Doha: Along with the rise of Morocco in the Qatar World Cup, the mothers of the players are also grabbing attention. A group of pictures of the national team celebrating with their mothers following every match played in Qatar has gone viral on social media. “A mother remains a beacon of life for those who walk the road,” Anadolu news agency reports the words of Moroccan team coach Walid Regraghi.
Their mothers accompanied the Moroccan team to World Cup matches. The stars did not miss the opportunity to express their gratitude to their mothers in any game. It was seen once more and once more in every match. The Moroccan team won a unique victory once morest Portugal in the quarter-finals and reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and wrote a new history. Morocco became the first Arab and African team to reach the semi-finals in the history of the World Cup.
A video of team member Sufian Boufal dancing with his mother in celebration of Morocco’s qualification to the World Cup semi-finals is still going viral on social media.
FIFA wrote on Twitter, “A key Alex Reed who came to watch the game mightn’t stay in the stands. So Sufian Boufal’s mother entered the Al Thumama stadium to celebrate. This mother is the star of Morocco’s celebrations today”. It was widely shared on Twitter. One responded, ‘Nothing makes a mother happier than when her son wins.’ These clips have been dubbed as the cutest videos of the 2022 World Cup.
Amidst the celebrations of the Moroccan team qualifying for the quarter-finals of the World Cup, the Moroccan team’s coach, Walid Regragui, surprised the crowd when he entered the stands of the stadium to kiss his mother on the head. He repeated this in the match once morest Portugal. The Moroccan coach’s mother has a big role in his life. She supported her family by working as a cleaner at Orly Airport in Paris.
Team member Ashraf Hakimi has expressed his gratitude many times for his mother’s role in his life. After celebrating with his teammates following the match once morest Spain, he ran to his mother, hugged and kissed her and took off his jersey.
After the win once morest Belgium, he also wrote, “I love you, mom,” via his Twitter account. He also shared several pictures with his mother. Hakimi expressed his gratitude many times for the role of his mother who worked as a domestic servant to earn a living. They had a hard time finding money to train and go to the gym.
