Selection

13th Annual National Debate Team Tryouts

Tryouts for the next Moroccan National Debate Team (MNDT 2027) will be held in the month of September 2026. The top 5 ranked students will be chosen to be trained from October 2026 to July 2027 to compete in 2027 World & Continental Championships in-person. Students ranked from 6th to 11th best will be placed on The Development Team. The Development team debaters will attend an in-person competition in 2027.

Selection Process: Students will have individual interviews where they will to debate one-on-one and present public speaking speech. The debate will be an impromptu topic with 15 minutes of preparation time and the speech must be prepared before the interview. For the public speaking speech, you can choose any topic you want and you can start preparing as soon as you fill out our application form below.

The top 11 debaters will be chosen with the top 5 debaters being placed on the national team that will attend the 2027 WSDC. 6 other debaters will be placed on the Development team. Once the MNDT team and the Development team are chosen, they will begin having training sessions in groups of 5 or 6 with their team coaches.

The 13th MNDT will be chosen by our coaching staff, our national adjudicators and invited international adjudicators.

Location: Zoom (online)

Registration Deadline: August 30th, 2026 at 22:00

Tryout Dates: September Or October*

*students will attend just one of these days above for an hour long interview

Application Fee (non-refundable)

150MAD: non-MDA members

free for Morocco Debate Association members

Eligibility

1. Must be: 13 to 18 years old by 09/2026.

2. Must be a full time high school (secondary school) student in Morocco.

3. Must have an intermediate to advanced speaking level in English.

4. Must be able to attend a 2-hour online training sessions once a week, on a weekend.

Ideal Candidate

A) Hardworking individuals who like to stay up-to-date on current affairs.

B) Obtained approval from parents.

C) Maintains a healthy relationship with teachers and is respectful at all times.

APPILCATION FORM

Google Form

For more information, contact us at MoroccoDebate@Gmail.com

131 Boulevard Anfa, 6th floor, Apt 6C, Casablanca, 20370, Morocco

Organizing Team

Morocco Debate Association was established in 2014 as an educational initiative by Soufiane Choubani. Over the years, it has grown to become the one of best national debate organizations in Africa. MDA is now partnered with European Speech & Debate Academy.

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