Moroccan legendary goalkeeper Ahmed Belkorchi died today in his Marrakech home at the age of 69 after a long battle with throat cancer.
Nicknamed “Chaoui,’ Belkorchi had carved out a solid reputation during the 70s, both in his Marrakech team and later on in the national team.
Ahmed Belkorchi was born in 1952 in Derb Dhabashi in Marrakech. His passion for football brought him to the neighborhoods of El Bahjah and pushed him into the Kawkab Marrakechi at the age of thirteen.
His physical and technical skills made him one of the best male goalkeepers in Morocco.
He appeared more during the CAN 1972 finals in Cameroon and in World Cup in Munich in 1974. He also distinguished himself during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany in the CAN qualifiers in 1996.
He rubbed shoulders with the generation of football pioneers in Morocco including Moulay Lahcen, Lachhab, Ibn Al Salih, Abdul Latif Al-Mansouri, and others.
The Mohammed VI Foundation of Sports Champions offered its condolences to the family of the deceased and to the Moroccan and Marrakech football family for losing one of its symbols.
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