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Moroccan stars are taking advantage of their partner’s absence and breaking his records
Former Morocco star Youssef En-Nessiri missed out on a new World Cup record as he was left out of the Lions’ squad for the global forum.
Morocco coach Mohamed Webe dropped the 29-year-old Al-Nusairi from the list in favor of other offensive names after he underperformed for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad in the second half of last season.
Al-Nusairi joined Al-Amed in the winter transfer window last January to compensate for Karim Benzema’s departure to Al-Hilal, but he has not provided the expected boost.
En-Nessiri lost his title as the youngest player to score for Morocco in World Cup history after youngster Jassim Yassine broke the record by scoring against Haiti this Thursday morning at the age of 20 years and 213 days, according to Statsfoot.
🇲🇦 Gesime Yassin (20 years 213 days) became the youngest scorer in the history of the Moroccan team in the World Cup ahead of Youssef En-Neysri (21 years 24 days). #MARHAY:
— Stats Foot (@Statsdufoot) June 24, 2026
Yasin’s goal was scored in the third round of the third group of the current world championship.
As for En-Nesir, he scored a goal for the Atlas Lions against Spain at the 2018 World Cup at the age of 21 years and 24 days.
This comes later En-Nessiri also lost the title of Morocco’s most capped player in major tournaments (World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations) where his tally stood at 30, while Ashraf Hakimi surpassed him with 31 after his appearance against Haiti.
Not only that, but En-Nessiri also threatens to lose the title of Morocco’s all-time top scorer at the World Cup. With 3 goals, after Ismail Saibari matched him with a goal in each of the three matches played so far in the tournament.
The Eindhoven star, who has been nominated for a move to Bayern Munich, can set a record if he scores a goal against the Group 6 leaders in the second round match.
