Algeria Coach Saâdane accuses Egyptian journalists of provocation

Algerian national team coach Rabah Saâdane has said that Egyptian journalists are attempting to cause controversy ahead of Algeria's upcoming World Cup qualifier versus the continental champions.

• Rabah Saadane has accused some Egyptian journalists of attempting to provoke a negative reaction from him during a recent interview.

  The trainer did not explicitly state which news source was guilty of the transgression but went into detail regarding what transpired during the conversation.

• “Clearly they are trying to destabilise me. They called me for an interview but during the discussion they brought up an offer from the Yemeni national team and some story of a €80,000 bonus. I wasn’t fooled, I instantly understood this machination which wanted to disturb the peace of the Greens,” Saâdane explained in statement to a local sports news magazine.
• “How else do you explain that these Egyptian journalists would make an offer on the behalf of the Yemeni Federation? They asked me if I would stay in my post after the Egypt match. Their intentions were definitely not clear but they’re not going to put one over me.”

  This latest news is an indication of the rising tension between the two countries ahead of the Arab derby in Blida stadium on June 7.

• The Algeria/Egypt game promises to be a scorcher, as both sides are looking to take maximum points after each drew their first match of World Cup qualifying versus respectively Rwanda and Zambia..