The football federation of Algeria has appointed Djamel Belmadi, the former international their new manager. They have signed the deal of four years and deal was finalized when Belmadi agreed to the four-year deal. In the span of two years, Belmadi becomes the sixth manager of the North African nation in two years. He is the successor Rabah Madjer who got was sacked in this June.
Belmadi is now 42 years-old and Algeria’s federation has confirmed that the former midfielder of Manchester City and Southampton has agreed to sign a long-term contract. This contract will tie him down with Les Fennecs until the World Cup of 2022. According to the sources, both Carlos Queiroz and Vahid Halilhodzic negotiated with the Algerian federation; however, no party got the success in the agreeing the financial terms.
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