The economic and financial penal pole in Algiers has begun the trial of 19 former officials from the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), including former presidents Charaf-Eddine Amara, Kheireddine Zetchi, and Djahid Zefizef. The defendants face charges related to suspicious contracts, specifically with "Adidas" and the travel agency "Concorde," which the court identified as violating regulations to provide unjustified benefits to third parties. Defense attorneys challenged the validity of financial expert reports, while the accused officials denied the allegations, maintaining that all contracts were executed according to legal procedures. Several former board members claimed no personal responsibility, stating that contract and hotel arrangements were handled by the financial and administrative departments within the established institutional framework.