It was a very successful opening day for Algeria in Rio’s Paralympics. A total of four medals were won, which consisted of two silver’s and two bronze’s. Three of the medals were won in the Athletics, shot put, competitions by Lahouari Bahlaz, Nassima Saifi and Nadia Medjmedj. Cherine Abdellaoui won a bronze medal in judo. Athletics: Karim…
Author: Youcef Dahmani
Match Report: Algeria 6-0 Lesotho
Algeria qualifies to the African Cup of Nations 2017, after thrashing Lesotho 6-0 and finishing their qualifying campaign unbeaten in group J. It was El Arabi Hillel Soudani who got the first goal of the game for the Desert Foxes, Riyad Mahrez and Saphir Taider went on to score, from free kicks, just before the…
Algerians in Europe: 26th-28th August
We will be looking at the Algerians in Europe performances on the weekend ahead of the national team’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho, on the 01/09/16. Portugal – Liga NOS Islam Slimani scored the first goal in Sporting’s 2-1 win over rivals Porto. At the end of the match we saw an emotional…
Algerians in Europe: 21st-22nd August
England – Premier League: Adlene Guedioura played 89 minutes in Watford’s 2-1 loss to Chelsea on Saturday in the Premier League. The Hornets were first to take the lead and it was the Algerian who assisted Étienne Capoue. Riyad Mahrez showed a great display for Leicester and nearly got the winner in the dying minutes…
#Rio2016: Algeria at Day 12 and Day 13
The time for the Algerians at the Rio Olympics is nearing to an end, as there were only three athletes left competing for a medal in days 12 and 13. Athletics: Taoufik Makhloufi was looking slightly fatigued from the 800m, where he won the silver medal, but he is showing the determination to defend his…