Former Algerian Football Federation presidents sentenced to prison
The economic and financial penal division of the Sidi M’hamed court in Algiers has issued its verdict in the corruption trial involving the Algerian Football Federation (FAF). Former presidents Kheireddine Zetchi and Amara Charaf-Eddine were sentenced to 8 years in prison each, along with a fine of one million dinars. Djahid Zefizef, who also served as president, received a 6-year prison sentence and an identical fine. The three individuals presided over the federation between 2017 and 2023. Additionally, the court sentenced former secretaries general Mohamed Saad and Mounir Debichi, former administrative director Abdelghani Nekkache, and former national team manager Amine Abdi to 3 years in prison each, plus a one-million-dinar fine. Other individuals involved in the case, including former members of the federal bureau, received sentences ranging from 1 to 5 years in prison for charges related to the mismanagement of federation funds.