El Aynaoui: "We Made the Nation Proud in the Opening Match and Aim for a Good Result Against Mali"

Naël El Aynaoui, a player for the Moroccan national team, affirmed that the national squad succeeded in making the Moroccan people proud during the first match. He noted that the team had sufficient time to prepare for their encounter against Mali, which is part of the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations group stage.

El Aynaoui stated in remarks to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation's official website: “We made the Moroccan people proud in the first match, and we had enough time to prepare for the Mali game.”

He added: “We prepared for this match using video analysis, in addition to training sessions on the field, with the aim of achieving a good result against the Mali national team.”

He concluded: “We must focus on ourselves. We know that the other teams are working hard, and we must work even better to present a good image of ourselves.”