11 Facts About Ahmed Radhi

Ahmed Radhi Humaiesh Al-Salehi was an Iraqi footballer who played as a striker.

Ahmed Radhi was voted the Asian Footballer of the Year in 1988.

Ahmed Radhi started to make a name for himself after he was forced to switch childhood club Al-Zawraa for new powerhouse Al-Rasheed, the club founded and owned by Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday.

Ahmed Radhi later had a four-year spell at Al-Wakrah in Qatar before finishing his career with Al-Zawraa.

Ahmed Radhi was given his debut for Iraq against Jordan on 21 February 1982 by Ammo Baba, who acknowledged his talent and supported the player in his first years of senior football.

Ahmed Radhi then scored 8 goals in World Cup qualification, leading Iraq to a first World Cup finals, in Mexico in 1986.

Ahmed Radhi fled Iraq in 2006 because of the sectarian violence and moved with his family to the Jordanian capital Amman, but returned to Iraq in 2007 for a career in politics.

Ahmed Radhi was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2014 and 2018 elections with the National Alliance, a coalition of Sunni and Shia figures.

Ahmed Radhi was admitted into Al Nuaman General Hospital in Adhamiyah on 13 June 2020 after contracting COVID-19.

However, the death happened after Ahmed Radhi removed his artificial ventilation to go to the restroom by himself, later on the medical staff found him dead.

Ahmed Radhi's resting place is the Karkh Cemetery in Abu Ghraib.