Allal Benkassou

Allal Ben-Kassou
Personal information
Full name	Allal Ben-Kassou
Date of birth	1941
Place of birth	Rabat, Morocco
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	FAR Rabat
International career
1964-76	Morocco
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allal Ben-Kassou (Arabic: علال بن قصو; 1941 – 29 October 2013 in Rabat) was a Moroccan football goalkeeper.

Ben-Kassou played club football for FAR Rabat in the Botola.

Ben-Kassou played for the Morocco national football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics^[1] and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup finals.^[2] He played 116 times for the Morocco football team.

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.^[3]

Also, Ben-Kassou was a sergeant of the Moroccan Army.

References

^ "Allal Kassou Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
^ Allal Ben Kassou – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "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 2009-08-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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