Algeria’s head coach Farid Benstiti believes Saturday’s quarter-final showdown with Ghana will be tightly contested, describing it as a “50/50” encounter. The North African side will face the Black Queens on July 19 at the Stade de Berkane, with both teams eyeing a spot in the semi-finals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations […]
Loufti Bekouassa from Algeria has been appointed as Centre referee for the African Games (Men) football game between Ghana and Congo. The 37- year old who has a top level refereeing experience will be assisted by Brudundi’s Rénovat Bizumuremyi (Assistant II), Youssef Jami (Assistant II) from Tunisia and Saddam Houssein Mansour from Djibouti (Fourth Official). […]
Ghana’s Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, H.E. Mr. Yaw Bimpong visited Medeama Sporting Club in camp on Thursday, February 29. The Ghanaian Champions are currently in Algeria for a clash against Algerian side CR Belouizdad in the CAF Champions League. On his visit to the camp of Medeama SC, Ambassador H.E. Mr. […]
French football icon Zinedine Zidane has reportedly turned down an offer to become the head coach of Algeria’s national football team, as per reports from L’Equipe. The opportunity arose following Algeria’s underwhelming performance in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), where they faced elimination at the group stage. Despite winning the trophy in 2019, […]
The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has decided to terminate the contract of national team coach Djamel Belmadi following Algeria’s challenging campaign in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. The pivotal moment leading to the decision occurred after the Desert Foxes suffered a 1-0 defeat against Mauritania in Bouake on Tuesday, hastening […]
Mauritania recorded a first-ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament on Tuesday night when the team defeated Algeria. The win is set to send Mauritania to the knockout stage of the 2023 edition of the AFCON currently ongoing in Ivory Coast. The game between Mauritania and Algeria today was played at Stade […]
The head coach of the Algeria national team, Djamel Belmadi has named his final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The highly-rated tactician early this month submitted a 55-man provisional squad to CAF. Out of that squad, he has selected his best 27 for the 2023 AFCON to be held in […]
A bus crash in Algeria on Wednesday night killed a player and coach from top-flight side Mouloudia Club El Bayadh, prompting the National Football Federation (Faf) to postpone all games. The country’s state news agency said goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani, 27, and assistant coach Khalid Muftah had died in the accident. The club were travelling north […]
Ghanaian winger, Maxwell Baakoh scored with a fantastic strike on Friday afternoon to help USM Khenchela beat MC El Bayadh 2-0 for the first time in the club’s history. The clash today saw Baakoh emerge as the talisman for the home side, contributing a crucial goal in added time. The goal which is already a […]
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko striker Maxwell Baakoh has been named in the Algeria Ligue 1 Team-Of-The-Week for week three following his sterling performance. Maxwell Baako has played a significant role in USM Khenchela 2-1 victory against Kabylie at home over the weekend. He found the back of the net for USM Khenchela with a beautiful […]
