{"id":71804,"date":"2026-09-04T02:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=71804"},"modified":"2026-09-04T02:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:05:20","slug":"dzw-ee4976bbeb95f7882860f5b0648eab114e8712aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=71804","title":{"rendered":"Paradou AC Talent Powers Algeria U21 Gold at Mediterranean Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">Algeria<\/a>&#39;s U21 national <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">football<\/a> team achieved a significant victory, securing the gold medal at the 2026 Mediterranean Games, which were hosted in Taranto, Italy, from August 21 to September 3. This triumph underscored the strength of Algerian football development, notably highlighting the contributions of players trained by Paradou AC. A key figure in the team&#39;s success was Kohili, a Paradou AC alumnus, who not only scored twice in the final but also earned the title of best player of the tournament with five goals and two assists.<\/p>\n<p>The gold medal-winning squad featured five players who honed their skills at Paradou AC, demonstrating the club&#39;s consistent ability to nurture talent. Even with Paradou AC&#39;s recent relegation to D2, its academy continues to supply high-quality footballers to the Algerian football landscape. Of the five Paradou AC players in the U21 team, three\u2014goalkeeper Mohammed El Koubi and midfielders Houssem Abdelaziz and Houssem Tarzout\u2014are set to play in D2 next season, while Ben Ahmed Kohili and Salah-Eddine Bouziani have transferred to MC Alger and USM Alger, respectively, remaining in the elite league.<\/p>\n<p>These player movements, particularly the transfers of Kohili and Bouziani, represent the latest success stories from Kheireddine Zetchi&#39;s Academy, reinforcing the positive outcomes of investing in human potential. The Academy&#39;s strategy emphasizes cultivating young football talent, a practice that consistently yields positive results for Algerian football. This exemplary approach allows academy players to gain visibility in both championship games and international tournaments, fostering a strong pipeline of skilled athletes for the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria&#8217;s U21 football team has won the gold medal at the 2026 Mediterranean Games, with Paradou AC players significantly contributing to this success. The victory highlights the effectiveness of Algerian youth development programs in producing high-caliber talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71804","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\/71804","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=71804"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71808,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71804\/revisions\/71808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/71801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}