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| Iran might not send its girls' soccer team to the Youth Olympics in Singapore next month because of a dispute over the players' Islamic attire, Iranian media reported Thursday. The deputy head of Iran's physical education department, Marzieh Akbarabadi, was quoted by newspapers, including Khabar Varzeshi, or Sport News, as saying the newly designed dress was "inappropriate."... |
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| Iran may not send its girls' football team to the Youth Olympics in Singapore next month because of a dispute over the players' Islamic attire. The deputy head of Iran's physical education department, Marzieh Akbarabadi, was quoted by Iranian media on Thursday as saying the newly-designed dress was "inappropriate." She said the outfit isn't what was agreed on and Iran... |
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| Rabah Saadane is unsure if he will remain Algeria coach after his team exited the World Cup without scoring a goal. After Algeria lost 1-0 to the United States in its last Group C match on Wednesday, Saadane said through a translator that "I think there are many people who would like me to go." Saadane plans to meet with Algeria federation president Mohamed Raouraoua and says:... |
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POLOKWANE (Reuters) - Algeria coach Rabah Saadane named midfielder Fouad Kadir in his starting line-up to face Slovenia in their opening World Cup match on Sunday, leaving out the more attack-minded Abdelkader Ghezzal.
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| Algeria coach Rabah Saadane hopes that more African national teams will soon start working with coaches from the continent. |
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UVONGO, South Africa (Reuters) - Algeria captain Yazid Mansouri has been dropped for their opening World Cup match against Slovenia, coach Rabah Saadane said on Thursday.
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| Algeria coach Rabah Saadane says he will bench captain Yazid Mansouri for the team's World Cup opener against Slovenia on Sunday because his form is not good enough. |
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| Algeria midfielder Mourad Meghni will miss the World Cup after failing to recover from a left knee injury. The Algeria soccer federation says team doctors assessed the 26-year-old Meghni on Monday and decided that he needed surgery. Meghni was one of several players in coach Rabah Saadane's preliminary squad with dual nationality who played youth internationals for France but switched... |
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| Algeria coach Rabah Saadane named a preliminary 25-man squad on Tuesday for the World Cup and confirmed Yazid Mansouri as its captain. Saadane will reduce his squad to 23 by June, in line with FIFA regulations. A French-born dual national, Mansouri is a defensive midfielder for French top-flight club Lorient. |
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| Lorient midfielder Yazid Mansouri has been selected as Algeria's World Cup captain. Coach Rabah Saadane selected a 25-man preliminary roster Tuesday and must cut down to 23 by June 1. Algeria opens against Slovenia on June 12, then plays England six days later and closes the first round against the United States on June 23. |
