Mohamed Akid Football player

Mohamed Akid (5 July 1949 – 11 April 1979) was a Tunisian football forward who played for Tunisia in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He also played for CS Sfaxien. The official version was that Akid was struck by lightning during a training session at his Saudi Arabian club Al Nasr Riyadh on 11 April 1979.The circumstances surrounding the death have fuelled a controversy between his surviving family and the authorities. After revolution, his family has requested for an autopsy to determine the cause of his death. The autopsy on 18 July 2012 confirmed the presence of two shots in his body and the son of Akid confirmed the implication of the Crown prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.

Personal facts

Mohamed Akid
Birth dateJuly 05, 1949
Birth place
Tunisia , Sfax
Date of deathApril 11, 1979
Place of death
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Height (meters)1.79

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Tunisia national football team
CS Sfaxien

Topical connections

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Mohamed Akid on Wikipedia