Yassine Bounou gives his FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ‘Player of the Match’ award to Youssef En-Nesyri
2 years ago

Yassine Bounou gives his FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ‘Player of the Match’ award to Youssef En-Nesyri

The Hindu  

Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou starred for his side once again, registering three diving saves to maintain a clean sheet in the quarterfinal match against Portugal at the Al Thumama Stadium. In Qatar 2022, no player of the opposition, thus far, has been able to get the ball past the 1.95m tall custodian. On Saturday, after yet another exceptional display, Bounou was named ‘Player of the Match’. Post-match numbers reveal, Bounou threaded passes at an accuracy of 70 per cent, while his long ball accuracy rate was 55 against Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. Bounou, however, decided to hand the beautiful matte red trophy over to teammate Youssef En-Nesyri, who struck the winner against A Selecao.

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Morocco goalkeeper Bounou joins Neymar at Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal
1 year, 4 months ago

Morocco goalkeeper Bounou joins Neymar at Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal

Associated Press  

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The Hindu  

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2 years ago

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Al Jazeera  

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2 years ago

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The Hindu  

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2 years ago

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The Hindu  

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2 years ago

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LA Times  

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2 years ago

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The Hindu  

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FIFA World Cup: Why did Morocco switch goalkeepers before kickoff against Belgium?
2 years ago

FIFA World Cup: Why did Morocco switch goalkeepers before kickoff against Belgium?

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Morocco counting on Boufal and Ziyech for goals at World Cup
2 years, 1 month ago

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Associated Press  

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