Abdelhakim Zouita (born 12 August 1986) is a Moroccan professional

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player who currently plays for

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in the Division Excellence, the top professional basketball league in

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Professional career

Zouita began his career in 2002 with the basketball section of Kénitra AC, and stayed there for four years. In 2008, he joined AS Salé. After one season with

RS Berkane Renaissance Sportive de Berkane () commonly referred to as Nahdat Berkane or RS Berkane for short, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Berkane, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football. Founded on 21 May 1938 a ...

, he joined AS Salé again in 2013, staying for seven season and winning five Division Excellence titles with the team. In 2020, Zouita joined

, and won the 2023 national championship and was also named the league's most valuable player.

International career

Zouita was named to the 15-man

preliminary squad for the

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. won a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan.

References

External links

FIBA.com profileAbdelhakim Zouita
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