Today, Saturday, the national under-23 football team traveled to Turkey in anticipation of its participation in the Islamic Solidarity Games, which will be held in Konya, Turkey, from August 9 to 18 of the same month.
Coach Noureddine Ould Ghali said in a press statement at Houari Boumediene Airport: “This is an international competition, and we seek to benefit from it as much as possible. We have been working with this team for only four months. It is a positive thing, because we have contact with the European, African, and even Asian levels.”
He added: “We have to be ready, and we cannot say otherwise. We worked to be ready and the players are well aware that such international competitions must be written in the name.”
And the former coach of the Palestinian national team added: “We seek to build a team under 23 years old, we want to add a quality to the group that we are working on, so that we are ready during the upcoming African Nations Championship for locals.”
He concluded: “In general, there will be strong teams, and we must beware of competitors, this is football and its matches, we will not reduce the number of current players, it is true that there is a difference in the list of elements during the past months, but things are not the same, the important thing is that this course will benefit them in their future.” with the national team.