Bonus: who is Morocco’s star goalkeeper, born in Canada and with an Argentinian accent

image sources, Catherine Mueller – FIFA

Legend,

Yassine Bounou celebrates the victory after the match between Morocco and Portugal.

Morocco have earned a place of honor at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. For the first time, the African team has qualified for a semi-final, having left Portugal behind. The team managed to maintain their score at zero in 4 of the 5 games they played in Qatar. A feat that is due to its star goalkeeper: Yassine Bouno, better known as Bono.

“We are here to change mentalities and get rid of inferiority,” said the 31-year-old goalkeeper. “Morocco are ready to face anyone in the world, beyond the semi-finals and everything else.”

Bono has captured the attention of this World Cup for such feats as he demonstrated in the game against Spain, when he saved two penalties and haven’t conceded a goal in 130 minutes. This match, which excluded the Spanish team, has become a historic milestone for Moroccan football.

“We changed that mentality and the generation that will follow us will know that Moroccan players can create miracles“, did he declare.

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