The MC Alger Courier
Match17 Oct 2026
Nobody wants to play MC Alger right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tempers go at MC Alger
Mohamed Zoungrana was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Sid Ahmed Aissaoui is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
One of those days for Ayoub Ghezala
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.83, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Squad19 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Hlompho Dala
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Hlompho Dala, and the manager let it.
Match17 Oct 2026
MC Alger see off Olympique Akbou
Three points for MC Alger, 1‑0 the final word against Olympique Akbou in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Words at MC Alger training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nicolas Nkoulou is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Loan watch19 Oct 2026
Moslem Anatouf wants to come home
“I did not go to ASO Chlef to sit and watch. I want to come back to MC Alger and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 10 matches say the rest.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Ayoub Abdellaoui was immovable
16 times he got in the way of something. Centre-halves get written about when they make mistakes and ignored when they do not, so an afternoon like this needs saying out loud: he is the reason the scoreline reads as it does.
In brief
- Player ratings A day to forget for Boitumelo Radiopane
- Player ratings Kipré Zunon runs at them all day
- Loan watch Amine Messoussa keeps scoring at USM Khenchela