Yassine Bounou reaches 100th international match with the Atlas Lions

Moroccan international Yassine Bounou, goalkeeper for Al Hilal, has reached a historic milestone by playing his 100th international match for the national team, following his participation against Niger in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification.

Yassine Bounou has distributed his 100 matches (totaling 8805 minutes played) between: 35 Friendlies, 19 in Africa Cup of Nations Qualification, 18 in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, 16 in FIFA World Cup Qualification, and 12 in the FIFA World Cup, most notably his epic performance in the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and his historic brilliance against Spain.

With this achievement, Yassine Bounou joins the list of legends for the 'Lions' with the most appearances, alongside Achraf Hakimi (104 matches) and the leader Nourredine Naybet (115 matches).