At 26, Youssef En-Neysri is playing his fourth African Cup of Nations with Morocco and, on Wednesday, became the first Moroccan international to score in four different editions of the CAN!
A gem from the Mohammed VI Academy and recruited by Malaga at the age of 18, Youssef En-Neysri is, at 26, in 64 matches with the Moroccan national team, scoring 18 goals. The current Sevilla striker scored the third goal for the Atlas Lions against Tanzania (3-0) on Wednesday, when the semi-finalist of the 2022 World Cup entered the competition at the 2022 World Cup. Africa of nations in Ivory Coast.
En-Neysri simply becomes the first Moroccan player to score in four different editions of the CAN. The native of Fez was launched by Hervé Renard and scored at CAN 2017 against Togo in the group stage. In 2019, he scored the winning goal against the Ivorians in the second group match, before scoring in the third match against Benin. In 2022, disappointingly, he only scored against Malawi in the round of 16.
To go to the end, Walid Regragui’s Morocco will need its scorer, excellent with his head and generous with pressing. En-Neysri obviously entered the hearts of the Moroccan people during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by securing the 2-0 victory against Canada in the second match, before qualifying the Lions against Portugal in the quarter-finals (before the elimination against the French team).
