Ahmed Faras

Ahmed Faras (; 7 December 1946 – 16 July 2025) was a Moroccan footballer. He played as a striker for Chabab Mohammédia between 1965 and 1982, and won two Moroccan Throne Cups and the 1979–80 Botola league title, finishing as the league's top goalscorer in 1969 and 1973.

He was capped 94 times for Morocco, scoring 36 goals. He is the top goalscorer of the Moroccan national team.  He also played for Morocco at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, the 1972 Summer Olympics, and the 1976 African Cup of Nations. Faras was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975, and in 2006, he was chosen by the CAF as one of the 200 best African footballers of the last 50 years.

Faras died on 16 July 2025, at the age of 78, after a long illness.

 Career statistics 
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMorocco196620196761196842196971197032197194197216919738519741131975741976115197710197830197966Total9442

+ List of international goals scored by Ahmed Faras No.  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco1–11–11968 Summer Olympic qualification 21–01–1 3Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana2–12–1 4Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco2–12–11970 FIFA World Cup qualification 51–05–21972 Summer Olympic qualification 64–2 7Stade du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger1–03–1 8İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey1–01–01971 Mediterranean Games 9 Stade Demba Diop, Dakar, Senegal 3–13–1 Friendly 10Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon1–01–11972 African Cup of Nations 111–01–1 121–11–1 13Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia2–13–31972 Summer Olympic qualification 14Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco1–02–1 15Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali1–02–1 16Tuja-Stadion, Ingolstadt, Germany2–06–01972 Summer Olympics 173–0 184–0 19Stade Saniat Rmel, Tétouan, Morocco1–02–01974 FIFA World Cup qualification 202–0 211–04–1 222–0 232–02–0 24Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria2–12–11974 Kuneitra Cup 252–02–0 261–11–1 27Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco1–02–11976 Summer Olympic qualification 28Stade Hassan-II, Fez, Morocco1–04–01976 African Cup of Nations qualification 29Kaolack, Senegal1–21–2 30Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco1–01–01976 Summer Olympic qualification 31Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2–02–0Friendly 32Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia1–03–11976 African Cup of Nations 33Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–02–1 341–12–1 35Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco4–14–11980 African Cup of Nations qualification 36Stade El Bachir, Mohammedia, Morocco1–07–0

Honours
Chabab Mohammédia
Botola Pro: 1980
Moroccan Throne Cup: 1972, 1975
Moroccan Super Cup: 1975
Maghreb Cup Winners Cup: 1973
Maghreb Cup Winners Cup runner-up: 1975

Morocco
African Cup of Nations: 1976
Kuneitra Cup: 1974
Pan Arab Games: 1976

Individual
African Footballer of the Year: 1975 
Botola Pro Top Goalscorer: 1969 (16 goals), 1973 (16 goals)
African Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament: 1976
African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1976
Kuneitra Cup Top Goalscorer: 1974
 IFFHS All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team

Records
Morocco all-time top goalscorer (36 goals)
Chabab Mohammédia all-time top goalscorer

References

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Category:1946 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:Moroccan footballers
Category:1970 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Olympians for Morocco