The CR Belouizdad Herald
Squad17 May 2027
107 days out for Julien Bègue after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. CR Belouizdad will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
The dugout17 May 2027
Abdelmoumen Loudani keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” CR Belouizdad may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad17 May 2027
Otis Caporusso 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 CR Belouizdad this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout17 May 2027
Siriman Konaté gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Siriman Konaté is on it.
The dugout17 May 2027
Julien Bègue knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at CR Belouizdad, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad17 May 2027
Otis Caporusso has settled at CR Belouizdad
The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.
In brief
- The dugout The manager comes out for Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda
- Squad Amr Shaaban is finding his feet at CR Belouizdad
- Loan watch Khanyisa Mayo's loan at Kaizer Chiefs nearly up