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1946–2025 · Striker · 1966–1979

Ahmed
Faras

أحمد فرس

Born on 7 December 1946 in Mohammedia. 94 caps and 36 goals between 1966 and 1979. No. 4 on Morocco’s all-time caps list. World Cups: 1970. Died on 16 July 2025.

Compare with another Lion All 39 matches
Ahmed Faras
1966–1979
Ahmed Faras Striker · 1.72 m
94caps
No. 4 all-time
36goals
1 every 2.6 matches · No. 1 all-time
49%won
19 won · 14 drawn · 6 lost
World Cup 1970
AFCON 1972
AFCON 1976
AFCON 1978
WonDrawnLost His goal World Cup or AFCON finals The squares are the 39 matches with a recorded line-up
Born7 December 1946 Birthplace Mohammedia Nationality Morocco Height1.72 m
Milestones
First goalvs Nigeria 2–121 Sep 1969 · World Cup 1970 qualifier
Latest goalvs Togo 7–024 Jun 1979 · AFCON 1980 qualifier
Morocco
With the Lions

Year by year

1
5
3
2
5
Best year7
1
2
7
1
3
2
’68’69’70’71’72’73’74’75’76’77’78’79

Charts and match lists show the matches with a recorded line-up.

His goals on record

How his goals came

16 goals in 39 matches, scoring in 14 of them.

16 goals

By competition

World Cup finals2 matches0
World Cup qualifiers16 matches6
AFCON finals12 matches6
AFCON qualifiers9 matches4

Favourite opponents

  1. Nigeria33 matches
  2. Ivory Coast22 matches
  3. Guinea23 matches
  4. Senegal25 matches
  5. Togo11 match
  6. Mauritania11 match
  7. Congo12 matches
  8. Zambia12 matches

Home and away

14At home25 matches
2Away or neutral14 matches

Goals in wins, draws, defeats

12W3D1L

Braces: 2 · hat-tricks or more: 0
Best haul: 2 goals against Ivory Coast, 3 Jun 1973

Goals in the senior matches we have line-ups for; the official total can be a little higher for the early years.

His record

Under each coach, against each opponent

Under each coach

  1. Guy Cluzeau & Abdellah Settati1968–1969 · 6 matches · 1 goal4 won · 2 drawn · 0 lost67%
  2. Blagoje Vidinić1970 · 3 matches1 won · 1 drawn · 1 lost33%
  3. Sabino Barinaga1971–1972 · 5 matches · 3 goals1 won · 3 drawn · 1 lost20%
  4. Abderrahmane Mahjoub1972–1973 · 9 matches · 5 goals4 won · 3 drawn · 2 lost44%
  5. Virgil Mărdărescu1974–1978 · 14 matches · 5 goals7 won · 4 drawn · 3 lost50%
  6. Just Fontaine1979 · 2 matches · 2 goals2 won · 0 drawn · 0 lost100%

Against each opponent

OpponentPW–D–LWin %His goals
Senegal53–1–160%2
Sudan41–3–025%1
Tunisia40–3–10%·
Nigeria33–0–0100%3
Egypt32–0–167%1
Guinea31–2–033%2
DR Congo31–1–133%1
Algeria22–0–0100%·
All 17 opponents
OpponentPW–D–LWin %His goals
Senegal53–1–160%2
Sudan41–3–025%1
Tunisia40–3–10%·
Nigeria33–0–0100%3
Egypt32–0–167%1
Guinea31–2–033%2
DR Congo31–1–133%1
Algeria22–0–0100%·
Congo21–1–050%1
Zambia21–0–150%1
Ivory Coast21–1–050%2
Togo11–0–0100%1
Mauritania11–0–0100%1
The Gambia11–0–0100%·
Uganda10–0–10%·
Bulgaria10–1–00%·
Germany10–0–10%·
Latest matches

His last 12 matches

Every match (39)
DateOpponentResultCompetitionG
1979
24 Jun 1979TogoWin7–0AFCON 1980 qualifier · Second Round1
8 Apr 1979MauritaniaWin4–1AFCON 1980 qualifier · First Round1
1978
11 Mar 1978UgandaLoss0–3Africa Cup of Nations 1978 · Group B
9 Mar 1978CongoWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 1978 · Group B
6 Mar 1978TunisiaDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 1978 · Group B
1977
9 Jan 1977TunisiaLoss on pens1–12–4 pensWorld Cup 1978 qualifier · First Round
1976
12 Dec 1976TunisiaDraw1–1World Cup 1978 qualifier · First Round
14 Mar 1976GuineaDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 1976 · Final Round
11 Mar 1976NigeriaWin2–1Africa Cup of Nations 1976 · Final Round1
9 Mar 1976EgyptWin2–1Africa Cup of Nations 1976 · Final Round1
6 Mar 1976NigeriaWin3–1Africa Cup of Nations 1976 · Group B1
4 Mar 1976DR CongoWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 1976 · Group B
1 Mar 1976SudanDraw2–2Africa Cup of Nations 1976 · Group B
1975
13 Apr 1975SenegalLoss1–2AFCON 1976 qualifier · First Round1
22 Mar 1975SenegalWin4–0AFCON 1976 qualifier · First Round1
1974
24 Nov 1974The GambiaWin3–0AFCON 1976 qualifier · Preliminary Round
1973
9 Dec 1973DR CongoLoss0–3World Cup 1974 qualifier · Final Round
25 Nov 1973ZambiaWin2–0World Cup 1974 qualifier · Final Round1
21 Oct 1973ZambiaLoss0–4World Cup 1974 qualifier · Final Round
3 Jun 1973Ivory CoastWin4–1World Cup 1974 qualifier · Third Round2
20 May 1973Ivory CoastDraw1–1World Cup 1974 qualifier · Third Round
25 Feb 1973GuineaWin2–0World Cup 1974 qualifier · Second Round2
11 Feb 1973GuineaDraw1–1World Cup 1974 qualifier · Second Round
1972
3 Dec 1972SenegalWin2–1World Cup 1974 qualifier · First Round
19 Nov 1972SenegalDraw0–0World Cup 1974 qualifier · First Round
29 Feb 1972DR CongoDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 1972 · Group B1
27 Feb 1972SudanDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 1972 · Group B1
25 Feb 1972CongoDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 1972 · Group B1
1971
16 Apr 1971EgyptLoss2–3AFCON 1972 qualifier · Second Round
14 Mar 1971EgyptWin3–0AFCON 1972 qualifier · Second Round
1970
27 Dec 1970AlgeriaWin3–0AFCON 1972 qualifier · First Round
11 Jun 1970BulgariaDraw1–1World Cup 1970 · Group 4
3 Jun 1970GermanyLoss1–2World Cup 1970 · Group 4
1969
26 Oct 1969SudanWin3–0World Cup 1970 qualifier · Final Round
10 Oct 1969SudanDraw0–0World Cup 1970 qualifier · Final Round
21 Sep 1969NigeriaWin2–1World Cup 1970 qualifier · Final Round1
13 Jun 1969TunisiaDraw2–2World Cup 1970 qualifier · Second Round play-off
22 Mar 1969AlgeriaWin1–0AFCON 1970 qualifier · First Round
1968
3 Nov 1968SenegalWin1–0World Cup 1970 qualifier · First Round
Teammates

Played most with

28 togetherLarbi AherdaneDefender25 togetherMohammed HazzazGoalkeeper22 togetherBoujemaa BenkhrifDefender20 togetherHassan AmcharratForward18 togetherChérif FetouiDefender
Club
Club career
Chabab Mohammédia1965–1982
Honours
Tournaments
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