Algerians In Europe

[Lotfi-]

how old is he know?

[TonyStarks]

He's 21. He turns 22 next month.

[TonyStarks]

RAEC Mons' Mohamed Dahmane scored his first goal for his new club in their 2-2 draw with Waasland. Although the team plays in the Belgian 2nd division, they are first in the standings are almost assured of promotion to the top flight. He joined RAEC Mons from Franc-Borrains who played in the Belgian third division where he was top scorer in the first half of the season with 18 goals in 13 games. He had the opportunity to sign with a top division team from Belgium (La Louviere) but felt it would hinder his progression. Another played to watch out for.

[TonyStarks]

Mouzaoui Celebrates After Scoring His Goal

Appollon Kalamarias' Karim Mouzaoui continued his good form scoring a goal in his teams 2-0 win over FC Iraklis in the Greek top division. The 30-year old striker opened in the scoring in the 35th minute, his second goal in two games. In another Greek league match up, Rafik Djebbour played the whole game fro Atromitos in their 1-0 loss to Xanthi Skoda.

In La Liga, Medhi Lacen played the whole game for Alaves as they lost 3-0 to Real Madrid. The 21-year old midfielder has become a regular for Alaves, who sit in 16th place in the 20-team Spanish primera.

In Ligue 1, FC Metz duo Hemza Mihoubi and Mehdi Meniri helped their team to a 1-0 victory over Marseille. The 20-year old Mihoubi, in just his second game of the season, was impressive in the back against the likes of Ribery and Maoulida. Another Algerian defender, Medjani, played the last minutes of the game for Metz. Karim Benzema was impressive for defending champions Lyon as they defeated FC Nantes 3-1. The 18-year old Benzema came off in the 81st minute for Sidney Govou. In other Ligue 1 action, Lens' striker Seid Khiter played the entire second half in his teams 4-1 loss to Rennes. The 21-year old striker is becoming a regular in the Lens first team, taking part in RC Lens' last eight games. Rafik Saifi, coming back from injury, played the last 15 minutes in Ajaccio's 2-0 loss to Bordeaux. Goalkeepers Mohamed Benhamou and Mehdi Sennaoui, of PSG and Strasbourg respectively, were both on the substitutes bench but did not feature.

In Belgium, FC Brussels' Sofiane Zaaboub picked up two yellow cards in the first half in his teams 2-0 loss to Anderlecht, while Nasredine Kraouche left injured after 25 minutes as his team lost 1-0 to Charleroi. He will miss Algeria's upcoming friendly against Burkina Faso next week. Elsewhere in Belgium, Samir Beloufa came on a second half sub and helped his team to a 3-2 win over Roulers and Youssef Sofiane played all game as his team beat Germinal Beerschot 1-0.

In Scotland, Brahim Hemdani put on a solid display in Rangers 2-0 victory over Hibs. Hemdani came off in the 77th minuteIn England's Championship, striker Hameur Bouazza came on in the 70th minute in his teams 1-0 away victory against Brighton Albion. Djamel Belmadi and Madjid Bougherra did not feature for Southampton and Crewe Alexandra as both are still recovering from injuries.

Finally, in Ligue 2 action, Mansour Boutabout came into the game in 61st minute as league leaders Sedan tied 1-1 against Caen. Karim Ziani played the entire game as FC Lorient defeated Dijon 1-0 to stay on pace for promotion to Ligue 1. FC Gueugnon's defender Abderaouf Zarabi could not help his team avoid defeat against Sete, as they lost 2-0. A number of Algerians featured in Laval's 0-0 draw against Le Havre, as Hassan Yebda and Malek Ait Alia, of Laval, battled against Halim Medaci, of Le Havre. All 3 players played the entire 90 minutes. Nassim Akrour scored his 8th goal of the season in the 73rd minute before being subbed off but could not help his team avoid defeat as Grenoble lost 2-1 to Istres, while Ahmed Yahiaoui played the 90 minutes for Istres. Amor Kehiha came off in the 80th minute as his team defeated Bastia 2-0. Ali Boulebda played the last 10 minutes for Creteil in their 0-0 draw against Guingamp. Montpellier defeated Reims 1-0 with a goal in the dying minutes. Ali Samy Yachir played the entire game for Montpellier, while Malik Hebbar came on in the 64th minute for Reims. Lastly, Yazid Mansouri played the entire game for Chateauroux in their 2-0 road loss to Valenciennes.

[Nordino]

Yet another great post by you Tony. Why don't you write for an Algerian magazine or something?

[TonyStarks]

LOL. What Algerian magazines man ? Plus they all speak French. I'm cool with doing my thing on Algeria.com!

[Lotfi-]

V.great post toney...

keep it up