Ahmed Faras

Ahmed Faras
Faras at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Faras
Date of birth (1946-12-07) 7 December 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Mohammedia, Morocco
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1982 Chabab Mohammédia (127)
International career
1966–1979 Morocco 94 (36)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 1976 Ethiopia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Faras (Arabic: أحمد فرس; born 7 December 1946) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a striker for Chabab Mohammédia at club level and Morocco internationally.

Faras was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975. In 2006, Faras was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[1]

Club career

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Faras played for Chabab Mohammédia between 1965 and 1982, winning the Moroccan League in 1981 and finishing as the league's top-scorer in 1969 and 1973. He retired in 1982, after spending 17 years with the club.

International career

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Faras was a member of Morocco national team from 1965 to 1979, wearing the captain's armband for eight consecutive years, starting from 1971. At international level, Faras took part in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico,[2] and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,[3] before leading his team to African Cup of Nations success in 1976. Faras scored a total of 42 goals in 94 games for his national side.[4]

1972 Summer Olympics

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The Moroccan national team was placed in Group A, with West Germany, Malaysia, United States. Ahmed Faras played a major role in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was the top scorer for the Moroccan national team with 3 goals scored all against Malaysia making it his first and only hat-trick for the National team.[5][6]

1976 Africa Cup of Nations

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Morocco was placed in Group B. Morocco tied its first match against Sudan and won its second against Zaire. Morocco played the final game against Nigeria, to determine the group winner, and Morocco won by 3 goals to 1. In the final round Morocco defeated Egypt 2-1 with a goal scored by Faras in the 23rd minute. They played against Nigeria again and won 2-1 scored by Faras in the 82nd minute. Morocco was to play its final against Guinea and needed a tie to win the cup. The match ended in a tie and Morocco won the cup. Faras was named best player of the tournament and was the 2nd top goal-scorer.[7]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco
1966 2 0
1967 6 1
1968 4 2
1969 7 1
1970 3 2
1971 9 4
1972 16 9
1973 8 5
1974 11 3
1975 7 4
1976 11 5
1977 1 0
1978 3 0
1979 6 6
Total 94 42

International

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Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morocco goal.
List of international goals scored by Ahmed Faras[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 November 1967 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Tunisia 1–1 1–1 1968 Summer Olympic qualification
2 9 June 1968  Ghana 1–0 1–1
3 30 June 1968 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 2–1 2–1
4 21 September 1969 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Nigeria 2–1 2–1 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 28 March 1971  Niger 1–0 5–2 1972 Summer Olympic qualification
6 4–2
7 25 April 1971 Stade du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger 1–0 3–1
8 8 October 1971 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey  Egypt 1–0 1–0 1971 Mediterranean Games
9 17 February 1972 Stade Demba Diop, Dakar, Senegal  Senegal 3–1 3–1 Friendly
10 25 February 1972 Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon  Congo 1–0 1–1 1972 Africa Cup of Nations
11 27 February 1972  Sudan 1–0 1–1
12 29 February 1972  Zaire 1–1 1–1
13 23 April 1972 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 2–1 3–3 1972 Summer Olympic qualification
14 30 April 1972 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Mali 1–0 2–1
15 21 May 1972 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali 1–0 2–1
16 31 August 1972 Tuja-Stadion, Ingolstadt, Germany  Malaysia 2–0 6–0 1972 Summer Olympics
17 3–0
18 4–0
19 25 February 1973 Stade Saniat Rmel, Tétouan, Morocco  Guinea 1–0 2–0 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 2–0
21 3 June 1973  Ivory Coast 1–0 4–1
22 2–0
23 25 November 1973  Zambia 2–0 2–0
24 1 October 1974 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Tunisia 2–1 2–1 1974 Kuneitra Cup
25 6 October 1974  Sudan 2–0 2–0
26 9 October 1974  Syria 1–1 1–1
27 23 February 1975 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Libya 1–0 2–1 1976 Summer Olympic qualification
28 22 March 1975 Stade Hassan-II, Fez, Morocco  Senegal 1–0 4–0 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
29 13 April 1975 Kaolack, Senegal 1–2 1–2
30 14 December 1975 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Tunisia 1–0 1–0 1976 Summer Olympic qualification
31 20 February 1976 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
32 6 March 1976 Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia  Nigeria 1–0 3–1 1976 Africa Cup of Nations
33 9 March 1976 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Egypt 1–0 2–1
34 11 March 1976  Nigeria 1–1 2–1
35 8 April 1979 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Mauritania 4–1 4–1 1980 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
36 24 June 1979 Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia, Morocco  Togo 1–0 7–0

Honors

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Chabab Mohammédia

Morocco

Individual

Records

References

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  1. ^ "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  2. ^ Ahmed Faras – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Ahmed Faras Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  4. ^ Ahmed Faras - Goals in International Matches
  5. ^ "Games of the XX. Olympiad – Football Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Atlas Lions roared loudest in 1976". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Ahmed Faras". RSSSF.
  9. ^ "IFFHS". IFFHS. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Morocco – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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