Brahim Díaz Can Be The Best Player In The World – Walid Regragui

Morocco midfielder Brahim Díaz can be the best player in the world, head coach Walid Regragui has said. This comes after the Real Madrid forward made it five goals in five consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches with the opener in Rabat on Friday as the hosts eliminated Cameroon in the quarterfinal.

According to him, Brahim does not just deserve praise for scoring lots of goals at AFCON 2026; he has earned commendation for changing his mentality and fighting for the Moroccan national team.

Walid added that despite only playing 125 minutes for Real Madrid since the end of October, he worked closely with him to ensure he is the country’s X Factor at the tournament.

His words, “He’s not only scoring, but he’s also changed his mentality. He’s running a lot, fighting, he keeps the ball, and it sends a message for his team that he’s so important in the spirit of the team.

It’s so important when you see your best player running like this, and then when he scores very important goals for us. He believes in what I want, and he’s changed his mentality.

I worked hard with him on this, and told him that he can be the best player in the world if he wants, if he wants to work hard for the team.

We’ve allowed Brahim to grow in strength, taking him off in games in the 76th minute, the 71st minute, the 64th minute, even when he scored. He’s lacked some strength, has been lacking gametime [at club level], and it’s been part of our work with the staff.

He’s growing in strength here, and we’re happy.

He started the competition amazingly, and he’s scored in every game so far, so I’m very happy with Brahim. Today, he’s the x factor in my team, and I want to give him a lot of congratulations.

Now, he understands what it is to have Moroccan blood; it means to run, to fight, and to give what you have.”

WOW.