Mustapha Hadji

مصطفى حجي

Moroccan former footballer and coach (born 1971 in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir), a midfielder named African Footballer of the Year in 1998 after playing at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups; he played in France, Portugal, Spain, England, the Emirates, Germany and Luxembourg, and later served as Morocco's assistant coach.

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    Mustapha Hadji is a Moroccan former footballer and coach, born in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir on 16 November 1971. A midfielder who emigrated to France with his family at the age of ten, he was named African Footballer of the Year in 1998 and played for Morocco at two World Cups. 1 2 3 4

    Career

    Hadji came through at AS Nancy in France and went on to play for Sporting CP in Portugal, Deportivo La Coruña in Spain, Coventry City and Aston Villa in England, Espanyol, Emirates Club in the United Arab Emirates, Saarbrücken in Germany and Fola Esch in Luxembourg, totalling 418 league appearances and 91 goals. He was discovered for the national team at a Morocco training camp in France in 1993, having played for French youth teams, and he chose Morocco at senior level. 1 2

    For Morocco he won 63 caps and scored 12 goals. At the 1994 World Cup he played in all three group games, and with his first touch as a substitute against the Netherlands he set up the equaliser for Hassan Nader. At the 1998 World Cup he scored a celebrated goal in the 2–2 draw with Norway, and after the tournament in France he was named African Footballer of the Year. After retiring he worked as an assistant manager at Umm Salal in Qatar (2012–13) and with the Morocco national team (2014–2022). 1

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    None of the English, Arabic or French articles says anything about Hadji's religion: there is no religion field in any infobox, no statement in any text, and Wikidata carries no religion value for him. The record is complete absence. 1 2 3 4

    Sources

    1. Mustapha Hadji — English Wikipedia
    2. Mustapha Hadji — Arabic Wikipedia
    3. Mustapha Hadji — French Wikipedia
    4. Mustapha Hadji — Wikidata Q311344
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    islam.museum contributors. “Mustapha Hadji”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mustapha-hadji/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.

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