In recent hours, the comments of the Tunisian coach have shocked African Football. Shortly after the Tunisian defeat against Gambia (0-1) Monday evening, Kais Yaâkoubi released more than accusatory words against Algeria and Morocco on the dual nationals: “Do you believe that Algeria and Morocco are bringing back binational players, like Gouiri and Cherki (who has never yet been called up by the Fennecs) for free? No, absolutely no. The neighboring country goes all out to afford players with dual nationality. I have already worked with a goalkeeper coach from the selection who made two World Cups and two CAN with the Algerian team. He told me incredible things that you can’t imagine what they do to attract these footballers. Why is the national team no longer performing well? You have to ask the right questions. However, I hope that the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) will implement the same similar strategy to seek out “first rank” footballers.” he blurted out like this.
Belhadji responds to Yaâkoubi!
Obviously, an adverse response was expected. And she didn’t take long. Hassan Belhadji, the Fennecs goalkeeper coach (during the 2010 and 2014 World Cups) to whom Yaâkoubi refers in his remarks, wanted to reestablish his truth in the columns of El Khabar: “I worked with him a few years ago at JS Saoura, for a period of three or four months at most, and we never discussed the subject of integrating binational players into the team. Algerian national. These statements are simply an attempt to justify the difficult situation of the Tunisian national team, especially after their latest defeat. Perhaps it is jealousy towards the success of Algerian football, which is going through a period of prosperity thanks to the results obtained by our national team in the qualifications for the CAN and the World Cup.” he said. There is no doubt that these words will continue to generate a lot of ink in the coming hours…
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To summarize
Attacked by the coach of Tunisia on its ability to attract dual nationals, Algeria did not fail to respond. In recent hours, the comments of the Tunisian coach have shocked African football. Shortly after the Tunisian defeat against Gambia (0-1) on Monday evening, Kais Yaâkoubi released more than accusatory words against Algeria and Morocco on the dual nationals.
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