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Nizar Abdul Zahra

Died on May 15, 2006

Nizar Abdul Zahra, Iraqi footballer (b. 1961)

Nazar Abdul Zahra Khalaf (Arabic: نزار عبد الزهرة خلف) (1 July 1961 – 15 May 2006), nicknamed (Maradona of Al-Minaa), was an Iraqi footballer who played forward. He spent the majority of his career with Al-Minaa club.

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Deaths on May 15

Nizar Abdul Zahra

Died on May 15, 2006

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