JI’m French, I was born in France, I have a French passport, but tomorrow, I’m sorry, I will support the Morocco team, because this country marked me and people brought me love to a point you can’t even imagine”he claimed at the microphone of RMC sport.
“I received so many things that I share a little of their joy today (…). I wish them the best in the world for tomorrow”he added.
He claims to have lived in Morocco for a “fantastic adventure” with a group of players in a country that “love soccer”emphasizing that today, “the earth is shaking in Morocco, they are so proud and they deserve it” because there is “such a passion” it’s a reward “exceptional”.
The performance of the Atlas Lions during this World Cup, by becoming the first African and Arab selection to qualify for the last four, constitutes, in the eyes of Hervé Renard, “a great reward” for the African continent, believing that the Atlas Lions “will give an exceptional impetus for the other African nations, which must certainly believe in themselves today”.
According to him, this World Cup in Qatar will remain as “something magnificent for Moroccan and African football”.
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