Mohammed El Filali ( ar, محمد الفيلالي) (born 9 July 1945) is a Moroccan

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who played for the Morocco in the

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. He also played for

MC Oujda Mouloudia Club of Oujda ( ar, مولودية وجدة), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan football club based in Oujda. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its ...

. Also, El Filali was a

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. Born in El Malah (near the border of Morocco), Filali began playing senior football with

in 1962. He became a regular starter for MC Oujda during the 1963–64 season, eventually playing all positions including goalkeeper for the club. Filali won the 1974–75

Botola The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prima ...

with MC Oujda which led to his participation in the 1975

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. His younger brother, Mbarek was also a Morocco international.

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