Maghreb Sports
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2010-02-05 Frustration with the state of Mauritanian football has long been brewing, but it took the African Cup of Nations to spur criticism of the national federation.Continue...
2010-02-04 "A great sport song isn't tied to a particular time or place. It becomes a point of reference for a very long time," said Sadek Djemâaoui of the group El Bahara.Continue...
2010-02-01 Footballers in Mauritania played a trio of hard-fought matches at the week-end, which also saw the firing of ASAC Concorde's coaches.Continue...
2010-02-01 Difaa El Jadida still own the Moroccan Premier League after round 16, but third-ranked Raja Casablanca, trailing their cross-town rivals Wydad Casablanca, are scrambling to move up.Continue...
2010-02-01 Nearly losing to 16th-ranked USM Blida on January 30th was a harsh reality check for MC Algiers, who nevertheless stumbled to a draw that keeps them in the league's top spot.Continue...
News Briefs
Injured Bouazza to miss Serbia friendly
2010-02-08 Injured Algerian international and Blackpool striker Hameur Bouazza will be off the pitch for at least a fortnight after suffering a groin injury, DZfoot reported on Sunday (February 7th). Bouazza, who scored the goal that got Algeria to the CAN semi-finals, is now seen as doubtful for the home friendly against Serbia on March 3rd.
Bougherra voted best Arab player at CAN
2010-02-08 Algerian international and Glasgow Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra was named best Arab player at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in a new poll, Liberte reported on Monday (February 8th). "Magic" beat Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan and fellow Algerian Karim Ziani to win the most votes from Eurosport readers.
Tunisian semi-marathon draws international athletes
2010-02-08 The Tunisian town of La Marsa will host its annual semi-marathon, "Les Foulées du Megara", on March 21st, La Presse reported on Monday (February 8th). Runners from Algeria, Morocco, France, Italy, the US, Kenya and other countries will be represented at this year's edition.
Algeria to play Ukraine friendly
2010-02-07 Algeria will play Ukraine in a friendly on May 28th, as part of their preparation for the World Cup opener with Slovenia on June 13th, Goal.com reported on Saturday (February 6th). Les Fennecs already scheduled a friendly against Serbia on March 3rd in Algiers. They are expected to play two others, one of them against Italy.
FIFA names Maghreb referees for World Cup
2010-02-07 FIFA on Friday (February 5th) named several Maghreb referees on its list of 30 for the 2010 World Cup, local press reported. Algerian Mohamed Benouzza and Mauritanian Eddy Mayé will lead referee trios. Another Algerian, Mamar Shaaban, was appointed as assistant referee, while Moroccan Redouane Achik and Tunisian Bechir Hassani will also assist in two other trios.
Benin's Koffi Codjia, who arbitrated CAN semi-final between Algeria and Egypt, failed to make the FIFA list.
Etoile loan Ben Dhifallah to Libyan club
2010-02-07 Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel loaned international striker Mehdi Ben Dhifallah, 26, to Libya's Al-Nasr until the end of the season, Football365.com reported on Friday (February 5th). Al-Nasr currently occupy 9th place in the Libyan championships.
Maghreb Taekwondo Championships open in Oran
2010-02-05 The 4th Maghreb Taekwondo Championships begin in Oran on Friday (February 5th), APS reported. Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Algeria will participate in the event. Host Algeria will be represented by 64 male and female athletes.
Etoile's Akaichi named best young Tunisian player
2010-02-05 Tunisia and Etoile du Sahel striker Ahmed Akaichi beat out Esperance's Youssef Msakni on Thursday (February 4th) to win a Tunisian poll for Best Young Footballer of 2009, TAP reported. The Radio Monastir poll was held to mark Tunisia's celebration of 2010 as International Year of Youth.
