Abdelkader Lecheheb

Abdelkader Lecheheb, sometimes written as Lachheb, (; 13 July 1954 – 10 November 2024) was a Moroccan diplomat and footballer who was the Moroccan ambassador to Russia. He presented his credentials to Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on 29 May 2009.

Football career Born in Oujda, Lecheheb played football in his youth. He began playing with local sides USM Oujda and MC Oujda before moving to Casablanca where he played for Wydad Casablanca. A forward, Lecheheb scored 23 goals to lead Wydad to the 1975–76 Botola title. He finished playing football with a club in Switzerland.

Lecheheb made 15 appearances for the Morocco national team.