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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Hamza Mohamed

For African fans, legendary Morocco feat means ‘sky is the limit’

Zik and Akusa Tuma were proud of Morocco's achievement [Hamza Mohamed/Al Jazeera]

Al Khor, Qatar – They came from far and wide to be part of history: For the first time, a football team from their continent, Africa, was playing in a World Cup semifinal.

“What I have witnessed tonight will be with me for the rest of my life,” said Joseph Kithitu, a doctor who travelled from Kenya to Al Khor, a coastal town in northern Qatar, to watch Morocco take on reigning world champions France on Wednesday.

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