Rabat – Ahead of the much anticipated Morocco-Brazil friendly game, the Atlas Lions visited the local prison in the city of Sale, on Tuesday, March 21, to promote sports in prison institutions and work to rehabilitate prisoners.
During their visit, the Atlas Lions viewed works of art, specifically portraits of the players on the walls by the prisoners in honor of Morocco’s epic World Cup journey.
La journée des Lions à la prison de Salé pic.twitter.com/pW1RDZrG5V
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Meanwhile, the prisoners had the opportunity to meet the national team’s football players.
Videos and images of the national team players quickly made the rounds on social media platforms.
Sports news outlet MVN, shared a video on Twitter in which the Atlas Lions including Hakim Ziyech, Azzedine Ounahi, Walid Cheddira, and other key players can be seen enjoying their visit.
The Moroccan national team visited the local prison in Salé
The prisoners have created impressive portraits of the players pic.twitter.com/2KTHpCCXQz
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The Atlas Lions’ visit to Morocco comes ahead of the much-anticipated friendly games lined up against Brazil and Peru.
The team will play against Brazil at Tangier’s Grand Stadium on March 25, before traveling to Madrid to play against Peru on March 28 at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium.
Earlier this month, Morocco’s head coach Walid Regragui announced the squad list for the friendly games which includes Yassine Bounou, Munir El Kajoui, Reda Tagnaouti, Mehdi Benabid, Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Ghanem Saiss, and Noussair Mazraoui, among others.
The friendly games come following the Moroccan squad’s unprecedented achievements –becoming the first African and Arab-speaking country to reach the World Cup semi-finals– which were widely celebrated across Morocco, Africa, and worldwide.
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