Ahmed Faras

Ahmed Faras (Arabic: أحمد فرس‎) (born 7 December 1946 in Mohammedia) is a former Moroccan striker. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975, and spent all of his playing career with his native Chabab Mohammédia.

Ahmed Faras

Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Faras
Date of birth	(1946-12-07) 7 December 1946
Place of birth	Mohammedia, Morocco
Playing position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1982	Chabab Mohammédia	–	(231)
National team
1966–1979	Morocco[1]	94	(36)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International

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

Faras scored a total of 42 goals for his national side. He won the Moroccan League in 1981 and finished as the league's top-scorer in 1969 and 1973. The legendary Moroccan forward retired in 1982, after spending a total of 17 years with the club.

In 2006, Faras was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[4]

International goals

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[5]

#	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

References

1. Ahmed Faras - Goals in International Matches
2. Ahmed Faras – FIFA competition record
3. "Ahmed Faras Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
4. "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.
5. "Ahmed Faras". RSSSF.