Three spectators have died and several were reported injured after falling from the upper stand of a stadium just after MC Alger were crowned Algerian champions, Afrosport reports. MC Alger won the Algerian top-flight league for the second straight season, and the country’s ministry of health on Sunday said that about 70 people were injured in the incident at the 5 July Stadium in Algiers. "The...
Orlando Pirates claimed a big advantage in the CAF Champions League (CAFCL) quarter-finals after recording a 1-0 win away at Algerian side MC Alger in the first leg on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. Mohau Nkota's 65th minute goal was the difference in Douera, giving the South African giants momentum going into the return leg in Johannesburg next Wednesday. Meanwhile, fellow South African side Mamelodi Sundowns were...
Sudanese champions Al Hilal Omdurman on Saturday night stunned MC Alger 1-0 in Algiers, to maintain their perfect start to the CAF Champions League group stage, Afrosport reports. In a keenly contested affair at the Stade du 5 Juillet, Guessouma Fofana's 76th minute header secured maximum points for the Sudanese giants, and their third consecutive win. Goalkeeper Issa Fofana made a couple of brilliant saves late...
CAF Champions League holders Al Ahly of Egypt were held to a 0-0 draw by South African giants Orlando Pirates in one of the matchday two Group C fixtures played on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Marcel Koller's side were left frustrated by the home side who were buoyed by the home support from the fully packed Orlando stadium in the Soweto suburb of Johannesburg. Despite registering five...
2016 African Footballer of the Year, Riyad Mahrez, OGC Nice left-back Youcef Atal and four players from the Algerian Ligue 1 have been included in Algeria’s final squad for the. 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The four home-based players who made Djamel Belmadi’s final list are goalkeepers Rais M’bohli, Ousamma Benbot, USM Alger’s Zineddine Belaid and MC Alger forward Youcef Belaili. The Desert Foxes will be...
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