Zakaria El Hachimi is a Moroccan professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, who plays as a

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International career

In January 2014, coach

Hassan Benabicha Hassan Benabicha ( ar, حسن بنعبيشة; born 15 April 1964) is a Moroccan football manager and former player. Biography Benabicha played several years for Wydad Casablanca and is counted among the club's most emblematic players. Once his ...

, invited him to be a part of the Moroccan squad for the

2014 African Nations Championship The 2014 African Nations Championship was the third African Nations Championship association football, football tournament. The 16 national teams featured players from the respective national championships. The tournament took place between 11 Ja ...

. He helped the team to top group B after drawing with

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

and

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

and defeating

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. The team was eliminated from the competition at the quarter final zone after losing to

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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* Living people Moroccan men's footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players 1987 births Wydad AC players Raja CA players Botola players Morocco men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Morocco men's A' international footballers 2018 African Nations Championship players {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub