Our no.3 played the full 120 minutes of Wednesday night's well-contested semi-final clash with Nigeria, which went to penalties as the scoreline remained deadlocked at 0-0 after extra-time.
Mazraoui and the tournament hosts prevailed 4-2 on spot-kicks, to book their place in Sunday’s final against Senegal, who beat Egypt in their last-four tie earlier in the day.
The new Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in the Moroccan capital of Rabat was a sea of red for Wednesday night’s semi-final, with a favourable home crowd hoping to see their team reach the competition's showpiece event for just the third time, and the first since 2004.