He led the Moroccan national football team in a historic and unprecedented achievement by reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup currently taking place in Qatar, bringing every single Moroccan a moment of joy and happiness in their towns and villages.
Immediately after Argentine referee Fernando Rapallini announced the victory of the Atlas Lions after Ashraf Hakimi’s penalty shoot-out goal and qualifying them as the first Arab country to achieve this achievement, the Moroccans came out to express their joy, pleasure and gratitude to the national elite who could diligently and worthy of achieving victory at the expense of the Spanish national team, which is considered one of the strongest ranked teams in the world.
Red and green colors covered squares and streets in neighborhoods and residential complexes, flags and banners were raised praising the Moroccan team, which proved its height, distinction and development.