{"id":30643,"date":"2025-12-03T13:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=30643"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:12:48","slug":"algeria-launches-arab-cup-title-defense-against-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=30643","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Launches Arab Cup Title Defense Against Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Doha, Qatar<\/strong> &#8211; The Algerian national team begins its campaign to defend its Arab Cup title today, Wednesday, with a highly anticipated match against Sudan. The game is set to kick off at 13:00 Algerian time at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Under the guidance of coach Madjid Bougherra, *Les Verts* (The Greens) are determined to start strong and build momentum towards securing their second Arab Cup triumph. The team is relying on a blend of experience, cohesion, and the readiness of its key players.<\/p>\n<p>The match will be officiated by an Egyptian refereeing team led by Amin Mohamed Omar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projected Starting Lineup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bougherra is expected to field the following lineup for the opening Group D match:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goalkeeper: Abderraouf Nat\u00e8che<\/li>\n<li>Defense: Youcef Atal, Hocine Benayada, Abdelkader Khassif, and Abdelkrim Bedrane<\/li>\n<li>Midfield: Zinedine Ferhat, Sofiane Bendebka, and Mehdi Dorval<\/li>\n<li>Attack: Adam Ounas, Islam Slimani, and Mohamed El Amine Amoura<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This formation showcases a mix of experience and dynamism, particularly with the presence of Ounas as a key attacking threat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broadcasting Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The match will be broadcast across several Arab sports channels, ensuring widespread viewership:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BeIN Sports: Commentator &#8211; Essam El Shawaly<\/li>\n<li>Al Kass Channels: Commentator &#8211; Khalil Al Balushi<\/li>\n<li>Abu Dhabi Sports Channels: Commentator &#8211; Belal Allam<\/li>\n<li>Algerian Youth Channel: Commentator &#8211; Massoud Dchicha<\/li>\n<li>Sharjah Sport: Commentator &#8211; Mohammed Al Hanani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Algerian fans are eager to see *Les Verts* deliver a convincing performance in their first test of the tournament. A victory in the opening match is often seen as crucial for progressing to the later stages and strengthening their chances of retaining the coveted title.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=40\">More Sports articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doha, Qatar &#8211; The Algerian national team begins its campaign to defend its Arab Cup title today, Wednesday, with a highly anticipated match against Sudan. The game is set to kick off at 13:00 Algerian time at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.Under the guidance of coach Madjid Bou&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30645,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30643\/revisions\/30645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}