SERAMBINEWS.COM – National team Morocco one of the representatives of Africa who was not so counted in the race for the championship world Cup 2022 which takes place in Qatar.
But who would have thought, the team nicknamed the Atlas Lions surprisingly made it to the semi-finals world Cup 2022 Qatar and will face France on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
Even on their way, Morocco overthrew former world champions Spain on penalties in the round of 16 and sent off Portugal in the quarter-finals 2-1.
From this achievement, there were several names of players who later became the star, including their goalkeeper, namely Yassine Bounou.
Same Yassine Bounou become national heroes Morocco meet Spain in the last 16 world Cup (6/12/2022).
Goalkeeper who goes by the colloquial name Bono performed brilliantly in the penalty shootout at the Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Bono, the last wall of the Atlas Lions Yassine Bounou actually born in Montreal, Canada.
However, from an early age, Bono moved to Morocco. He started his professional career at a local club MoroccoWydad Casablanca, in 2010.
After two seasons playing in his own country, Bono was then signed by Spanish League rivals Atletico Madrid.
Atlético, known as the “factory” of the best goalkeepers, became the place where Bono honed his skills.
Unfortunately, he didn’t get a place in Los Rojiblancos’ main squad. Bono was then loaned out to Real Zaragoza for the 2014-2016 term.
The 195cm posture owner then moved to Girona in the summer of 2016. He defended the Girona banner for three seasons.
At the end of the 2018-19 season, following Girona’s relegation from La Liga, Bono joined Sevilla on loan.
Bono’s ability continued to accelerate with Sevilla and successfully became the Andalucia team’s number one goalkeeper.
In the preliminary round of Group F world Cup 2022, Bono played the opening game against Croatia and the last game against Canada.
This article was published on Kompas.com with the title “Bono profile: Goalkeeper of Morocco, hero of the penalty shootout against Spain”
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