Kamel Chafni (
Arabic
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: كمال الشافني; born 11 June 1982) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Born in France, he represented
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
at the international level, making his first appearance in a friendly match against
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
on 20 August 2008.
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References
1982 births
Living people
French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Moroccan men's footballers
21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
French men's footballers
Footballers from Bordeaux
Men's association football midfielders
Morocco men's international footballers
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
UAE First Division League players
UAE Pro League players
Racing Besançon players
LB Châteauroux players
AC Ajaccio players
AJ Auxerre players
Stade Brestois 29 players
Al Dhafra FC players
Al Orooba Club players
Al Hamriyah Club players
Kalba FC players
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
French expatriate men's footballers
21st-century French sportsmen
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