Madjid Bougherra announced his resignation from his position as coach of the Algeria reserve team, after failing to lead his team to maintain its Arab title.
Yesterday evening, Friday, the Algerian national football team failed to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA Arab Cup 2025, after… His defeat Against his Emirati counterpart, in the match that brought them together, at Al-Bayt Stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha, for the quarter-finals of the competition.
The Algerian team was defeated on penalties (7-6), after the original and extra time of the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The 2025 FIFA Arab Cup will be held in Qatar from December 1 to December 18.
Algeria participated in this Arab competition, with the reserve team, led by coach Madjid Bougherra. Who led the “Desert Warriors” to win the title of the last edition, which took place in 2021 in Qatar.
Boughara said, in His press conferenceAfter the end of the match: “There is one thing I regret, which is that I did not succeed in making the Algerian audience happy.”
The Greens coach added: “Regarding the late changes I made, this is due to my fear of fatigue, and the many injuries affected the options available to me.”
Regarding the possibility of joining the technical staff of the first national team, led by Swiss Vladimir Petkovic, Bougherra responded, saying: “No. I am a first coach, and I cannot be there as an assistant coach.”
Madjid Bougherra’s contract with the Algerian Football Federation expires at the end of this December, which means that he resigned from his position, just two weeks before the end of the contract.
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