Khalilozic: “My goal, reaching Africa Cup semi-finals”

Algeria team coach, Wahid Khalilozic contradicted himself in a surprising statement, as he revealed that his goal with the national team during Africa Nations Cup 2013 is access to the semi-finals only, believing that exceeding the first round is a good thing in itself, contrary to what he said two weeks ago, that the FAF stipulated reaching the Africa Cup finals and the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup.

Khalilozic said on Friday, in an interview with Radio France Internationale; The contract that binds me with the FAF requires access to the semi-finals in the Africa Cup at least, and if we got to the quarter finals, it is a good thing,” adding: “We are now existing in third level with Morocco, Niger and Burkina Faso, and the draw will be tough, which will result in powerful groups, we’ll see everything after this draw.”

Khalilozic manipulated, through his statements, the feelings of the Algerian fans, which came quite opposite to what is agreed with the Algerian Football Federation, according to the magazine “France Football”, two weeks ago, he said “my contract with the FAF obliged me to reach the finals of Africa Cup of Nations, and the semi-finals of the World Cup in Brazil “. But it is now he contradicts himself, although an adviser to the Adviser of the former president of the federation, Abdelkader Berdja, confirmed that upon conclusion of the contract with the coach Khalilozic and his presentation to the press in early July 2011, the FAF placed the qualification to the ACN finals 2013” and the second round of the 2014 World Cup as key goals that must be achieved by Khalilozic, and even his assistant Noureddine Koureishi, who said after Libya vs Algeria match that Algeria will play in order to win the title in South Africa, but Khalilozic surprised everyone, and confirmed that his aim is reaching the semi-finals at the latest.