Protector of the Atlas Lions' den. ?Yassine Bounou wins the Total Energies Award for Best Player against Nigeria and Morocco in the 2025 African Cup of Nations Total Energies.
The Atlas Lions are on the cusp of glory. ??The Moroccan national team qualifies for the final of the 2025 African Cup of Nations Total Energies. ?
Penalty kicks and goalkeeper Yassine Bounou led the Moroccan national team to advance to the final match of the African Cup of Nations currently being held in Morocco.The Moroccan national team continued its dream of winning the continental competition title for the second time in its history, after the 1976 edition, after defeating its Nigerian counterpart 4/2 on penalties, in the semi-finals of the continental competition on Wednesday at Moulay Abdellah Stadium in the Moroccan capital, RabatThe regular and extra time ended in a goalless draw, as the two teams failed to score throughout the four sets, after their players competed to waste all the opportunities they had throughout the 120, so they resorted to penalty kicks, which ultimately smiled on the Moroccan team, thanks to the brilliance of its goalkeeper Bono, who saved two penalty kicks from the Nigerian team players.
Thus, the Moroccan national team will meet the Senegalese national team in the final match next Sunday at the same stadium, while the Nigerian national team will play next Saturday against the Egyptian national team at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, to determine the third-place team and the bronze medal.The Senegalese national team had booked its first place in the final of the tournament, after its 1-0 victory over the Egyptian national team in the other semi-final match, at Tangier Stadium, earlier.
