The Morocco-born player who came of age in Ireland

Yassine En-Neyah was born in Morocco and grew up in Dublin. He is a football player who played for Waterford in the promotion-relegation playoff final last month. En Neyah is an avid fan of Morocco. Morocco are in World Cup semi-finals and he is planning to meet up with Arab friends for tonight's match. He played against some of the players from Morocco at Nottingham Forest. The majority of their squad is not playing at the highest level. If Morocco win the match, he will celebrate with his friends.

En-Neyah is proud of his country's football team. Morocco are playing in the World Cup. En- nyah believes they can win the competition. He believes the team needs to be as good as they were in their last few games.

En-Neyah moved to Ireland at the age of 8. He played football in the Corduff area of Blanchardstown. After playing for Bohemians, he was offered a move to Nottingham Forest at 16. En- nyah still visits his family in Morocco twice a year. He is grateful to Roy Keane for helping him to develop as a player. His teammates at underage level included Brennan Johnson and Daryl Murphy. They are now playing regularly with Forest in Premier League. The former Forest player also played under Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane. It was during this time that Enyahan was also able to play with other Arabs.