Morocco’s historic achievement has been welcomed around the world. The whole of Africa has lined up behind the Moroccans in the surprising success of the World Cup tournament.
This time for Africa – now is Africa’s time.
The 2010 World Cup held in South Africa Shakira’s performed theme song is more current than ever. The Colombian artist tweeted familiar lyrics from his song and added a Moroccan flag to his update after Morocco became the first African country ever to secure a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
So it is in many ways the achievement of the whole of Africa. The president of Senegal, who had already dropped out of the Games Macky Sall was so happy that he congratulated Morocco in capital letters on his Twitter account.
The joy of the Moroccans on the field was limitless when the final whistle blew in the match against Portugal. The head coach Walid Regragui emphasized According to the BBC (you will switch to another service)that it is all about the victory of Africa.
– I told the players before the match that we have to write history for all of Africa. I’m really, really happy.
It was a particularly great emotional charge With Soufiane Boufaliwho danced on the field with his overjoyed mother.
– This is crazy. We live in a dream from which we don’t want to wake up. We deserve all this and the tournament is not over yet, Boufal said of the Moroccan Le Matin magazine (you switch to another service) by.
Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat continued in Boufali’s line and shared comments after the match with pride.
– We deserve this one thousand percent. We fight and play with our hearts for the people of our country. Unbelievable. It felt like we were playing at home.
It has also looked like that in the TV pictures, that Morocco really plays like at home. The Moroccans have filled the stands in Qatar and kept the atmosphere going as best as they could in every match.
As the tournament progresses, Moroccans living in different parts of the world and Africans in general have found the team stronger than ever. The Africans interviewed by Reuters are happy for Morocco, both in Ivory Coast, Senegal and Cameroon.
Morocco’s next opponent will be decided on Saturday night when England and France meet in the last quarter-final.