Paid to the tune of 300,000 euros when he was Switzerland coach, Vladimir Petkovic made salary “concessions” to sign with Algeria which offered him 135,000 euros/month. However, to initial the contract, its representatives inserted clauses to ensure substantial performance bonuses. One of them concerns qualification for CAN 2025. And it is now activated after validation of the ticket by the Greens.
The successor of Djamel Belmadi wasted no time in leading the Greens safely from the 4th day of CAN 2025 qualifiers. With 12 points out of 12 possible, the Fennecs will officially be among the 24 participants during the 35th edition. This is the Morocco (December 21, 2025 – January 18, 2026) which will house the sequence.
Qualifying for the CAN and the 2026 World Cup is 1/2 million euros
It seemed a formality. But it will still cost 100 000 euros to the Algerian Football Federation (FAF). The latter had agreed to pay this sum to the technician if he achieved this objective. And the Bosnia could touch four times that amount in the future. For this, he will have to win the sesame for the 2026 World Cup.
You should know that theAlgeria is virtually qualified with six matches remaining in the campaign. But there is still a long way to go Bensebaïni frames & co who dominate the hen “G” with 9 points in the company of Mozambique. Behind, the Botswanathe Guinea and theUganda follow them Greens with 6 units while the Somalia brings up the rear (0 points). To get his half million, Petkovic will have to preserve this first place. The two March confrontations at the Botswana and in receipt of Mozambique are already shaping up to be decisive because they will be real six-point matches.
Duration, salary, bonuses, objectives: the mind-blowing details of Petkovic’s contract!
