{
  "id": 5782110,
  "title": "Algeria’s football federation appoints new head coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/algerias-football-federation-appoints-new-head-coach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T13:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/05/algeria-s-football-federation-appoints-new-head-coach"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Algeria's football federation has appointed Brahim Hemdani as the new head coach, replacing Vladimir Petkovic, according to state television. The 48-year-old French-born former Marseille midfielder, who earned two caps for Algeria during his playing days, assumes the position following Petkovic's departure in early August. Despite having limited coaching experience, Hemdani leads the team in the wake of their qualifying for the World Cup knockout stage for the second time in their history. This achievement, however, came to an end with a 2-0 loss to Switzerland in the last 32.",
  "summary": "The Algerian Football Federation appointed former Marseille midfielder Brahim Hemdani as head coach following Vladimir Petkovic's departure.",
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        "title": "Algeria’s football federation appoints new head coach",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}