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- Algeria appoints Brahim Hemdani as senior national team head coach.
- Hemdani, 48, was born in France and earned two senior caps for Algeria.
- He previously led Algeria’s under-21 side to a Mediterranean Games gold medal in Taranto.
- Hemdani replaces Vladimir Petkovic, whose contract ran to 2028 but ended in August.
- Algeria exited the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-0 quarter-final defeat by Nigeria.
