Achraf Hakimi and the Moroccan Olympic dream

After beating the United States (4-0), the Moroccan Olympic team faces Spain, in the semi-final of the men’s Olympic football tournament of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The Moroccan right-back of PSG Achraf Hakimicaptain of the Atlas Lion Cubs, aims for the gold medal.

On the road to a gold medal? After reaching the semi-finals of the Olympic Games football tournament for the first time in its history, Morocco faces Spain this Monday at the Stade de Vélodrome in Marseille. A revenge match for the Spanish who will try to defeat the Moroccan Olympic team, the senior Moroccan team having eliminated La Roja in the quarter-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Before this decisive match, Achraf Hakimi reveals his ambition for Morocco. The captain of the Moroccan Olympic team is aiming for the gold medal. “I have only one goal here, it is to win the medal,” he confided. The Moroccan right-back of PSG therefore expects to reach a final. A place in the final would be particularly special for Hakimi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and who would play in his stadium, the Parc des Princes, if Morocco qualifies, believes Online mail.