The coach of Algeria, Djamel Belmadi, was relieved of his duties following the elimination of the Fennecs in the group stage of CAN 2023.
The first round of this edition of the African Cup of Nations will have left its mark behind the scenes of the major African selections. After Ivory Coast, host country of the tournament, which separated from its French coach Jean-Louis Gasset a little earlier in the day, it is the turn of Algeria to make its little revolution with the departure of Djamel Belmadi .
The president of the Algerian Football Federation announced this Thursday evening that he had reached an amicable agreement with Djamel Belmadi for a contract termination. “I met the national coach, Mr. Djamel Belmadi, to discuss the consequences of this bitter elimination, and we reached an amicable agreement to dissolve the association and break the contract which binds the coach to the Federation Algerian Football. We thank coach Djamel Belmadi for everything he has done for the team and wish him good luck for the rest of his career. »
End clap for Belmadi
Expected since the inglorious elimination of the Greens in the group stage of this CAN 2023, Belmadi’s departure is therefore official. But it has the effect of a small bomb within the Maghreb country. Djamel Belmadi will indeed remain the technician who put the nation back on the summit of Africa, with an unforgettable epic which allowed the Fennecs to win the second CAN in their history, in 2019.
Water has flowed under the bridges since then, and Algeria has had one series of disappointments – elimination from the group stage of the 2021 edition, failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Before the 2024 cycling event.
Beyond his sporting record, Belmadi had also seen his relations with the press deteriorate over the years. The departure of the former PSG player seemed inevitable in this explosive context.
