MC Alger defeats MC Oran to claim third spot in the standings

MC Alger secured a vital victory against visiting MC Oran with a two-goal margin, during the rescheduled match for the opening round of the Professional Ligue 1 football championship, hosted at the « Ali Ammar known as Ali La Pointe » stadium in Douera. Defender Ayoub Ghezala emerged as the standout player of the match after scoring both goals for the « Doyen ». He opened the scoring in the 24th minute from a penalty kick, before sealing his team's dominance by netting the second goal in the 89th minute, ending any hopes for the opponents to equalize. As a result of this win, MC Alger climbed to third place in the league standings with 16 points, surpassing MC Oran, which dropped to fourth position with 15 points in the race for the top spots.