Algeria
Race is on for football federation top job

The former president of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), Djahid Zefizef, in July 2022.
The former president of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), Djahid Zefizef, in July 2022. © NurPhoto via AFP
Djahid Zefizef's successor as Algerian football federation president will be known in September. Several candidates are emerging to take over from the former sporting director of the national squad, who stepped down in mid-July. [...]
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