Abderrahim Najah (born 20 November 1984) is a Moroccan

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player currently playing for AS Salé of the

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Professional career

Najah started his career in 2004 with

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where he played for five years. In 2009, he transferred to AS Salé. In 2017, Najah won the

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with Salé. He was on Salé's roster for the

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, the first season of the

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. Najah transferred to

FUS Rabat Fath Union Sport (), commonly known as FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport' is the name of the sports club whi ...

in the 2023 offseason.

National team career

Najah is a member of the

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. He participated in both the

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and

2009 FIBA Africa Championship AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Afri ...

BAL career statistics

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References

1984 births Living people Moroccan men's basketball players AS Salé (basketball) players Sportspeople from Casablanca FUS Rabat basketball players 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen {{Morocco-basketball-bio-stub