He was hailed by manager Tony Mowbray as a new Russell Latapy[3] and his early performances excited the Hibernian fans.

[8] The Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced on 30 August that they had suspended the player pending an investigation into the transfer.

[10] During early September 2008, Zemmama was transferred to Al-Shaab on a season-long loan deal due to personal issues.

[11] The intention of the loan deal was that Zemmama's wife would be 18 years old by the time it expired, making her able to enter the UK.

[14] Manager John Hughes admitted in August that he did not expect Zemmama to return before Christmas, as he had not yet commenced jogging exercises as part of his rehabilitation.

[15] Zemmama, whose contract with Hibs was due to expire at the end of the 2010–11 season,[16] returned to full training in December.

On 25 September 2012, Zemmama scored a 25-yard goal against Preston North End in the League Cup, in which Middlesbrough progressed to the next round with a 3–1 victory.

Zemmama represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece, but only played in the second half of Morocco's last game, a 2–1 win against Iraq.

[2] The dispute was resolved and the ban was lifted in 2008, allowing Zemmmama to be selected for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Mauritania.

The player's biggest influence was Zinedine Zidane the main reason he chose the number 5 jersey, the player today is considered as one of the Raja Casablanca all time legends, known to be a fantastic dribbler, good passing accuracy, and a free-kick specialist, also good vision as a playmaker.