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Wednesday, 8 May, 2002, 11:47 GMT 12:47 UK
Madjer seeks new path for Algeria
Algeria have not qualified for the World Cup since 1986
Algeria coach Rabah Madjer has said that his country's players should not seek a European club football career until they are 25 years old. In his opinion, moving to Europe before that age "stops their progression and endangers the future of Algerian football".
"I can understand why young players want to earn a living as professionals in Europe. "But there have been terrible cases of kids leaving important Algerian league teams to play in mediocre French clubs," Madjer said. Madjer, who played for Algeria at the 1982 World Cup, says the only way to stem the flight of young Algerian talent is to improve the wages and playing conditions in the Algerian league.
"We cannot afford to lose more generations of players if we want our football to emerge from the ashes." Algeria has not qualified for the World Cup since 1986 and only won the African Nations Cup on one occasion - in 1990, when they hosted the competition. |
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