Morocco is a wonderful country, full of history, magnificent natural landscapes and a rich culture. Although it has a strong national identity, the country is relatively young: it only gained independence from France and Spain in 1956. In the earlier part of the century and until then, the country was effectively split: on the north end, from the straight of Gibraltar and covering basically the whole mediterranean coast of Morocco, Spain held a protectorate, while the rest of the country bar Western Sahara (back then called Spanish Sahara ) was under the French protectorate. On this article we will concentrate on the Spanish protectorate. Due to tensions between the Spanish and the Moroccans, and given the fact that most Spanish football teams in the region were mainly composed of military members, the clubs from the Spanish Protectorate were for a long time forced to play among themselves, without chances to compete with the rest of the country in the Iberian peninsula. In the 20'...
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