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The Moroccan scorer of the Emirian club wants to be one of the best scorers in the tournament and “represent Al Ain with pride” at the World Cup.
L’Al Ain FC is one of the four representatives of the AFC to The FIFA 2025 ™ FIFA Club World Cup
Soufiane Rahimi regularly scored during her four seasons with the Emirian club
The attacker was the top scorer of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Morocco won bronze
If there was still a doubt about the love that Soufiane Rahimi carries in football, her answer to the age-old question “what a job would you have done if you had not been a footballer”, should no longer leave one.
“I would choose football again,” he told FIFA.
It is a fairly obvious choice in view of his talent. After undoubtedly achieved the best year of his career, the Al Ain FC striker, who has just celebrated his 29th birthday, addresses the FIFA ™ club World Cup in great shape.
He also distinguished himself at the Paris 2024 Olympic tournament, which he finished top scorer by scoring in the six matches of Morocco, who won a historic bronze medal.
The prolific striker, who does not lack self-confidence, aims very high at the World Cups Displayed in the United States: “It is true that the past year was special for me and I want to continue to improve each year to make the next one even better than the previous one. »»
“I hope that I will be one of the best scorers in the Club World Cup, or at least one of the players who will mark this competition from its imprint. I always say that nothing is impossible in football. »»
“You have to believe in your abilities,” said the native of Casablanca. “Fortunately, I am one of those players who believe in them. I want to keep the same aspirations and the same level of concentration that allowed me to distinguish myself in the Champions League (from the AFC) and at the Olympic Games. ”
If he continues on this momentum, it is likely that Al Ain will make a good journey in the competition, which is moreover the objective that Soufiane Rahimi set for himself.
“Like all the teams participating in this major event, we have great ambitions,” said the versatile striker. “We hope to be up to the expectations of our fans, as well as those of all football lovers. Nothing is impossible in football. We will give everything to achieve our goal and represent Al Ain with pride.”
At first, the Emirian giants will have a lot to do in a formidable G group where European heavyweights like Manchester City and Juventus FC, as well as African royalty embodied by Wydad AC.
Far from being discouraged, it is exactly the kind of challenges that excites one of the most effective finish on the planet.
“These are big teams,” he admitted. “Each of us wants to give the best of himself and reveal ourselves in the eyes of the world. I want to give myself 100 % and make the whole world look at us. Mearing up to the biggest clubs, it is both galvanizing and transcendent. These matches ask for courage and play with passion and heart. God, thank you, we will play the big teams that wanna.”
After going around the most fervent atmospheres in Asia during his four seasons in Al Ain, the Moroccan star is impatient to taste the atmosphere of the United States, during a competition where he could meet the player with whom he always dreamed of sharing the field.
“The atmosphere promises to be impressive, especially since the competition brings together all these major clubs, as well as the winners of the continental cuts, in stadiums that will also host the World Cup (FIFA 26 ™) next year.”
“It is already exciting in itself, but you also have to think of all the legends that will be present. For me, there is a player who distinguishes himself from all the others, it is Lionel Messi. All the players and all the fans of the world – and I was a fan before being a player – admire Messi.”
“He is one of the best players in the world so he necessarily attracts attention. It would be extraordinary to play against him in the United States.”
Soufiane Rahimi and Al Ain will be able to count on reinforcements for the Club World Cup. Among these new players is a very familiar face for Soufiane Rahimi, her little brother Houssine Rahimi who had just signed in Al Ain from Raja Casablanca.
