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Maghreb Fez (Arabic: المغرب الرياضي الفاسي) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, that competes in Botola Pro, the top flight of Moroccan football.

The club was founded in 1946. Maghreb Fez, commonly known as MAS, is one of the oldest sports clubs in Morocco. The club was founded on 16 October 1946, in the city of Fez. MAS has a long and distinguished history in Moroccan football, achieving numerous accomplishments and titles over the years.

It also played a significant role in resisting French colonialism in Morocco. The club was established during the French colonial period and was part of the national movement that used sports as a means to promote national identity and resist colonialism.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and captains the Gabonese national team. He is known for his pace and his capability of playing as a striker or a winger.

Beginning his career with Italian club A.C. Milan, Aubameyang was loaned out to Dijon FCO for the 2008–09 season in order to gain some first team experience. His performances there led him to appear in World Soccer's Talent Scout section in the summer of 2009. On 24 June 2009, it was announced Ligue 1 club Lille OSC had decided to sign Aubameyang on loan. The following season, he was loaned out again, this time to AS Monaco. On 21 August 2010, Aubameyang scored his first goal for Monaco in an away match versus RC Lens. He scored again on 29 August at home to AJ Auxerre where his Monaco team won 2–0.

In January 2011, after six months at Monaco, Aubameyang was loaned to AS Saint-Étienne until the end of the 2010–11 season. In July 2011, the loan was extended for the entire 2011–12 season. On 22 December 2011, Aubameyang signed with Saint-Étienne on a permanent deal. After one and a half successful seasons with the club, he joined Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund on a five year contract. Winning the 2013 DFL-Supercup in his debut, he received plaudits for his technical skills and finishing; gaining comparisons to Thierry Henry. He made his Bundesliga debut and scored a hat-trick against FC Augsburg, including a goal from his first shot in the league.

In the following seasons at Dortmund, Aubameyang established himself as one of the best forwards in the world, as he recorded 141 goals in 213 games, including a 31-goal haul in 2016–17 as he won the league's top scorer award. However, after only recording another DFL-Supercup and a DFB-Pokal to his name in Germany, he voiced his desire to leave, and relocated to England to join Premier League side Arsenal in a club-record deal worth £56 million (€64 million), making him the most expensive Gabonese player of all time.