Nacer Abdellah (born 3 March 1966 in Sidi Slimane) is a retired Moroccan football player. Abdellah started his career in

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with KV Mechelen, and played most of his career for Belgian teams. He also made 24 appearances for the

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, and played at the

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in the matches against

and

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. Just before the

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in the

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, a statement of Nacer Abdellah lead to controversy. Abdellah said that his former teammate at

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, the Belgian

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wouldn't score during the tournament.

References

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* 1966 births Living people 1994 FIFA World Cup players Belgian First Division A players CD Ourense footballers Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Spain FC Den Bosch players SC Telstar players Moroccan footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Morocco international footballers K.V. Mechelen players Association football defenders People from Sidi Slimane Kawkab Marrakech players K.F.C. Lommel S.K. players {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub