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Belgian midfielder to play for Morocco at London Olympics
An application by El-Kaddouri and the Morocco Football Federation to switch his nationality has been granted

Reuters Published in Ahram Online on 18 - 06 - 2012

Midfielder Omar El-Kaddouri has been cleared to represent Morocco in next month's London Olympic soccer tournament despite having previously played for Belgium's under-21 team.
An application by El-Kaddouri and the Morocco Football Federation to switch his nationality has been granted, a spokesman for world soccer's ruling body FIFA said on Monday.
According to media reports Italian champions Juventus are negotiating to sign the 21-year-old Brussels-born player, whose parents are from the north African country, from Brescia on a four-year contract.
El-Kaddouri has been playing in Italy since leaving Anderlecht at the age of 17.
Morocco take on Honduras, Japan and Spain in Olympic Group D in Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester.
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