Nacer Abdellah (born 3 March 1966 in
Sidi Slimane) is a retired
Moroccan football player. Abdellah started his career in
Belgium
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with
KV Mechelen, and played most of his career for Belgian teams. He also made 24 appearances for the
Morocco
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, and played at the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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in the matches against
Belgium
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and
Saudi Arabia
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.
Just before the
1994 World Cup
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in the
U.S.
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, a statement of Nacer Abdellah lead to controversy. Abdellah said that his former teammate at
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisi ...
, the Belgian
Josip Weber
Josip Weber, nicknamed Joske, (born Josip Veber; 16 November 1964 – 8 November 2017) was a Croatian-Belgian professional football forward. He represented Croatia and Belgium at international level.
Club career
Weber began his senior career ...
wouldn't score during the tournament.
References
Cerclemuseum.be
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1966 births
Living people
1994 FIFA World Cup players
Belgian First Division A players
CD Ourense footballers
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Spain
FC Den Bosch players
SC Telstar players
Moroccan footballers
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Morocco international footballers
K.V. Mechelen players
Association football defenders
People from Sidi Slimane
Kawkab Marrakech players
K.F.C. Lommel S.K. players
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