Former Moroccan international Abdeslam Ouaddou joins the technical staff of the Algerian national team. The intransigent Algerian coach has called him to strengthen the technical staff of the Fennecs, as assistant coach.
The warming of relations between Morocco and Algeria is a concern for King Mohammed VI. He expressed it in the speech he gave on the occasion of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of his accession to the Throne.
While participating in the International Raï Festival held in the city of Oujda, Morocco, Cheb Nasro, the Algerian raï singer, called on the Algerian and Moroccan authorities on Saturday, July 20, to open the borders.
King Mohammed VI has just sent a message of congratulations to Algerian President Abdelkader Bensalah after Algeria’s victory on Friday, July 19, in the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Egypt.
Morocco is on the cover of the magazine Le Point this week. A well-crafted dossier highlights the achievements of the Kingdom since the enthronement of King Mohammed VI.
The President of "Debout la France" explodes with anger at the incidents recorded in several cities during the celebration of Algeria’s victory over Nigeria on July 14, 2019, and calls on Algerians who prefer their country to France to "return to Algeria".
France is taking security measures in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Montbéliard as well as in the departments of Ain and Côte-d’Or to prevent unrest in case of an Algeria victory in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) on Friday, July 19, 2019.
Three men held captive near Tindouf are the subject of an "investigation", in particular for "treason against the nation", "sedition" and "acts of aggression against the Sahrawi state". Human Rights Watch reacts to this situation and demands the release of the detainees.
Victor Gomes, a South African referee, will not officiate the 2019 AFCON final. For unknown reasons, he has been replaced, 24 hours before kick-off, by his Cameroonian colleague, Alioum Néant.
Riyad Mahrez, the captain of the Algerian national football team, has had an excellent Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Egypt, leaving his mark on the competition and leading the "Fennecs" to a deserved final and perhaps even to the title. He is a hero for his Algerian father and a source of pride for his Moroccan mother.
It is on the evening of Sunday, July 7, 2019 that Algeria will face the Guinean team in the round of 16. A match that promises to be difficult and could be reminiscent of that of Morocco, according to the coach of the Algerian national team, Djamel Belmadi.
A big blow, on the part of the Moroccan police who have just apprehended a French national of Algerian origin, wanted by Interpol. The man was arrested on Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Casablanca.