Morocco National Team Visits Salé Prison, Honors Inmates’ World Cup Tribute Art

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Morocco National Team Visits Salé Prison, Honors Inmates' World Cup Tribute Art

Currently in a training camp in preparation for the friendly matches against Brazil and Peru, the Moroccan national team took the opportunity to visit the detainees at the Salé prison.

Leading the delegation is Walid Regragui accompanied by his staff, and players including Hakim Ziyech, Sofiane Boufal, Romain Saiss, Noussair Mazraoui. Their visit to this Salé prison is not a coincidence. During the 2022 Qatar World Cup, several inmates distinguished themselves by "impressive portraits of the Moroccan players".

This visit by the Atlas Lions is therefore an act of recognition of the talent of these prisoners who paid tribute to them with huge murals to salute the feat accomplished in introducing for the first time an African team in the semi-finals. The visit of the Moroccan players was a moment of convi