Algerian Soccer

Soccer nationalism

On Friday night, out in Downtown Cairo for a drink, I was startled to see a well-known alley blocked by riot police at both ends. It turned out they were there to protect the Air Algeria offices from Egyptian soccer fans. Later...

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MESSAGE TO ALL EGYPTIANS WHO HATE ALGERIANS BECAUSE OF FOOTBALL

This entry was posted on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 3:00 pm and is filed under I CANT BELIEVE THAT HUMAN BIENGS BECOME ANIMALS FOR A FOOT BALL MATCH whether its Egyptian or Agerian if u fight for a match then KOSOMOKO...

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Egypt''s President Mubarak in Algeria football row

CAIRO: Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has stepped into a row with Algeria, vowing he will not tolerate the "humiliation" of Egyptian nationals abroad. The dispute was triggered by violence following football World Cup...

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CAF draws Algeria, Tunisia CAN group pairings

The two Maghreb teams set to play in the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola learned their CAF draw results in Luanda on Friday (November 20th). Algeria will play their first Group A match against Malawi in Luanda on January...

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Why French Algerians' football celebrations turned into a battle

As the French nation prepared for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Wednesday evening, the streets of Paris were already in carnival mood long before the kick-off in the Stade de France. From 8.30pm...

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Chinese soldiers to get €18,000 bonus payment if they are assigned to Tibet Jacko's doctor bought...

CHINESE soldiers from the boomtown of Guangzhou who are newly assigned to Tibet will get a "special allowance" of up to €18,000 for serving there, a local newspaper has reported. The potential payment for those heading to Tibet...

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Former Kansas players criticize Mangino’s tactics

This entry was posted on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 7:20 pm and is filed under football. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your...

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Algeria, Tunisia climb in latest FIFA rankings

Algeria climbed one spot to reach 28th place in the latest FIFA world football rankings. According to the list published Friday (November 20th) on the world football body's website, Algeria rank 4th in Africa, behind Cameroon,...

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35 Egyptian police hurt as football violence simmers

CAIRO - Protesters injured dozens of police near the Algerian embassy in Egypt's capital on Friday, fanning the flames of a diplomatic spat that erupted after Algeria won a football World Cup qualifier.

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FIFA opens disciplinary action against Egypt

Algerian newspapers carry pictures of injured members of the Algerian football squad after their team bus came under attack from stone throwers in Cairo on November 12. FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Egypt...

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