Algeria cries one of its heroes

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By: Manu Tournoux

Algeria cries one of its heroes

Winner of the African Cup of Nations in 1990 with the jersey of Algeria, the former attacker Djamel Menad died at 64 years old.

We remember this image. Rabah Madjer raises the trophy in 1990. Three years after having made this gesture with the Champions League in the FC Porto jersey (1987), the Algerian striker brandished the first African football African Cup in Algeria. In this team evolved the center-forward Djamel Menad whose death we learned on Saturday ” of a lightning illness that had struck him with full whip about two months ago “Said the media specifies Tsa.

“” The big family of Algerian football and JS Kabylie is in mourning after the announcement of the death of Djamel Menad, former player and true legend of national football ”, announced on Saturday for his side the JSK, where he evolved from 1981 to 1987, then from 1994 to 1996. Nîmes supporters obviously remember the one who brought their colors between 1987 to 1990 for a report of 27 goals scored in 78 D2 games.

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