After Morocco surprised the world to qualify from what looked on paper to be a very difficult group, I spoke about the team's desire and intentional patter of play. My conclusion and constant praise for the team is inspired by the way they are tactically disciplined which, has been lacking in 98% of African teams since time immemorial. A quality which has got everyone talking about them after successive knock out game heroics against two of the most powerful footballing nations in the world. If we've seen any African side close to what Morocco is currently doing, then we must look at the Cameroonian team of Italia 1990 or the Senegalese team of Korea/Japan 2002. The Moroccans are quick on the counter, and very solid defensively with Romain Saiis, Sofiane Amrabat and Achraf Hakimi's combination putting that back line in a solid shape. Also, one must give some credit to Hakim Ziyech and Sofiane Boufal who've been incredible on the wings. While Morocco is not the most gifted African side in terms of man-to-man player quality, compared to teams like Algeria, Ghana and Nigeria, one must praise them for their collective show of responsibility which has seen them gone so far and in the process, becoming the first African side to reach a world cup semi since the competition was founded 88 years ago. That being said, other African nations who're as equally endowed with a plethora of gifted players like Morocco must as a matter of necessity, pick a tip and or two from the Moroccans who're playing a modest and slightly above average European football. Perhaps then, Africa can produce more of this monumental magic. Congratulations Morocco.

Morocco does not identify with Africa