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Algerian striker Abdelmalik Ziaya reconsiders his plans to sign to the Saudi Club “Etihad Djeddah”
Several questions have been raised by ES Setif fans concerning the unexpected return of the striker Abdelmalik Ziaya from the Saudi town Djeddah, after spending three days at “Isham” hotel in a bid to sign a two year contract with his new Saudi club, Etihad Djeddah” as agreed upon last December between the ES Setif president, the player himself and his new club’s managers.
Money scandals chase Abou Rida, Hassan Mustapha
Corruption scandals in Egypt are appearing day after day. The latest one was of member of the Executive Committee of both FIFA and CAF Hani Abou Rida who is involved in wrongdoings relating to African Cup matches....
Lahcen will not play for Algeria
Racing Santander player Mehdi Lahcen talked with Algeria coach Rabeh Saadane on the phone last week and told him he could not join the squad, said a source at the Algerian Football Federation (FAF). ...
Moh Cherif Hennachi to Echourok : Saadane should be assisted by either Madjer or Trapatonni
Talking in Echourok Forum, the chairman of the football club J S Kabylie , Mohand Cherif Hennachi has raised several points in relation to the national competition, putting the stress on the latest performance of the Algeria squad in the African Cup of Nations tournament. ...
Israel's squad to play friendly match versus Egypt
The historic relations between Egypt and the Zionist entity are being bolstered even further with the Israeli football Federation's request to organize a friendly match between Israel and Egypt as early as possible. ...
National team coach Saâdane drives out Lamouchia and Ziaya from the Algeria line-up
Sources close to the technical staff of the national football squad say that national team coach Rabah Saâdane has decided to exclude from the Algeria line-up striker Ziaya and midfielder Lamouchia for various reasons. ...
Algeria brilliant players postpone transfers
Algeria’s international players preferred to stay in their clubs until the World Cup finals are over for various reasons....
Egypt squad use performance enhancing drugs, studies find
Egypt’s media, officials and citizens have been showing their proud of their national football squad since the African Cup of Nations started in Angola. Yet, many do not know that the secret of this “success” is due to other factors which have nothing to do with accurate scientific and methodological preparation. ...
Head of Algerian Football Federation: Fair play will prevail
The head of the Algerian Football Federation, Mohammed Raouraoua recalled back the tragic events that preceded the match that opposed Egypt to Algeria last November, when the Greens’ bus was attacked by fans wounding several Algerian players. ...
Algerian Prime Minister to welcome the Fennecs at the airport
The Algerian head coach Rabah Saadane didn’t seem affected by the second defeat of the Algeria squad yesterday versus Nigeria in the match counting for the third place in the African Cup of nations. ...
2010 African Cup: Algeria 0-1 Nigeria
Algeria lost third place at the African Cup of Nations after a 1-0 defeat to fellow World Cup qualifier Nigeria on Saturday....
"Algerian fans extol the Greens despite undeserved defeat vs Egypt"
Thousands of Algerian fans took to the streets of Algiers and other cities last night at the end of the semi-final match between Algeria and Egypt (0-4) to voice their total support for the Greens' commendable performance in the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament now hosted by Angola. ...
Rabah Saâdane: "Our setback is mainly due to the referee"
Algeria team coach Rabah Saadane declared after the Algeria-Egypt semi-final fixture played Thursday night in Benguela that the 4-nil defeat sustained by the Algerian national squad was essentially due to poor refereeing which completely skewed this decisive match, as he put it....
Algeria 0 - Egypt 4: "The Greens glaringly penalized by partial refereeing"
The Algeria football squad lost Thursday 4-0 to Egypt in a semi-final match played in Benguela stadium against a backdrop of vehement expostulations about the glaring partiality towards the Egyptian side shown throughout this crucial game by the Benin referee Koffi Kodjia who did everything to get on the nerves of the Algerian players. ...
Scandalous refereeing denies Algeria the African Cup of Nations' final
The Algerian national squad quit the African Cup of Nations competition in the semi-finals after a shameful refereeing fby the benin Kofi Kodjia and his outrageous bias towards the Egyptian side. ...
Bitter rivalry resumes between Algeria and Egypt ahead of the semi-finals.
Benguela stadium will today host the first Africa’s Cup of Nations semi-finals scheduled at 08.30 pm local time opposing the Fennecs of Algeria to the Pharaohs of Egypt. ...
The Algerian people's message to the Greens: "Make the Pharaohs bite the dust for having disparaged our glorious Martyrs"
A few days ahead of the kick off of the 27th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, now taking place in Angola, we asked numerous citizens about the Greens' participation in this African competition. All of them told Echorouk reporters that they wished to see an Algeria – Egypt semi-final match in this major African contest and secure a brilliant victory in order to prove to the whole world that Algeria's recent qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa was well-deserved and highly meritorious in spite of the Egyptians' hopeless expostulations and bitter recriminations. ...
Algeria match against Egypt is 100 percent profit, says coach
Algeria has nothing to loose in the African Cup of Nations as its objective was to make the competition as an occasion to prepare for the World Cup, coach said....
George Weah: “I call for a peaceful match between Algeria and Egypt”
Former Liberian star George Weah, who is currently analyst in Al Jazeera sports, said Thursday’s match between the Algerian and Egyptian teams in the semi-finals must be a match for peace....
Star Antar Yahia: “We are waiting for Egypt… and appetite comes with eating”
Algeria’s international and midfielder Antar Yahia said the match against Egypt was expected, as long as the Desert Warriors think of getting the Africa Cup, asserting that they have to win over Egypt or any other team....
Djiar to Echorouk: "The Oum-Dourman fans' air-lift operation will not be repeated"
The youth and Sports Minister, El Hachemi Djiar, has said that the Oum-Dourman air-lift operation for the transport of Algerian fans to the city of Benguela in Angola cannot be repeated for various obvious reasons. ...
Paranoid Egyptians call for sending paratroopers to protect their fans in Angola
Intervening on the Egyptian Satellite Channel “Nile Sport” some overzealous fans have called on the Egyptian authorities to send a squad of paratroopers to Benguella, Angola in order to “ensure the security of their fans in from the Algerians”; They have called for urgent measures in order “ to avoid the Oum Dermen’s slaughters” in the wake of the play off match between Algeria and Egypt. ...
“Ziani did not take x-rays,” says Algeria coach
Algeria’s midfielder Karim Ziani may play in Thursday’s semi-final match against Egypt as his health conditions are getting better, said coach Rabeh Saadane....
Algeria squad find difficulties in Banguela
The Algerian delegation accompanying the national football squad has found difficulties in Banguela since it arrived to the airport for semi-final match against Egypt, Echorouk has learnt....
Lion heart Madjid Bougherra: “There is no superman in our team… however, we’ll fight for Algeria”
The Algerian defender Madjid Bougherra has declared that the Greens will play with a wining spirit and are the match of any other team.in the world...
Algeria to play Egypt in the Semi-finals
Once again the Egyptian national squad will have to wrestle with the Algerian side in the African Cup of Nations semi-finals after beating the untameable lions of Cameroon 3-1 in the quarters. ...
Air Algerie is ready to transport 1,000 fans to Luanda, says CEO
Air Algerie is ready to airlift 1,000 Algerian fans for the African Cup’s semi-final match in Luanda, CEO said Monday....
PICTURE SPECIAL: Zinedine Zidane stars alongside Kaka and Thierry Henry in Haiti charity match
Zinedine Zidane shone on the big stage once again as stars from the world of football raised money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. ...
Desert Foxes tame Ivory Coast Elephants and ease through the semi-finals
The Algerian Fennecs have tamed the Ivory Cost Elephants in a breathtaking match and booked their tickets for the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations trouncing the star-studded side with a dramatic win 3-2. ...
World Cup: Algeria’s quota saved
Fans had to pay for tickets to South Africa by using electronic payment cards. Identity and nationality had to be mentioned. This system was about ...
Ivory Coast’s player Salomon Kalu to Echourok : We will make the difference versus Algeria
Chelsea’s Salomon Kalu appeared highly optimistic as to the victory of Ivory Coast today versus the Fennecs of Algeria, indicating that the “Elephants” are better equipped individually than the Algerians and that will make a difference at the end. ...
Algeria-Ivory Coast at 20:30 pm: Desert Warriors ready to face the Elephants
Algeria’s Desert Warriors will play here on Sunday evening an important match before Ivory Coast in Cabinda Stadium....
Former Ivory Coast’s coach Nouzaret: Pressure is rather on the Elephants' shoulders
80% of the present line –up of the Ivory Cost squad is not stranger to the French coach Robert Nouzaret who worked six long years in this country between the periods 1996- 1998 and 2000-2004. For this reason, Echourok got in touch with him to get his analysis of the match that will oppose his former team to the Fennecs of Algeria. ...
Saadane: “We believe in victory… We are not afraid from Ivory Coast”
Coach Rabah Saadane said he wants players who are hundred percent ready to face Ivory Coast today, in reference to his fears of involving the goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi who confirmed his desire to play despite his injury....
Algerian goalkeeper Chaouchi 80% out versus Ivory Coast
Chances to see the Algerian goalkeeper Fouzi Chaouchi starting tomorrows match versus Ivory Coast are very low on account of acute backaches, the head coach Rabah Saadane revealed. ...
Ivory Coast team midfielder Yaya Touré: “We’ll be cautious before Algeria”
Ivory Coast team midfielder Yara Touré thinks that the match against Algeria tomorrow will be very difficult for both teams, because both of them want to qualify to the semi-finals and go as far as possible during this African competition....
Meghni to Echorouk: “My participation against Ivory Coast is not confirmed”
Algeria international Mourad Meghni expressed his displeasure because of the severe injuries he suffered since a few days and which prevent him from playing except for a few minutes during the first round of Africa Cup Angola....
Abdelkader Ghezzal to Echorouk: « I want to score my first goal before Ivory Coast »
Algeria team striker Abdelkader Ghezzal said he was controlled by the defence of the other teams that’s why he was not able to score....
Supreme African Football Governing Body rules out Mali’s complaint
The chairman of the Algerian football federation Mohammed Raouraoua has yesterday revealed to Echourok that the CAF disciplinary committee has yesterday discussed the complaint lodged by the Malian federation in the event of their disqualification from the African Cup of Nations tournament in the first round. ...
Karim Matmour to Echorouk: "Ivory Coast team is strong but does not frighten us”
Karim Matmour said the light pain by the level of muscle do not worry him a lot, asserting that he will be ready to face Ivory Cost next Sunday, and the Desert Foxes are not afraid of this team and are ready to face any team, particularly as they are psychologically liberated....
- Money scandals chase Abou Rida, Hassan Mustapha
- Al Azhar rejects training demand from Algeria
- Algerian striker Abdelmalik Ziaya reconsiders his plans to sign to the Saudi Club “Etihad Djeddah”
Ali : Egypt
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08 February, 2010 03:42:59
يا جماعه الموضوع زاد عن الحدود بمراحل..
الكوره فرقتنا؟؟
مش معقول..
لأاني احب كل انسان جزائري غيور على بلده و أحب كل انسان مصري غيور على بلده ..و ...
Riad : Algeria
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08 February, 2010 03:09:27
I am with brother Reda about the main purpose of the media. But I am also with Ahmed, about objectivity. I read two aritcles in ...
Mohamed : UAE
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08 February, 2010 02:01:54
As our PM said: "we are men of action, not talks, our diplomacy is working"
Burn the Algerian flag now if you want, you can continue ...
Tarek : Algeria
on
08 February, 2010 01:24:04
when Algeria would be in the hands of the real poltcians than our honor maybe would back,
Riad : Algeria
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08 February, 2010 10:56:05
I believe no moral or ethic can prevent Nessma or any other company from dealing with any company, Maghrebine or Arab. I deny this article ...