Sofiane Boufal, a Morocco international, has gained attention after videos showed him hugging his mother and kissing her on the head after the Atlas Lions advanced to the second round of the 2022 World Cup to be held in the Qatari capital . , Doha.
After the end of the match against his country and Canada, the Moroccan striker was eager to meet his mother, who sat in the stands of the Al Tumama stadium, before giving her a warm hug, a kiss on the head and presenting her with his jersey.
Sofiane Boufal, 29, was mainly involved in the North American clash, which was won yesterday, Thursday and in the group stage by Morocco by two goals to one.
Sofiane Boufal is regarded as one of the important options for Walid Regraki, manager of the Atlas Lions, as well as 30 international matches to his credit, in which he scored 6 goals.