Ahmed Oudjani (19 March 1937 – 15 January 1998) was an Algerian

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striker.

Biography

Oudjani was a member of the Algerian FLN team before the country gained its independence. He is also the all-time top scorer in

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history, having scored 94 goals in 148 matches for the team, including 6 goals in one game against

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in the 1963/1964 season. He scored 99 career goals in

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, and was the leading scorer in the

1963–64 French Division 1 AS Saint-Étienne won Division 1 season 1963/1964 of the French Association Football League with 44 points. Participating teams * Angers SCO * Bordeaux * RC Lens * Olympique Lyonnais * AS Monaco * FC Nantes * OGC Nice * Nîmes Olympique ...

with 30 goals. Ahmed is the father of former

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international

Chérif Oudjani Chérif Oudjani (born 9 December 1964) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker, spending his career in France. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team internationally, most notably winning the 1990 African ...

, who scored the winning goal in the final of the 1990 African Cup of Nations. Ahmed's family is of Kabyle origin, and hails from the village of

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in Bejaïa.

Honours

* Won the Coupe Drago three times with

in 1959, 1960 and 1965 * All-time top scorer in

history with 94 goals * 15 caps with the Algerian National Team

References

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