Mondial U17: Abdellah Ouazane, the Ajax player who almost signed with Real Madrid, saves Morocco

The Atlas Lions owed their qualification to the 16-year-old player, described as a "golden substitute". The Dutch media recalls that "things got complicated" for Morocco, trailing 1-0 by a goal from Jude Terry, writes Voetbal International. Elimination seemed imminent, especially since Morocco avoided the worst when American Mathis Albert missed a penalty.

The course of the match turned at the 65th minute with the entry of Ouazane. Voetbal Premier, headlining "Ajax midfielder Ouazane saves the Moroccan U17 selection with a magnificent goal", highlights the individual action of the young player. Shortly before the end of regulation time, he "dribbled past four defenders before calmly slotting the ball into the net", thus snatching the equalizer and the winning penalty shootout.

A talent who almost signed with Real Madrid

The Dutch media took the opportunity of this performance to recall the career of this talent. Abdellah Ouazane currently plays with Jong Ajax, the reserve team of the Amsterdam club, in the Dutch second division.

The young Moroccan had come close to another trajectory last summer. He would have been close to joining Real Madrid, but the transfer to the Spanish club "ultimately did not materialize".