Allal Ben Kassou

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)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	FAR Rabat
National team
–	Morocco
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Allal Ben-Kassou (Arabic: علال بن قصو‎; born 1941 – died 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

1. "Allal Kassou Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
2. Allal Ben Kassou – FIFA competition record
3. "Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice" (in French). Le Matin. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-29.