The ES Ben Aknoun Gazette
Match1 Sep 2029
Chastening afternoon for ES Ben Aknoun
A 0‑4 beating by JS Kabylie was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad3 Sep 2029
Seif Benrabah keeps ES Ben Aknoun in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Boardroom3 Sep 2029
ES Ben Aknoun close the window on a squad of their own making
16 in and 13 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad3 Sep 2029
Tempers go at ES Ben Aknoun
Idir Mokeddem 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.
Boardroom3 Sep 2029
5 academy players handed senior numbers at ES Ben Aknoun
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad3 Sep 2029
A row about effort at ES Ben Aknoun
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mohamed Benchaira was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market3 Sep 2029
One of our own: Ahmed Medjani joins the ES Ben Aknoun first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ahmed Medjani is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Sep 2029
ES Ben Aknoun promote Hicham Brahimi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hicham Brahimi has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market3 Sep 2029
One of our own: Abderrahmane Bellahcene joins the ES Ben Aknoun first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Abderrahmane Bellahcene is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Sofiane Benayada joins the ES Ben Aknoun first team
- Transfer targets Aymen Mouyet stays at USM Alger as time runs out
- Player ratings Badis Bouamama runs at them all day