Rafik Zaimeche

Defensive Midfielder - Paradou
13 Jan 2027
Wednesday
Process

Marked for Rafik Zaimeche

19 Edition

The Paradou Post

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Nowhere to hide for Paradou

0‑3 against CS Constantine, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.

The dugout

Rafik Zaimeche keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Paradou may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Toufik Moussaoui in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Paradou this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Adel Bouzida signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Adel Bouzida commits to Paradou for another 3 years.

Squad

Ben Ahmed Kohili is the month’s best young player

At 21 he was better than everybody his age in the division for four weeks running, which is harder than one good afternoon. Paradou will try not to make too much of it.

Player ratings

Adel Bouzida runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Paradou dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

The dugout

Omar Tahrat faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Omar Tahrat after 0‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Squad

Younes Badani named in the team of the month

A month is long enough that nobody gets in by accident. Younes Badani is in the division's best eleven for it, which is a quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.

In brief

Back issues
11 Edition

The Paradou Post

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Fouad Kermiche signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Fouad Kermiche and Paradou agree another 3 years.

Squad

Toufik Moussaoui in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Paradou this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Rafik Zaimeche is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 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.

Market

Abdallah Bendouma told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Abdallah Bendouma has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Paradou.

The dugout

Amayas Boudedja gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Looking ahead

A reunion for Amayas Boudedja

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against ES Ben Aknoun in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

In brief