The qualification of Morocco in the quarterfinals of the World Cup has exploded the sale of jerseys in the Cherifian Kingdom. The official tunic of the national team may even be in short supply as demand is high, says the local daily "Les Inspirations Éco".
Qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup, Morocco is on a roll. Searches for the Atlas Lions have been heating up the Google search engine in France for the last 24 hours. And thanks to the prowess of Walid Regragui's men, the sales of the Moroccan selection's jerseys have exploded.
We are even heading towards a shortage, reports the local daily Les Inspirations Eco in its edition of Thursday, December 8. "Whether in physical stores or online, it is snatched up everywhere in the Kingdom. During the first three games, 70% of the available stock was already sold out."
Obviously against Portugal, Saturday, December 10, in the quarterfinals, every Moroccan will want to support his team with in the jersey the national tunic. "There is no typical profile among buyers," says a specialist approached Inspirations Eco. At 899 dirhams per unit, they still snatch it without hesitation, even if they can not often afford gifts of this price."
He continues: "At this rate, a shortage is not excluded. There is, in fact, only a small quantity of about 8,000 pieces on sale in Puma store, the multi-specialist sports store City store and Sporteo, the online store 100% sport in Morocco. Once this stock is sold out, we will have to wait for other arrivals, towards the end of the year.
Moroccans are snatching up the tunics of Achraf Hakimi and Hakim Ziyech, two stars of the Atlas Lions.
The only downside is that counterfeits have infested the market. "What is sold as counterfeit is hundreds of thousands of jerseys. Very poorly made products, sold for up to 200 dirhams and poor quality," said the source mentioned above.
