On December 6, 2022, the Morocco The national soccer team made history, after defeating Spain and claiming a place in the quarterfinals in Qatar. The victory makes Morocco the fourth African team to reach the World Cup quarterfinals after Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002) and Ghana 2010.
With this achievement, on social media, people have praised Morocco as an African victory. After the departure of the African soccer teams, the people of the continent decided to cheer on the Moroccan soccer team.
But, the Moroccan FA has said that their World Cup victory has nothing to do with Africa. In addition, in a comment after his surprise victory over Spain, the Moroccan national team player Sofiane Boufal he told the international media that his victory was for the Arab world.
“Thank you to all the Moroccans around the world for your support, to all the Arabs and to all the Muslims,” he said.
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Morocco coach Walid Regragui disagreed with Boufal. He said in an interview that he hopes to fly the flag of African football high. He said that after questioning whether Morocco is playing for the Arab world.
“I am not here to be a politician. We want to fly the flag of Africa high, just like Senegal, Ghana and Cameroon. We are here to represent Africa”, said the former Wydad Casablanca coach. AIM.
Regragui said he is looking forward to the time when Africa can produce a World Cup winner.
“African football has often been described as mediocre, not as good as other places, but at this World Cup, I think we have shown that we can give anyone a run for their money. We are talking about European teams, South American teams and I hope that in the future we will see more African teams. Why not an African World Cup champion in the future?
The World Cup resumes this Friday with the quarterfinal battles. Morocco will play Portugal on Saturday.
