament [Japan]
2018 Philosophy Open: 24th Best Team
2018 Nagoya Debate Open: 16th Best Team [Japan]
2017 Moroccan BP Open Competition: Champion & Best Debater
1999/2001 Franklin High School Model United Nations Club [USA]
[Adjudicator Experience]
2023 Zimbabwe International Schools Debating Championship, Octo-Finals Chair Judge
2022 Polish Schools Debating Championship [Poland]: Semi-Finals Judge
2022 WIDPSC Debate Grand Finals Adjudicator
2022 Moroccan BP Open Competition: Chief Adjudicator
2022 Eurasian Schools Debating Championship: Breaking Judge
2021 & 2022 PDA High School Parliamentary Debate World Congress [Japan]: Semifinals Judge
2021 East Asia Invitational: Chief Adjudicator Panel
2017 PDA High School Parliamentary Debate World Congress [Japan]: Grand Final
2015 American School of Ifrane International Tournament (ASI): Chief Adjudicator
2013-2016 NSDA Morocco: Policy & LD Debate Judge
National Team Head Coach: Donald Broussard Jr.
*Staff member since 08/2024
[Coaching Experience]
2024-Present: Moroccan National Debate Team (MNDT) Head Coach
2021-Present: Urban Education & Debate Connections (CEO)
2022-Present: Head Speech & Debate Coach – Arlington High School
2018-2021: Head Speech & Debate Coach – Baton Rouge High School
2014-2016: Head Speech & Debate Coach – West Jefferson High School
2013-2014: Head Speech & Debate Coach – Forest Hill High School
2012-2013: Head Speech & Debate Coach – Vine Middle Magnet School
2007-2010: Head Speech & Debate Coach – Walter L. Cohen Magnet High School
2009-2010: Head Speech & Debate Coach – Greater Gentilly High School
1998-2000: Assistant Debate Coach – Lafayette High School
[Debating Experience]
1994-1998: Lafayette High School Debate Team Member
1998: All-State (LA) Speech Team in Student Congress – 3rd Place
1998: National Forensic League Qualifier – Student Congress (Ranked 78th nationally)
1997: All-State (LA) Speech Team in Student Congress – 6th Place
1996: State Qualifier – Extemporaneous Speaking & Student Congress
National Team Assistant Coach: Arik Karim
*Staff member since 09/2023
Guest lecturer: Zimbabwe National Debate Team in preparation for the WSDC 2023
Coached captains & members of Team Germany, Team Uganda & Team Japan
Coached World Schools district/state teams in preparation for the National Speech & Debate Tournament
Lectured for Equality in Forensics & the Japan Schools Debate Initiative
[Debating Experience]
2022 Winter Holidays Open: Semifinalist (6th speaker)
2022 Intertext WSDO: Champion
2022 Rato Bangala Schools Debates: Champion
2023 Doxbridge WSDC: Quarterfinalist (3rd speaker)
2023 Harvard WSDC: Octofinalist 2023 Stanford WSDC: Semifinalist
2023 Zimbabwe ISDC: Semifinalist
2023 UAE WSDC: Semifinalist
Coach: Davida
*Member since 9/2025
2023 WUDC: Language Officer
[Debating Experience]
West African Women’s Open 2X Champion
2023 Sydney Mini: Co-CA
2022 Virago Womxn Open: Champion
2021 Nigerian Universities Debating Championship: Best Female Debater & Open Finalist
2020 PAUDC: Quarterfinalist
[Adjudicator Experience]
2024 WUDC: DCA
2023 WUDC: ESL Grand Finals Panel
2023 Krabi Australs: Open Semifinals Chair & Open Grand Finals Panel
2023 Princeton Intervaristy: Grand Finals Panel
2021 Pre-WUDC Open Grand Finals Panel
WIDPSC Head Coach: Lucy Shen
*Staff member since 09/2025
[Coaching Experience]
2025-present: West Point Grey Academy – Public Speaking Coach
2024-present: Ethos Academy – Public Speaking & Debate Instructor
[Public Speaking Experience]
2024 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships: 6th Best Overall Speaker
2025 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships: 10th Best Overall Speaker
2023 International Independent Schools’ Public Speaking Competition: 7th Best Overall Speaker
2023 Provincials Senior Public Speaking: Best Persuasive Speaker
2023 Provincials Senior Public Speaking: 2nd Best Debater
Adjudicator: Lina
*Member since 09/2021
[Debating Experience]
2022 WSDC Participant
2022 Moroccan National Debate Team Member
2022 Moroccan-Youth Debate Camp
2024 MNDT Team of The Decade Award
2024 Prague Spring Debate Adjudicator
Adjudicator: Yahya Ichakdi
*Staff member since 6/2022
[Debating Experience]
2018 Young Med Voices Morocco
2020 National University Debate Championship
Erasmus+ VE, Anna Lindh Foundation & Connect Nord Africa
Debate Reporter – Young Mediterranean Voices, Anna Lindh Foundation & British Council
[Adjudicator Experience]
2023 WSDC (Vietnam): National Team Judge
2022 Moroccan Youth Debate Tournament: Adjudicator
Connect Nord Africa
EuroMed Debate Competitions
2020 National University Debate Championship
Adjudicator: Fatima Ezzahra
*Staff member since 9/2024
[Debating Experience]
2021-2024 CLC Debate Club Member (Marrakech)
2024-2025 University Debate Club Member
[Adjudicator Experience]
2024 Morocco Debate Association Training Certification Program
2025 Eurasian Schools Debating Championship: Judge
Former Coaching Staff
2014
Ilona Alexandar (USA) – Assistant Coach
2015
Pearl (South Africa) – Assistant Coach
2016
Imad (Morocco) – Assistant Coach
2017-2018
Souradip & Jaya Jain (India) – Co-Coaches
2020-2021
Jaya Jain (India) – Head Coach
2021
Oliver Cummins (Australia) – Coach
2021-2023
Sara Brdnik (Slovenia) – Debate Head Coach – Debate Team
2022
Olivia Mackender (UK) – Coach – WIDPSC Team
2021-2024
Jessica Musulin (Australia) – Head Coach
*Broke/Breaking Team/Adjudicator/Debater= Qualified for the second round after feedback from adjudicators.
1. To break as a team, you have to earned enough wins/ballots.
2. To break as a adjudicators, you must have received enough positive feedback for your decision of the wining and losing team, with clear reasoning for your decisions.
Founding-Coach News Article
MoroccoWorldNews.com
Interested in joining our coaching staff as a coach or adjudicator? Send your debate/public speaking CV to our head coach at MoroccoDebate@gmail.com and we will get back to you within a few days.
Adjudicator Training Courses are offered once a year in August. To find out more information, please visit http://www.TeamMorocco.org/Judge
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