Gessime Yassine, the spark that makes Moroccan supporters vibrate

In the Metropolitano stadium, the confrontation between the recent African champions and the South American team proved rather disappointing in terms of play. However, the attention quickly focused on Gessime Yassine. According to the EFE agency, each touch of the ball by the 20-year-old player triggered "a murmur" of excitement among the Moroccan supporters in the stands.

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Although his limited playing time did not allow him to fully demonstrate his technical qualities, this first cap with the senior team confirms his meteoric progress. The main architect of Morocco’s success in the last U-20 World Cup, the right winger took a decisive step last January by joining the French club Strasbourg.

His call-up illustrates the vision of the new coach, who replaces Walid Regragui. Mohamed Ouahbi wants to gradually integrate the U-20 hopefuls he himself has coached. These young talents have already widely proven their talent on the international stage and embody the future of the national team.

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A few months before the summer World Cup, Morocco hopes to capitalize on its historic fourth place in 2022 to aim for the podium. In closed matches like the one played in the Spanish capital, a punchy profile like Yassine’s could well become one of the "surprise cards" of the African squad for the tournament.