Morocco flies to the World Cup quarterfinals and celebrates them with a wonderful dedication to Nouri

In the most important moment in the history of football, the Morocco did not forget a footballer who could have been part of this selection but who has lived in a very difficult situation for many years, five now. The players of Regragui’s team, celebrating the historic victory over Spain, took off the former midfielder’s shirt in the locker room Nouri. A shirt dedicated to him, including the number 34 he wore when he played for Ajax.

World Cup quarterfinals Morocco had never caught up with them until Qatar 2022, in fact until a few days ago they had only won the last 16 on the field once. In this World Cup, the path of the Moroccans has been splendid and it is not over yet. Because after the epic victory against Spain on penalties we have to challenge Portugal, which for now no longer has CR7 as a totem. One more game as an underdog, but we can bet that the Atlas Lions will try to rewrite history, even across the continent, because an African team has never reached the semi-finals of the World Cup.

The joy of Moroccan footballers after their triumph against Spain in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Even with all this, it is easy to imagine the enormous joy of Hakimi and his teammates, who, after beating Spain, one of the favorites, returned to the locker room and wanted to honor Abdelhak NouriAjax player born in Morocco. They took a white shirt from Morocco with the number 34 and put it on display. The photo quickly circulated on the web and on social media.

Many shared, especially Ajax who thanked the memory or rather the homage to Nouri who in the summer of 2017 he suffered a heart attack while playing a friendly with the Dutch national team. His story is very sad. As Nouri was revived on the pitch and rushed to hospital, a few days later it was revealed that he had suffered severe and permanent brain damage. Nouri was in a coma and in the hospital for a long time before returning home. Many Moroccan footballers always carry him in their hearts, because they know him well and because they played with him, and in a moment of enormous and shared joy they wanted to remember him. A nice gesture that could not go unnoticed.