Tommy N’Konoparrot and African football legend, celebrating the success of Morocco, who surprised everyone by entering the semifinals of the World Cup in Qatar. “I didn’t expect. The way he did it is a pride. It shows the football of our continent that with work you can reach goals you can’t imagine”, he pointed out, who attended the MD.
The former Cameroonian goalkeeper emphasized that “Morocco is the guide for Africans to see that things can be achieved thanks to work and concentration.” N’Kono He asks his continent to be ambitious, not to settle. “You have to believe. Believe that you can win.” As the Moroccans did to reach the penultimate step of the highest competition.
In fact, the current goalkeeper coach of RCD Espanyol, admitted that his team had no such desire when they reached the quarterfinals of the 1990 World Cup, held in Italy. “At that World Cup, when we got to the quarterfinals, a lot of people wanted to go home.” In this sense, N’Kono also remembered that they lacked the experience and vision to assess what they had achieved. “The lack of knowing that once a person reaches a goal, it is very difficult to achieve it again. Luck lasts a short time and you also need to know how to grab it”.
One of the great achievements of Morocco is the union as a group also thanks to the new coach. In just three months, Regragui knew how to unite the entire dressing room and let them know the coming together for the goal: “Having a good team is also having a good union. You have to be a team, consider many things, want to live together. Defending a country is defending many things.”
Ask Onana for humility
In his country, Cameroon is a team for the future, with Samuel Eto’o to the head of the Federation. “I am confident now because Samuel has taken forward. In future editions, Cameroon will do more. This is the first big competition for many of our players”, he pointed out.
He also talked about the case Onana and sent a public message to the doorman of Inter Milan. “You have to be humble. Humility is more important than anything else. You’re able to reach your goals.” Despite commenting that he doesn’t know exactly what happened, he insists that “the values of life are very important.” N’Konowho knows OnanaHe didn’t want to go any further. “I will talk to him internally. The advice within what a family is given at home “, he sentence.
Finally, he spoke Gigi Buffonwith whom he has a very good relationship and is included in his tribute party Cameroon when Tommy he retired. “For him I am an inspiration and that is an honor. I’ve been preparing for his farewell match for five months,” he laughed.
Source: La Verdad
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