{
  "id": 5785456,
  "title": "Algeria’s football federation appoints new head coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/algerias-football-federation-appoints-new-head-coach-5785456",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T13:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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, the FAF, has appointed former Marseille midfielder Brahim Hemdani as the new head coach, replacing Vladimir Petkovic. Hemdani, a 48-year-old French-born player who earned two caps for Algeria in his career, brings limited coaching experience to the role. Despite this, he takes on the position following Algeria's successful performance in the Mediterranean Games, where the under-21 team won gold. Petkovic was dismissed from his position in August, despite a contract extension that would have kept him until 2028. Under Petkovic, Algeria qualified for the World Cup knockout stages for the second time in their history, alongside the 2014 achievement. However, their campaign ended in the last 32 with a 2-0 loss to Switzerland. Algeria also faltered at the Africa Cup of Nations in January, exiting the tournament in the quarter-finals following a 2-0 defeat to Nigeria.",
  "summary": "The Algerian Football Federation appointed former Marseille midfielder Brahim Hemdani as head coach following Vladimir Petkovic's departure.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "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."
}