In an unexpected turnaround, Mauritania creates a surprise by eliminating Algeria in the first round of Afcon 2023 1-0. This defeat has immediate consequences, since Djamel Belmadi has just lost his position as coach of the Fennecs.
African champion in 2019, Djamel Belmadi’s mission was to restore the luster to the Algerian team after an elimination in the first round during the Afcon 2021 and a failure to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Despite a brilliant qualification for Afcon 2023 and serious preparation in Togo, the Fennecs disappointed by not winning a single match, conceding two draws against Angola and Burkina Faso before the defeat against Mauritania.
With only two points, Algeria finished last in its group and left the continental competition prematurely. The day after this elimination, the President of the Algerian Football Federation, Walid Sadi, met Djamel Belmadi to discuss the consequences of this failure. The two parties agreed to a termination of contract, thus formalizing Belmadi’s departure from his position as coach.
“I met the national coach, Mr. Djamel Belmadi, to discuss the consequences of this bitter exclusion, and we reached an amicable agreement to dissolve the association and break the contract that binds the coach to the Federation Algerian Football. We thank coach Jamel Belmadi for everything he has done for the team and we wish him good luck for the rest of his career. », Explained the boss of Algerian football.
Thus, Algeria must now rethink its strategy and find a new conductor to guide the Fennecs towards new horizons.
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