CAN 2025: Yassine Bounou makes history in the competition

Yassine Bounou in the history of the AFCON

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Yassine Bounou played a pivotal role in securing Morocco’s spot in the final of the CAN 2025, standing firm against Nigeria’s attackers and delivering two crucial saves during the penalty shootout.

The Al-Hilal goalkeeper notched his fifth clean sheet of the tournament, adding to shutouts against Comoros (2-0), Zambia (3-0), Tanzania (1-0), and Cameroon (2-0).

The Atlas Lions’ last line of defense is now just three clean sheets away from Essam El Hadary’s record of 14 shutouts in the competition.

Bounou will aim for a 12th clean sheet on Sunday, January 18, as he looks to help Morocco topple Nigeria and lift the trophy.

Here are the goalkeepers with the most clean sheets:

1- Essam El Hadary (Egypt): 14 clean sheets in 28 matches

2- Yassine Bounou (Morocco): 11 clean sheets in 17 matches

3- Boubacar Copa (Ivory Coast): 11 clean sheets in 18 matches

4- Edouard Mendy (Senegal): 10 clean sheets in 17 matches

5- Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria): 10 clean sheets in 24 matches

6- Alain Gouaméné (Ivory Coast): 10 clean sheets in 24 matches

7- Joseph Antoine Bell (Cameroon): 9 clean sheets in 12 matches

8- Kennedy Mweene (Zambia): 9 clean sheets in 20 matches