The USM Khenchela Herald
Match17 Mar 2029
USM Khenchela taken apart
0‑3 to ASO Chlef, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Market19 Mar 2029
Abdelmoumen Benchabane puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at USM Khenchela, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout19 Mar 2029
Ahmida Zenasni: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” USM Khenchela have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad19 Mar 2029
Tempers go at USM Khenchela
Ahmida Zenasni 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.
Boardroom19 Mar 2029
Inquest at USM Khenchela
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
The dugout19 Mar 2029
Nabil Benayada faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Nabil Benayada after 0‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
Player ratings19 Mar 2029
A costly moment from Mohamed Abdelnasser
One lapse, one goal, and ninety minutes of honest work counting for nothing. That is the job at USM Khenchela, and it is a cruel one.
The dugout19 Mar 2029
No hiding place for Christopher Samangwa
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Christopher Samangwa, and the manager let it.
The dugout19 Mar 2029
Serge Badjo knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Serge Badjo trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Looking ahead USM Khenchela take on the side everybody is chasing
- Looking ahead Youcef Douar goes back to face USM Alger
- Squad Adel Soudani makes his debut at 19