{"id":43504,"date":"2026-01-05T02:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=43504"},"modified":"2026-01-05T02:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:01:20","slug":"petkovic-to-address-press-ahead-of-crucial-drc-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=43504","title":{"rendered":"Petkovic to Address Press Ahead of Crucial DRC Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers \u2013<\/strong> National team coach Vladimir Petkovic is set to hold a press conference tomorrow, Monday, ahead of Algeria&#8217;s crucial Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 match against the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p>The press conference is scheduled to begin at 11:30 AM local time. Petkovic will be accompanied by midfielder Isma\u00ebl Bennacer. This media briefing comes as the Desert Foxes finalize their preparations for the highly anticipated knockout stage encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Following the press conference, the national team will hold their final training session tomorrow evening, commencing at 5:00 PM. This session will be the team&#8217;s last opportunity to fine-tune their strategy and solidify their cohesion before facing the Congolese Leopards.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the training session, a mixed zone will be held, offering media representatives the chance to interact with three key players: Himead Abdelli, Mohamed Amine Amoura, and Redouane Berkane. These players are expected to share their insights and perspectives on the team&#8217;s readiness and their expectations for the upcoming match.<\/p>\n<p>The Algeria national team is determined to advance in the Africa Cup of Nations, and the match against the Democratic Republic of Congo represents a significant hurdle in their quest for continental glory. Petkovic&#8217;s press conference is expected to shed light on the team&#8217;s tactical approach and overall morale as they head into this pivotal game.<\/p>\n<p> <em>DZWatch will provide full coverage of the press conference and the team&#8217;s preparations in the lead-up to the match.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria 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>Algiers \u2013 National team coach Vladimir Petkovic is set to hold a press conference tomorrow, Monday, ahead of Algeria&#8217;s crucial Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 match against the Democratic Republic of Congo.The press conference is scheduled to begin at 11:30 AM local time&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43505,"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":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43504","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=43504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43506,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43504\/revisions\/43506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}