Nabil Maaloul, coach of Chabab Belouizdad Club, topped the list of the highest-paid coaches in the Algerian Football League, within a classification that saw the presence of 3 Tunisian coaches among the top five.
Press reports revealed, on Friday, that Maaloul, who is associated with CS Belouizdad for one season, receives a monthly salary of up to 65,000 euros, making him the record holder for the most expensive coach in the history of the Algerian league, surpassing the number recorded in the name of the German Josef Zinnbauer, the former coach of the JS Kabylie Club, who used to receive, counting the salaries of members of his assistant staff, a total of 60,000 euros per month.
The same source explained that the salaries of the members of the technical staff of the Belouizdad Club, including Maaloul, in addition to the first assistant coach, two fitness trainers, the video analyst, and the goalkeeping coach, exceed 100 thousand euros per month, which is another record in the Algerian league.
Maaloul was paid 45 thousand euros per month, during his experience with the Algerian club Ittihad Algeria two years ago, which ended with his dismissal after 7 months due to the team’s fluctuating results.
Senegalese Lamine Ndiaye, coach of Ittihad Algeria, came in second place on the list of the most expensive coaches, with a monthly salary of about 45,000 euros, an increase of 20,000 euros per month over last season, in which the team won the Confederation Cup and the Algerian Cup under his leadership.
The Algerian expatriate Karim Belhoussein, the coach of the JS Kabylie Club, who is new to the local championship, occupies third place with a monthly salary of up to 40 thousand euros, ahead of the Tunisian Khaled Ben Yahia, the coach of the Mouloudia Club of Algiers, the holder of the league title, who earns approximately 30 thousand euros a month.
Al-Duhail inflicted a heavy first loss on Al-Shamal, runner-up in the last edition of the Qatari League, 4-0, on Thursday, at the opening of the fifth stage competitions, while Al-Wakrah snatched a fatal victory over Al-Gharafa, 3-2.
This comes as the veteran Algerian star and former Manchester City and Al-Ahly player, Riyad Mahrez, is heading to sign a contract with the club until the end of the current season, and he was seen on the main stage watching the match.
Al-Duhail regained the winning tone after three draws, raising its score to 9 points and temporarily advancing to third place, while the sudden fall cost Al-Shamal to temporarily fall to fourth place with 8 points.
As for Al-Wakrah, it came from behind against Al-Gharafa to win in the last breath 3-2, achieving its first victory in the tournament.
The winner raised his score to 5 points and temporarily advanced to seventh place, while Al Gharafa continued to reel with its third loss in exchange for a win and a draw, leaving its score at 4 points and falling to tenth place.
The stage will be completed on Friday with matches between Al-Sadd and Al-Arabi, and Qatar and Al-Rayyan, and will conclude on Saturday with matches between Al-Shahania and Lusail and Al-Ahly and Al-Sailiya.
The struggling Al Sailiya club in the Qatar Professional League announced, on Thursday, its contract with veteran Spanish striker Joselu, in a move through which it hopes to strengthen its attacking power after a difficult start to the current season.
Al Sailiya is suffering from a faltering start to the season after losing its first four matches in the league, placing it at the bottom of the standings, which prompted the club’s management to strengthen the team’s ranks in the hope of improving results during the next stage.
Al Sailiya published a video clip introducing the player, through his account on the “X” platform, accompanied by the phrase: “Spanish giant Silaoui!”, announcing Joselu’s joining the team, without revealing the contract period.
The signing of Joselu (36 years old) comes after the end of his association with Al-Gharafa, for which he played during the past two seasons, as he participated in 58 matches in various competitions, during which he scored 28 goals and provided 5 assists.
Although his name was linked to several clubs in the top flight in Spain and Germany after the expiration of his contract, Joselu preferred to continue in Qatar.
Joselu has a distinguished career at the international level, as he played 17 matches with the Spanish national team, and was part of the team that won the 2024 European Championship title.
He also won the Champions League title with Real Madrid in the same year, after a career during which he moved between a number of clubs in Spain, England and Germany, before moving to the Qatari League in the summer of 2024.
