Hassan Akesbi (Arabic: حسن أقصبي; 5 December 1934 – 9 November 2024) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Akesbi scored more than 100 goals for French club Nîmes before transferring to Reims in 1961 where he won Ligue 1 in 1962.[1]

At FUS de Rabat he won the Moroccan Throne Cup in 1967.

He retired in 1970 just before Morocco's first World Cup appearance.[1]

In 2006, Akesbi was selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.[2]

Death

Akesbi died on 9 November 2024, at the age of 89.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Radnedge, Keir; Gleeson, Mark (January 2025). "Obituaries". World Soccer. p. 16.
  2. ^ "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 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ "عن سن ال89.. الأسطورة حسن أقصبي يغادرنا إلى دار البقاء". Ahdath. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Akesbi
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