Morocco, who face Spain in the round of 16, is one of the big surprises of the world Qatar 2022 for their great performance in the group stage. A priori he was not one of the favorites to top group F which he shared with Croatia, Belgium and Canada, but he surprised and advanced undefeated and into the lead. Among his players is the goalkeeper Yassine Bounoubetter known as Linkwhich is one of the figures of the team and He has great fanaticism for River Plate.
Bono was born in Canada, but represents Morocco, his parents’ country of origin and where he moved when he was 7 years old. His football career started at Wydad Casablanca and in 2012, when he was 21, he signed for Atlético de Madrid. From there, his entire career took place in Spain. He has had passages through Zaragoza and Girona, but since 2019 he has defended the three sticks of Sevilla.
A particular feature of the goalkeeper is that he feels a great passion for River. There are different aspects of his life that reveal his feelings. In his position, all references of him are from River Plate, as he admires him Germán Burgos, Amedeo Carrizo and Ubaldo Matildo Fillol. In fact, the Monkey directed it during his time as a field assistant of Diego Pablo Simeone.
“The first shirt my father gave me was from Argentina”, the goalkeeper said some time ago. From that moment, and after that, he began to follow Argentine football. Undoubtedly that shirt was one of the reasons that helped him get closer to the Slumdog Millionaire and the founding stone of his fanaticism.
As a fan he was able to be present in a historic moment for the club. Bono watched as they conquered the 2018 Copa Libertadores, held in Madrid and facing River and Boca in the final. Leander Chichizolaa former player of Núñez’s team, was in charge of getting him a ticket to be able to go to the Santiago Bernabéu.
The idol of the Moroccan is Ariel Ortega, but it’s not just a footballer’s taste. Bono’s dog is named Ariel after the Burrito. “I named my dog Ariel after Burrito Ortega, I’m a River fan”revealed to TyC Sports a while ago.
In the last few hours, journalist Víctor Tujschinaider gave him a River shirt with the surname Ortega and the number 10.
Surely being able to have that shirt was a dream come true for the goalkeeper, who is on the eve of what will be a very important match to advance in the World Cup.
The day Bono disappeared in Qatar in 2022
At the World Cup, the Moroccan goalkeeper was the protagonist of a particular situation. In the match with Belgium, Bono abandoned his team between the intonation of the national anthem and the usual photo of the starting lineup. Well yes, in those few seconds between one action and another, the Moroccan goalkeeper “disappeared” without giving too much information.
What happened? Bono was given an anti-inflammatory in the locker room for a knock on his hip that was bothering him, but it didn’t go well and he got a stomach ache as he sang the national anthem of his country. He then approached the Moroccan coach Walid Regragui and, after a chat, went straight to the locker room.
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Source: Clarin
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