RIYADH: When Morocco claimed the FIFA U-20 World Cup at the weekend, it was a historic landmark for football in the North African country and the wider Arab world.
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The young Atlas Lions’ finest hour came courtesy of a 2-0 win over Argentina in Santiago, Chile, in the early hours of Oct. 20, with two-goal hero Yassir Zabrini announcing himself to the world as a star of the future.
Zabrini was not the only hero. The collective triumph could herald the dawn of a new generation of talent for a country who, after the senior team’s glorious march to the semifinals at Qatar 2022, can claim to be leading the way for Arab football on the international stage.
What made the success in Chile even sweeter was that Morocco’s youngsters exacted revenge for their swashbuckling elders.
