Bilal El Khannouss is back in Belgium: “Very proud to have been able to experience a World Cup at 18”
The young Moroccan midfielder is back from the World Cup, which saw the Atlas Lions finish in a splendid 4th place.
No Bilal El Khannouss this evening during the Belgian Cup duel between Anderlecht and Genk. The midfielder, revelation of this start to the season with the Limburgers, flew away last month with Morocco for the World Cup. The best in the history of the national team, by far. After receiving the tributes of the King of Morocco, El Khannouss landed this Wednesday at Brussels-Zaventem airport, welcomed by his relatives and several supporters.
“It was a very nice experience,” El Khannouss told reporters.Het Laatste Nieuws, also present themselves for his return to Belgian lands. “I’m very proud of what the team has shown and to have been able to experience that at 18.”
“We have described our achievement in Morocco in recent days and I would also like to attribute the people for that”, continued El Khannouss, who had his first minutes in the Moroccan tunic during the small final against Croatia (2-1 ).
This experience will undoubtedly have brought him a lot of business and confidence for the rest of the season in the Pro League, where Genk is in the lead with 10 points ahead of Union. “Now I focus on Racing Genk.”