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Death of Footballer Ahmed Faras, Former Captain and Legend of Morocco

The former captain of Morocco's national team Ahmed Faras died at 78 years of age on Wednesday 16 July following a long illness. The attacker trained in Mohammedia will forever remain the captain who raised the only CAN of Morocco and the best scorer of the Lions of Atlas.

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The former captain of Morocco's national team Ahmed Faras died at 78 years of age on Wednesday 16 July following a long illness. The attacker trained in Mohammedia will forever remain the captain who raised the only CAN of Morocco and the best scorer of the Lions of Atlas.

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This Wednesday at 78, the former Moroccan footballer died from a long illness.

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Icon of Moroccan football, first Balloon of African Gold of the Kingdom, captain of the historic lions of Atlas in 1976, Ahmed Faras died at the age of 78. The post Homage Ahmed Faras, a legend draws his reverence appeared first on LesEco.ma.

The former captain of the Atlas Lions, legend of the round ball and winner of the 1976 CAN, was extinguished at the age of 78. The world of Moroccan football is in turmoil after the announcement of the death of Ahmed Faras, emblematic figure of the national sport. The former attacker, who marked the history of African football, was extinguished after a [...] Article Moroccan football mourning after the disappearance of Ahmed Faras appeared first…

The Lions of Atlas are in mourning. Moroccan football loses one of its greatest. Ahmed...

The Moroccan football is in mourning. Ahmed Faras, emblematic figure of the Atlas Lions and former captain of the national team, died this Wednesday at the age of 78. Considered as a true icon of African football, Faras has forever marked the history of sport in Morocco. He was the great craftsman of the historic sacre at the 1976 African Cup of Nations, to this day the only continental trophy won by Morocco. Sacred African Balloon in 1975, Ahme…

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alwiam.info broke the news in Mauritania on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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