The goalkeeper and assistant coach of a top-class Algerian soccer team died on Wednesday night in a bus accident in Tiaret (northwest), and ten other team members were injured, the Federation (FAF) announced. “The goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani and the second coach Khaled Meftah of the group Mouloudia d’El Bayadh died and ten club members were injured,” the organization said in a statement.
“The bus is taking the team to Tizi-Ouzou, (east of the country), in preparation for the match against JS Kabylie, which corresponds to the 11th round of the championship,” FAF said.
The Federation “has also decided to suspend all football activities planned for this weekend throughout the national territory, at the level of all divisions and categories combined, until further notice.” “The draw ceremony for the 32nd and 16th finals of the Algerian Cup, scheduled for Tuesday, December 26, 2023, has also been postponed to a later date,” it added.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Sports Minister Abderrahmane Hammad offered their condolences to the families of the victims. In 2022, Algeria recorded more than 32,200 traffic accidents, causing more than 1,100 deaths and 40,000 injuries.
Source: La Verdad
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