World Cup 2022: Ousmane Dembele’s Moroccan Wife Reacts After Her Country’s Loss to France

World Cup 2022: Ousmane Dembele’s Moroccan Wife Reacts After Her Country’s Loss to France

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:20 PM
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  • Rima Edbouche has praised the Moroccan national team for their World Cup exploits
  • The wife of France superstar Ousmane Dembele hailed the Atlas Lions on social media
  • The North Africans saw their World Cup fairy tale run end in the semi-finals vs France

Ousmane Dembele’s wife, Rima Edbouche feels nothing but pride and joy for the Moroccan national team following their elimination from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani sunk the Moroccan's dream of reaching their first World Cup final, as they were eliminated by France in the semi-finals.

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Moroccan players were distraught following their 2022 World Cup semi-final loss to France. Photo by James Williamson.
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Rima, who hails from the North African country, described the Atlas Lions as the best team on the continent, as they entered the history books as the first African nation from the continent to play in the World Cup semi-finals.

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Morocco had defeated teams including Belgium in the group stage of the tournament, before eliminating Spain and Portugal in the knockout phases of the competition.

The Atlas Lions will next face Croatia in the third-place playoff on Saturday, December 17, as they round up a superb 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar.

History of Dembele and Rima

Dembele and Edbouche have been dating since his time in Rennes where the forward started his football career, before being signed by Borussia Dortmund in 2016, Sportskeeda reports.

The Barcelona forward and the popular Tiktok influencer eventually got married in December 2021, in a traditional Moroccan wedding ceremony held in France.

Dembele and Edbouche have a female child together, who was born in September 2022 at a hospital in Barcelona.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Barcelona and France winger Ousmane Dembele is among the best wingers in the world, with an to take on opposing defenders with speed and trickery.

He is currently with world champions France in Qatar, as they hope to defend their world title. Les Bleus most recently knocked out surprise package Morocco in the semi-finals.

The Europeans will now face the final hurdle when they take on Argentina, pitting Kylian Mbappe's skill against the veteran status of Lionel Messi.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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