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Jamal Farhan

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About Jamal Farhan

Jamal Farhan was a Saudi association football player.

Jamal Farhan is a Saudi Arabian retired footballer. Farhan competed in Saudi Arabia's professional league. He also represented Saudi Arabia internationally, including at the 1982 Asian Games, where the team won the bronze medal. Farhan is best known, however, for receiving a life-time ban from international games by FIFA in 1983, after he assaulted referee Alexis Ponnet during a match with Kuwait at the World Military Cup.

Career Farhan was selected to represent Saudi Arabia internationally after playing in the country's professional league. He competed in four matches at the 1982 Arabian Gulf Cup, where the country finished fourth, and at four at the 1982 Asian Games, where they won the bronze medal.

Banning On 28 February 1983, Farhan was playing for Saudi Arabia at the World Military Cup in a match against long-time rivals Kuwait. Kuwait was leading 2–1 in extra time when Farhan was given a red card and sent off for a foul, as a result of "rough play".

Farhan was subsequently banned for life from international games by FIFA, and was also given a two-year ban from local games by the Saudi Federation. Farhan resumed competing locally after his ban was lifted. His actions at the World Military Cup made him popular among some fans, though his career in Saudi Arabia never fully recovered. Farhan gave an interview regarding the incident in 2011, where he expressed remorse for the incident and advised fans not to imitate him.

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Jamal Farhan was an association football player.

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Jamal Farhan was Saudi.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jamal Farhan

· Wikidata: Q88284725

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