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Al-Minaa Sports Club is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the most popular clubs in Iraq, particularly in the south, and became the first club outside Baghdad to win the Iraqi Premier League.
Mohammad Nasser Shakroun is a retired Iraqi football striker who last played for Naft Al-Janoob in Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq national football team.
Naft Al-Basra SC is a professional football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq, that plays in Iraq Stars League.
Emad Aoda is a coach and former international Iraqi football player, he played as a defender. he is currently working as a coach for Al-Minaa club.
Ali Husni Faisal, is an Iraqi footballer and Olympian who plays as a winger for Iraq Stars League club Al-Karma and the Iraqi national team.
Abdul Razzaq Ahmed Basheer is an Iraqi former football forward who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification and 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification. He also played for Al-Minaa.
Shaker Ismail is an Iraqi former international football player, who was one of the first players to play in first Iraq national football team. He also played for Al-Minaa.
Adel Khodhor Hafedh Al-Musawi (Arabic: عادل خضيّر; born 1 July 1954, better known as Adel Khudhair, is an Iraqi football coach and former international player. He played as a defender and midfielder. He was born in Basra.
Nasser Talla Dahilan was an International Iraqi former football, who play with Iraq national football team in 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, he is currently working as assistant coach for Al-Minaa club.
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Peter Saeed Easho Murad is a former international Iraqi football player, who was one of the first players to play in first Iraq national football team, he also played for Al-Minaa, and with the reserve team of English club Manchester United during the 1960s.
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Karrar Ibrahim was an Iraqi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Olympic team in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.
Ehsan Hadi is a coach and former professional Iraqi football player, he played as a striker.
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