Khalid Askri (born 20 March 1981) is a Moroccan former

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who plays as a

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. He played for

FAR Rabat Association sportive des Forces armées royales (, ), abbreviated as AS FAR (), is a professional sport club based in Morocco's capital Rabat, that competes in Botola, the top tier of Moroccan football. The club was founded in 1958, 3 years aft ...

for over 12 years.

Career

FAR Rabat

At the 2010

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, in a match against

MAS Fez Maghreb Fez () is a Moroccan professional Football team, football club based in Fez, Morocco, Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. The club was founded in 1946. Maghreb Fez, commonly ...

, Askri blocked a penalty shootout but failed to grab the ball and instead went to celebrate his save. Meanwhile, the ball spun into the goal and Rabat lost the penalty shootout with a score of 7-6.

Raja Casablanca

Askri contributed to Casablanca's win against

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by preventing two goals from Fernandinho and Jô. Casablanca's win brought them to the

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finals against

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* AS FAR players Moroccan men's footballers 1981 births Living people People from Missour Sportspeople from Fès-Meknès Raja CA players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Chabab Rif Al Hoceima players Men's association football goalkeepers Morocco men's international footballers Morocco men's A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen {{Morocco-footy-goalkeeper-stub