Al Ain player, Moroccan international Soufiane Rahimi, attributed the secret behind his brilliance in the Summer Olympics “Paris 2024” and his scoring of eight goals that contributed to the “Atlas Lions” winning the bronze medal to the prayers of his parents, stressing that the hard work with his fellow players under the leadership of coach Tariq Saktiwi enabled them to achieve one of their goals.
The Moroccan striker admitted that the main goal behind participating in the Olympics was to return from Paris with the gold medal just to please his country’s fans, but Rahimi returned and confirmed that obtaining the bronze medal was deserved.
The Moroccan national team won the bronze medal after a great victory over its Egyptian counterpart with a score of 6-0 in the third-place match, a match in which Soufiane Rahimi managed to score two goals, raising his tally of goals to eight.
Rahimi said in media statements after the match: “We were hoping to win the gold medal, especially since the Moroccan public loves challenges, but we did not succeed in that. We achieved a well-deserved bronze, and this medal will remain historic because we are the first generation to achieve it in the history of the Moroccan Olympic team. We are very happy with this coronation and we always look forward to the best.”
Rahimi, who had missed out on participating with the first team in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, concluded by saying: “The Moroccan national team deserves titles and awards. We hope to continue in the same manner in the future. We have a historic generation and great players.”
By scoring eight goals during the current tournament, Soufiane became the first Moroccan player to score this number of goals, and he also equaled the record of the Egyptian player Mustafa Riyad, who also scored eight goals during the Tokyo tournament in 1964, and the Argentine Carlos Tevez, who scored eight goals in the 2004 Olympics held in Athens.
It is worth noting that Rahimi scored in all of the Moroccan national team’s matches in the Olympics, starting with the group stage matches, during the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and he continued to leave his mark in the third-place match that gave his country the bronze medal.
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