Bus crash kills player, assistant coach in Algerian soccer’s top league, matches postponed

Published December 20, 2023 7:10 PM

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Algerian Football Federation says a bus crash has killed two members of its Ligue 1 side Mouloudia El Bayadh and that it would postpone all games scheduled for this week. The federation said the accident killed reserve goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani and assistant coach Khalid Muftah. Local media said the bus carrying the team overturned in northwestern Algeria on its way to a league game which had been scheduled for Friday. The club said on social media that other injured team members were in stable condition.

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