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Fifa clears Munir El Haddadi to switch from Spain to Morocco

Fifa has cleared Munir El Haddadi to represent the Morocco national team after a previous stint with Spain.

The decision for the 25-year-old centre-forward to switch his allegiance to the Atlas Lions was confirmed on Friday.

El Haddadi was born in Spain to a Moroccan father and played for the European country’s U19 and U21 teams before he was handed a call-up to the senior side in 2014.

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The forward made his debut for Spain against Macedonia in a Uefa Euro 2016 qualifier and featured for only 13 minutes in the encounter.