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References
- ↑ Ahmed Masbahi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Ahmed Masbahi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ↑ "Morocco - 1994 FIFA World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28.
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