The coach of the Algerian national football team, Vladimir Petkovic, devoted the training session yesterday evening, Sunday, to the tactical aspect, in anticipation of the confrontation with the South African national team, scheduled for tomorrow evening, Tuesday, at the “Nelson Mandela” stadium in Baraki.
The Algerian Football Federation “FAF” explained in statement, He published it today, Monday, on his official website, that the new national voter, Vladimir Petkovic, was keen during this training session to correct the mistakes he noticed in the match that the “Greens” played against bolivia national team, Last Friday. This is done by creating greater harmony among the team’s members.
The national team narrowly won over its Bolivian counterpart (3-2) Last Friday, at Nelson Mandela Stadium, for the first round of the Algeria International Football Tournament “FIFA Serie 2024”.
The FAF statement added that coach Petkovic provided the necessary advice. He urged his members not to repeat the mistakes committed against Bolivia.”
In preparation for facing the South African national team, the Algerian national team’s technical staff programmed, today, Monday, a video session to preview some of the competitor’s matches.
Preparations for tomorrow’s match will conclude with the last training session at the Sidi Moussa Technical Center.
In a related context, the FIFA Series 2024 organizing committee appointed a Tunisian refereeing team to officiate the match between Algeria and South Africa. The match will be led by Amir Loussif, assisted by Ismail Ayman and Jeridi Fawzi, while Lahlou Ben Brahem from Algeria will be the fourth referee.
In the first round, South Africa tied with Andorra (1-1). Andorra will meet Bolivia, for the second round, on Monday evening, at the “May 19, 1956” stadium in the city of Annaba.
Petkovic succeeded Belmadi as coach of the Algerian national team
The Algeria International Tournament is part of a pilot project launched by FIFA under the name “FIFA Serie”. This project will officially launch in 2026, and will be held every two years. But FIFA decided to try it on the date of the current international break, from March 18 to 26. This project consists of holding international tournaments on different continents with the participation of several teams.
As a reminder, Bosnian Croat Vladimir Petkovic, who also holds Swiss citizenship, was appointed head of the national team’s technical staff on March 3. He succeeds Belmadi, whose duties ended after the early exit of the “Greens” in the last African Cup of Nations finals, “Cannes 2023.”
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