Ahmed Faras

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

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

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

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

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 36 goals in 94 games for his national side.[4]

Career statistics

International
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]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
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. "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
  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. "Ahmed Faras". RSSSF.


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