The USM Khenchela Herald
Squad22 Mar 2027
Kamel Chergui breaks a bone — 44 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 44 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match20 Mar 2027
No end in sight to USM Khenchela's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at USM Khenchela has to find a result from somewhere.
Player ratings22 Mar 2027
Ayobami Junior beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad22 Mar 2027
A falling-out at USM Khenchela
Mohamed Naâmani and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match20 Mar 2027
A bad afternoon for USM Khenchela against ASO Chlef
0‑1 to ASO Chlef, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout22 Mar 2027
Houssem Haddad faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Houssem Haddad after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
The dugout22 Mar 2027
No hiding place for Zin Eddine Meddour
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Zin Eddine Meddour, and the manager let it.
The dugout22 Mar 2027
The plan did not have a place for Imadeddine Boubekeur
Nobody at USM Khenchela is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.
Looking ahead22 Mar 2027
Youcef Douar faces his old club
USM Alger next, and one man in the USM Khenchela dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.
In brief
- Squad A first team debut at 15 for Mohamed Mrezigue
- The dugout Serge Badjo knocks on the manager's door
- Squad Oussama Litim says his piece