{"id":63572,"date":"2026-06-14T06:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=63572"},"modified":"2026-06-14T06:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:24:53","slug":"islam-merili-joins-libyan-club-al-ahly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=63572","title":{"rendered":"Algerian Midfielder Islam Merili Signs for Libyan Club Al-Ahly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian midfielder Islam Merili has officially joined Libyan club Al-Ahly, marking a significant move in his career. The transfer was announced by the Libyan club on Saturday via their official Facebook page, though contract details were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<h2>Islam Merili joins Al-Ahly Libya<\/h2>\n<p>Merili, who previously played for Union Sportive de la Casbah (USMA) in Algeria, is recognized as one of the most prominent midfielders in both the Algerian and African leagues over recent seasons. His strengths include his ability to link play between lines, recover possession, and contribute significantly to build-up play and chance creation.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure with USMA, Merili achieved considerable success, helping the team secure five major titles. These include two CAF Confederation Cup titles, one CAF Super Cup, and two Algerian Cup victories. His transfer to Al-Ahly is expected to further enhance his international profile and contribute to the Libyan club&#39;s ambitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related topics:<\/strong> Islam Merili, Algerian footballer, Al-Ahly Libya, Algerian sports, football transfer, Algeria<\/p>\n<p><em>DZWatch provides English-language coverage of Algeria-focused developments for international readers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian footballer Islam Merili joins Libyan club Al-Ahly, bringing his impressive record of five titles including two CAF Confederation Cups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63571,"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":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63572","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\/63572","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=63572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}