Yassine Bounou shocks fans by picking a surprise name ahead of Mohamed Salah for skill and intelligence! | OneFootball

Al Hilal goalkeeper surprises fans by choosing the Egyptian legend over Mohamed Salah

Yassine Bounou shocks fans by picking a surprise name ahead of Mohamed Salah for skill and intelligence!

Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has sparked wide reaction across Arab football after selecting Mohamed Aboutrika as the most skilled and intelligent player he has ever seen placing the Egyptian icon ahead of global superstar Mohamed Salah.

In short feature published by the Saudi Pro League on its official Facebook page, the Al Hilal & Morocco national team goalkeeper took part in rapid fire Q&A choosing the best players across several attributes ـــ strength, speed, skill, leadership, shooting and intelligence.

When asked to choose the most skilful player, Bounou initially leaned toward Mohamed Salah before pausing reconsidering & naming Mohamed Aboutrika instead.

He doubled down moments later selecting Aboutrika again as the most intelligent player describing the former Al Ahly & Egypt playmaker as unmatched in reading the game and controlling tempo.

Bounou’s full picks

The clip quickly spread among fans across Egypt, Morocco and the wider region especially with Aboutrika being named ahead of Salah — despite the Liverpool star’s global status.