Hassan Yebda to Echorouk: “I’m happy to play for my country, Algeriaâ€
Hassan Yebda during a match with Portsmouth
In a telephone conversation with “Echorouk” on Monday, the newcomer to the Algeria football squad, Algerian professional player, Hassan Yebda, expressed utter satisfaction at his participation in the training camp with the “Desert Foxes”, stressing that he dreams of scoring for Algeria during the upcoming Rwanda qualifier, if he is included in the starting line-up by national team coach Rabah Saadane.
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Yebda neither denied nor confirmed the news of his arrival to Algiers on Sunday night, preferring not to engage in such conversation.
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–It does not matter when I joined my country, the important is the training camp with the Algerian national squad in preparation for next Sunday’s Algeria- Rwanda qualifier, and frankly I don’t want to delve into the question regarding the exact date of my arrival in Algeria.
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– I’ll neither confirm nor deny the news, and please let’s shift to another question.
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–I’m very happy to play for my country Algeria, although I have already played for France, but the feeling is different because here I’m defending the mother country of my parents.
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– I’m ready for anything and I wish to participate in the forthcomind match. I promise the Algerian fans to do all my best to make them happy with a clear win over Rwanda win in order to qualify for the 2010 World Cup competion in South Africa.
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– It is a pleasure to know that the Algerians are interested in my performance on the pitch with Portsmouth. Honestly. I wish to score the same goal in the next world cup qualifying match versus Rwanda for my country, because in Algeria I represent an entire people and a whole country but in Portsmouth I only represent a city.