Echorouk signs historic partnership agreement with FAF Federation

Algeria’s largest daily newspaper Echorouk Al Yaoumi and the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) signed a media partnership contract on Wednesday for the promotion and upgrading of football in Algeria.

• Echorouk promised to stand by the side of the national football squad and contribute in the development of the Algerian football. It is already sponsoring a number of local teams.
• Publisher Ali Fodil: “partnership is victory and honour”
• Echorouk’s publisher Ali Fodil said the partnership contract with in favour of the football squad is a victory and an honour at the same time.
• “I hope that the squad’s supporters will be happy again as they miss victories since 1990 when the team won the African Cup,” he said in a celebration ceremony on the signature.
• He expressed his optimism over coach Rabeh Saadane and the FAF chief Mohamed Raouraoua’s performance. “They will boost the Algerian football. Victory is a collective achievement.”
• FAF chief: “partnership with Echorouk is historic”
• FAF chief Mohamed Raouraoua expressed his delight for reaching a partnership contract with Echorouk newspaper.
• “Such initiatives will diversify supply sources of the national squad which are added to the government’s efforts in terms of supporting sports field,” he asserted.
• He added that the newspaper is the first which dealt with sports funding. “The partnership contract is unprecedented historic event.”
• Sports minister: “Many thanks to Echorouk”
• Algerian sports minister Hachemi Djiar thanks the publisher and Raouraoua, expressing his delight over reaching such an agreement.
• “Echorouk newspaper is a model to be followed. I hope that new steps are made to achieve projects as part of developing sports in Algeria,” he said.
• Coach Saadane: “the agreement will encourage the national squad”
• Coach Rabeh Saadane said the agreement between the FAF and Echorouk is an encouraging act for the national players who will deal with a difficult phase as part of the World and Africa Cup qualifications.
• “The agreement shows that everyone is mobilised in support of the national squad including the media,” he added.
• He praised the current players. “I worked with many generations which passed by the national team. My elements are playing to honour Algeria.”