Jihad Benchlikha

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Jihad Benchlikha
No. 55FAR Rabat
Position Point guard
League Arab Club Basketball Championship
Nationale 1
Personal information
Born (1992-01-06) January 6, 1992 (age 31)
Kenitra, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–present FAR Rabat
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
FIBA AfroCan
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Angola 2023

Jihad Benchlikha (born January 6, 1992) is a Moroccan professional basketball player. He currently plays for the FAR Rabat club of the Arab Club Basketball Championship and the Nationale 1, Morocco's first division.

Benchlikha represented Morocco's national basketball team at the 2017 AfroBasket in Tunisia and Senegal. [1] He won the 2023 FIBA AfroCan with Morocco, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. [2]

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References

  1. Morocco – FIBA Afrobasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "MVP Franceschi headlines the 2023 FIBA AfroCan All-Tournament Team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved July 21, 2023.