Branded by Algeria’s new fiasco at the African Cup of Nations, Djamel Belmadi announced his resignation to his players.
Algeria experienced another nightmarish evening. Consequence of the new disillusionment experienced by the Fennecs at the African Cup of Nations. The 2019 CAN victory and the long series of invincibility that followed now seem far away. Since then, the Algerians have experienced failure against Cameroon in the play-offs for the 2022 World Cup and therefore two consecutive eliminations from the group stage of the CAN.
After having had to settle for two draws against Angola (1-1) and Burkina Faso (2-2), Algeria lost on Tuesday against Mauritania (1-0) . A team that had never won a single match during a CAN. Unsurprisingly, Djamel Belmadi suffered the blow at the end of the meeting, regretting the many missed opportunities.
“We can’t score even though we have plenty of situations. There is part of the mystery of football… If we didn’t create clear chances, if we were dominated by the other teams, I would say to myself that things are not going well. This is not the case. There are things I can’t explain, but it’s a reality.”he whispered after the match.
The bloodshed at a press conference
Obviously in the hot seat, the former midfielder, however, refused to speak about his future. “It’s not you I’m going to say that to, he first confided to the microphone of Canal+ I have people to turn to first. » Relaunched at a press conference, the native of Champigny-sur-Marne heard “take full responsibility for this situation” but wait to “return to the countryside” to discuss his future while recognizing that his team was undoubtedly “at the end of the cycle”.
But according to RMC, the speech was quite different in front of his players and Djamel Belmadi announced his resignation shortly after the final whistle. The tension was no less palpable in front of the media. As evidenced by his bloodbath against a journalist from DZ Foot. “ In any case, you have been on a mission from the start, it is known. You did not specify that I am one of the rare coaches, the second, to have won an African Cup. I’ve known you for six years. The question, I don’t even know what to answer. If it’s to start like that… It’s not journalism for me. You’re on a mission anyway, I already told you. Next question,” he said to him.
