Maouhoub Ghazouani

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Maouhoub Ghazouani
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Ghazouani at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth 1946 (age 7778) [1]
Place of birth Hay Mohammadi-Casablanca
Morocco [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
FAR Rabat
International career
1969-1974 Morocco [2] 30 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maouhoub Ghazouani (born 1946) is a Moroccan football midfielder who played for Morocco in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal versus Bulgaria in a 1-1 draw. [3] Morocco, therefore, became the first African team to avoid defeat in the World Cup. He also played for FAR Rabat. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ghazouani remembers (Arabic)
  2. "Morocco - Record International Players".
  3. 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Maouhoub Ghazouani, le fidèle du foot". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). 19 July 2007. Retrieved 2022-11-11.