What is the secret behind the delay in renewing Petkovic’s contract with Alfaf? – New Algeria

It seems that the contract of the national voter Vladimir Petković will be renewed with Algerian Federation Football will witness some delay compared to the date that was programmed earlier.

The renewal was expected to be announced before the start of the March training session, scheduled to begin on the 21st of this month in Italy, which will include two friendly matches against the Guatemala national football team on March 27, and the Uruguay national football team on the 31st of the same month.

According to what was reported by the website,winwin“Qatar, the agreement between the two parties has not yet been finalized, despite reaching an almost complete understanding on most of the terms of the contract, as some minor details are still being settled before the official announcement of the expected extension until the year 2028, which is expected to take place early next month.

The same source denied the news recently circulated by some media regarding Petkovic’s reluctance to sign the new contract, especially after talking about an attractive offer he received from the Polish Football Association. He stressed that the relationship between the Swiss coach and the Algerian Federation is dominated by an atmosphere of complete understanding, and that the delay in the official announcement is due to purely procedural reasons related to completing all the details of the new contract with “FAF” until 2028.

The source also indicated that the expected meeting next month between President Algerian Federation Walid Sadi and coach Petkovic will be an opportunity to discuss the arrangements for the preparations for the 2026 World Cup, including determining the identity of the second team that Riyad Mahrez’s teammates will face in Kansas City, United States. The matter is related to choosing one of the two teams: the Italian national football team or the England national football team, as the “FAF” has not yet decided on its decision, especially since the Italian national team has not guaranteed its qualification to the World Cup and first needs to overcome the European playoff.

In the same context of preparations, the Algerian national team will play another friendly match on Wednesday, June 3, against the Netherlands national football team at Rotterdam Stadium, a few days before heading to… USA To participate in the World Cup finals.

On the other hand, national voter Vladimir Petkovic is expected to reveal the list of players involved in the friendly matches against Guatemala and Uruguay next Wednesday, during a press conference that will be held in the “Mohamed Salah” Hall in Nelson Mandela Stadium at nine o’clock in the evening, during which he will also present the full program for the national team’s training during the month of March, a few days before traveling to Italy.