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References
- 1 2 3 "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ↑ Ablaye Sy at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "globalsportsarchive".
- ↑ "إدارة النادي تتعاقد مع المدافع الموريتاني/ آبلاي سي".
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