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Goalkeeper and Coach of Algeria Football team dies in accident. The goalie and assistant coach of an Algerian top-flight club were murdered in a bus accident, causing the national federation to cancel all matches this weekend.
The Algerian Football Federation said that ten additional MC El Bayadh players were hurt in the accident while traveling north to Tizi Ouzou for their weekend match against JS Kabylie.
The bus crashed at Tiaret,(Goalkeeper died) around 150 kilometers (90 miles) from the Mediterranean coast, according to the federation, but no other details were provided.
As a token of respect, it announced that it will “suspend all footballing activities nationwide this weekend across all leagues and competitions” this weekend.
The draw for the next round of Algeria’s biggest cup tournament, which was planned for December 26, would now take place later.