Issa Menadi, manager of Annaba Club, east of Algeria, decided officially to abandon the French coach Dipiro’s services because his team was excluded during the first round of the Arab Champions League against the Syrian club Halab.

• Mennadi confirmed that Dipiro failed in choosing the right tactics and his players will be punished because they were not serious enough, which proves that Dipiro was lying about providing the best working conditions for the club.
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• “I want to work with Mansour Tabout, former Algerian International striker who may become Annaba’s club coach. I will fire many players who were completely inactive during the match,” Mr. Mennadi said.