Football: Emmanuel Macron begs for France/Algeria match to be held

Will we witness another France/Algeria? While the last football match between the two countries has a history of more than twenty years, Emmanuel Macron announced that he would be in favor of organizing such a meeting. The President, who paid an official visit to Algeria on Friday, 26 August, assured that a friendly match would be held between the two countries. “it would be a good thing to get rid of the past”. “We will discuss this issue with the President” [Abdelmadjid Tebboune] and their team, it’s not for me to say and then it will also depend on the luck of the upcoming competitions, I wish for some “The President said during a press briefing. “I think that sport needs to compromise, so I will be with our athletes tomorrow in anticipation of the Olympics in Oran” He added Brigitte Macron, the wife of 2024, held in Paris.

Already in 2019, he was the boss of FFF Noël le Graët, begging for the Algeria/France meeting to be held. “Since I came here, I’ve wanted to go to Algeria. It’s the only country we haven’t met. 60 years later it’s time to play this game, we’re playing football. It’s time to make this game.”The leader had guessed. As a reminder, the last conflict between the two countries degenerated in October 2001. Despite many high hopes for this highly symbolic match, the first since Algeria gained independence in 1962, events were over and many Algerian fans occupied the pitch before the match was over.

“What was supposed to be a big party turned into a big mess”He had guessed the then Minister of Sports, Marie-George Buffet. “France and Algeria have a difficult but common history. This match was a great opportunity to bring our two nations closer together, to make this sporting event a symbol of cooperation. I often come back to this episode with the impression that I witnessed a war. A complete failure.”He remembered the communist politician in the statements given by our colleagues. FranceInformation.

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