FIFA World Cup: Okocha lauds Chelsea star in Morocco shock win over Belgium 

Former Nigeria international Austin Jay Jay Okocha has praised winger Hakim Ziyech for his impactful role in Morocco 2-0 shock triumph over Belgium at Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup on Sunday.

Goals from Zakaria Aboukhlal and Abdelhamid Sabiri secured the North African’s famous win over the world second ranked best European giants  and the Nigeria legend credited Chelsea winger for his pivotal role in the victory, providing the assist for their second goal.

“We said it before the game that records are meant to be broken and that we hope that it would be today and now they’ve gone on to make us proud because it’s a well-deserved win,” Okocha said on SuperSport.

“What I love about this win is that after they scored the way they managed the game, defended in numbers, and took responsibility to ensure that this Belgium team did not get anything.

“I’m overwhelmed with joy and I think I think we have to say congratulations to Morocco.

“Take nothing away from this goal and you have to give credit to Ziyech for the hard work he put in making sure he picked out his teammate. I mean, that sealed the game,” the former Bolton Wanderers skipper said.

Walid Regragui became the first Morocco manager since 1998 to lead the Atlas Lion to victory at the World Cup, toppling 2018 semi-finalists Belgium in an entertaining Group F encounter.

The win saw the Moroccans climbed up to the top of Group F with four points ahead of Belgium with three points.

With at least a draw, Morocco will hope to make it out of the group stage when it face off against Canada in the final Group F game on Thursday, December 1.