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Mahfoud Amara

Mahfoud Amara is Associate Professor of Sport Management and Social Sciences in the College of Education, Qatar University.

Football in Algeria from the "Black Decade" to the Hirak — Algerian demonstrators with a placard that reads “civilian state, not military” over pictures of their football team’s players, protest in the streets of Algiers against the ruling class, July 19, 2019. Ryad Kramdi/AFP/Getty ImagesAlgerian and Moroccan supporters in the Doha Metro during the 2021 Arab Cup in Qatar. Mahfoud Amara.

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Football in Algeria from the "Black Decade" to the Hirak

When Algeria defied the odds to win the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, many Algerians heralded the moment as a victory for more than just football. The team’s previous and only win on the international stage had been in 1990 and was followed by a decade of civil unrest that ended with Bouteflika’s e

Mahfoud Amara • 12 min read