AFCON Feud Escalates: Morocco's Ex-Star Fires Back at Egypt's Coach Over World Cup Record
17 January 2026
AFCON Semi-Final Postmortem: A War of Words Between Nations
Hamza Bourzouk, the former Moroccan international, criticized Egypt coach Hossam Hassan after the Pharaohs' narrow semi-final defeat to Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Hassan claimed Egypt has seven AFCON titles and insisted no other team can match that record.
Bourzouk responded on the podcast Koura fi al-90, telling them to feel ashamed, joking that their footballing balance sheet reads zero.
He added that Egypt, a giant of African football, has never won a World Cup match in its history.
He caps it by saying the world should be ashamed that Egypt has zero World Cup victories.
The piece also notes Morocco's fourth-place finish at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a run that surprised the world.
Ahead of a forthcoming Africa Cup match between Egypt and Nigeria, the article links to a recap featuring both teams.
Egypt's coach is asked to reflect, while the Moroccan star predicts that fans should keep their humor nearby.
As Morocco's national team once showed, football is a roller coaster that even the historic giants must ride.
Punchline 1: If zero wins were a country's stock, Egypt just opened a new line of credit in humility.
Punchline 2: Morocco's legend proves that sometimes a fourth place can outrun a nation's bragging rights—math is simple, but headlines are not.
