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- ↑ Youcef, Rafik (1 February 2022). "EXCLU - Yanis Cimignani : « Les compliments, on ne peut que les apprécier »". Onze Mondial (in French). Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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- ↑ "Ajaccio vs. Châteauroux - 22 August 2020". Soccerway.
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