Algerian Supporters Attack Coach Djamel Belmadi After Poor Team’s AFCON Showing

• Algerian football coach Djamel Belmadi was attacked outside a hotel in Ivory Coast
• Many angry Algerian supporters weren't happy about the teams showing at the AFCON tournament
• A video of coach Djamel Belmadi being attacked by angry supporters was shared on social media

The AFCON2023 has been getting a lot of attention this year, and some of that attention is negative. Recently the Algerian national soccer coach Djamel Belmadi found himself in hot water with the team's supporters.

Algerian supporters attack coach Djamel Belmadi

In a recent game of the tournament, Algeria was defeated by Mauritania 1-0 on Tuesday, 23 January 2024. Shortly after the match a group of angry supporters attacked coach Djamel Belmadi at a hotel in Ivory Coast.

The clip of the coach being escorted to a room at the hotel, moving him away from the angry crowd, was posted on social media by a Twitter (X) @UnplayableZA on their page and captioned it:

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"Algeria supporters are clearly not happy with their team's showing at #AFCON, as the coach Djamel Belmadi found out on arrival at the hotel."

Watch the video below:

Netizens react to the video

Shortly after the clip was shared on social media, many netizens reacted to it:

@lesleymkhawana joked:

"They wanted to talk."

@MasterBathKol wrote:

"They're time it's over... CAF ref no-longer for sale."

@Evidence_Shongw responded:

"They can’t bribe referees anymore and it’s showing."

@PovertykillerB replied:

"Apparently Algerians bet with their houses, cars and parters (wives or girlfriends). So I think that’s the case.Some of us knew Mauritania would cause problems yesterday. I gave Algeria under 2.5 goals and won."

@t_junction1 commented:

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"I blame Betway."

@mshengulala mentioned:

"And yet you have people who constantly paint South Africans as the worst football fans in the world."

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Source: Briefly News