Jamal Farhan

Jamal Farhan
Personal information
Position(s) Striker
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Saudi Arabia 8 (1[1])

Jamal Farhan (Arabic: جمال فرحان) 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.

  1. ^ "Jamal Farhan". Saudi Team. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016.