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Mohamed Ali Akid (5 July 1949[1] – 11 April 1979) was a Tunisian football forward who played for Tunisia in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for CS Sfaxien and Al-Riyadh.[3] The official version was that Akid was struck by lightning during a training session at his Saudi Arabian club Al-Riyadh on 11 April 1979.[4]

Mohamed Akid

Mohamed Akid in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Ali Akid
Date of birth	(1949-07-05)5 July 1949
Place of birth	Sfax, Tunisia
Date of death	11 April 1979(1979-04-11) (aged 29)
Place of death	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1978	CS Sfaxien	307	(126)
1978–1979	Al-Riyadh
National team
1970–1979	Tunisia	52	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Abdulaziz Al Saud.[5]

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[de] Mohammed Ali Akid

Mohammed Ali Akid (arabisch محمد علي عقيد, DMG Muḥammad ʿAlī ʿAqīd; * 5. Juli 1949 in Sfax; † 11. April 1979[1] in Riad, Saudi-Arabien) war ein tunesischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Mohamed Akid

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[es] Mohamed Ali Akid

Mohamed Ali Akid (Sfax, Túnez, 5 de julio de 1949 [1] – Riad, Arabia Saudita, 11 de abril de 1979), fue un futbolista tunecino.

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[fr] Mohamed Ali Akid

Mohamed Ali Akid (arabe : محمد علي عقيد), né le 5 juillet 1949 à Sfax et mort le 12 avril 1979, est un footballeur tunisien.

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[it] Mohamed Ali Akid

Mohamed Ali Akid (Sfax, 5 luglio 1949 – 11 aprile 1979) è stato un calciatore tunisino, di ruolo attaccante. Dopo aver partecipato con discreto successo al Mondiale argentino del 1978 con la sua Nazionale, Akid morì in circostanze strane pochi mesi dopo, colpito da un fulmine durante un allenamento in Arabia Saudita. Nel luglio 2012, l'autopsia pretesa dai suoi familiari successivamente agli eventi della Primavera Araba, ha determinato che il giovane morì in realtà a causa di due colpi di arma da fuoco, confermando l'implicazione del principe ereditario Nayef bin 'Abd al-'Aziz Al Sa'ud, morto tra l'altro pochi giorni prima..

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