ALG : Deux femmes pour deux matchs en L1 algérie

L’arbitrage féminin poursuit son ascension au sein du sport roi algérien. La désignation d’arbitres femmes pour des rencontres «messieurs» de Ligue 1 constitue une première historique pour le football national. En effet, Dhikra Houia et Ghada Mehat dirigeront respectivement les rencontres ASO Chlef – JS Kabylie et ES Ben Aknoun- ES Mostaganem. Il s’agit donc d’un fait inédit pour une compétition officielle jusque-là réservée exclusivement à l’élite masculine.

Cette avancée s’inscrit dans une dynamique déjà amorcée ces dernières années. A rappeler qu’en avril 2024, Ghada Mehat avait été désignée, en qualité d’arbitre centrale, pour officier le quart de finale de Coupe d’Algérie opposant le MC Alger au WA Tlemcen. De son côté, Lamia Athmane avait officié en tant que quatrième arbitre, en 2020, lors de la Supercoupe entre le CR Belouizdad et l’USM Alger, sans parler de la présence croissante des arbitres féminines dans les divisions inférieures.

Ces nominations traduisent une reconnaissance progressive des compétences féminines dans l’arbitrage national. Une brise de changement semble ainsi souffler sur le football algérien, ouvrant la voie à des talents capables, à terme, de s’illustrer sur la scène internationale. sport-tr.bet

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After scrapping their way through the African regional qualifying playoff as well as the inter-continental playoff, DR Congo have announced the group of players who will lead the nation at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Liste de la RD Congo pour la Coupe du Monde 2026 #RDC #Leopards #WorldCup2026 pic.twitter.com/tzFAbaPUoT

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Battle-tested defenders gives Leopards a strong spine at World Cup

Head coach Sebastien Désabre depended on his resilient and strong defense to qualify and many familiar names will lead the Leopards defense in North America.

Captain Chancel Mbemba (Lille) will be involved as well as fellow experienced players including left back Arthur Masuaku (Lens), right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) and inter-continental playoff hero Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley). Hibernian defender Rocky Bushiri has shaken off a knock to be included in the final squad.

Young superstar Noah Sadiki of Sunderland is the midfield anchor, with Lille player Ngal’ayel Mukau another promising young option. Veteran player Samuel Moutoussamy is another experienced player in the center of the pitch as well as Désabre favorite Charles Pickel.

Another hero from the Congolese triumph in the qualifying playoffs, Brian Cipenga, is included after the Spanish-based winger impressed with his set piece deliveries at crucial moments. Meschack Elia, Thèo Bongonda, Nathanaël Mbuku and 34-year-old Gaël Kakuta are all attacking midfielders with a flair for the spectacular on their best days.

Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa is now healthy at a crucial moment to lead the attacking line along with long time squad member Cédrick Bakambu, the Real Betis player who will serve as the team’s vice-captain. Pyramids FC striker Fiston Mayele is included as well as Simon Banza, a prolific goal scorer in his club career who has been selected despite having yet to impress in the Leopards shirt.

The Leopards are in Group K at the World Cup finals and will commence action against Portugal on June 17 before clashing against Colombia and Uzbekistan.

The Stormers’ disappointing finish to the United Rugby Championship (URC) pool stage has left them with plenty of work to do if they want to lift the tournament trophy for a second time.

It is a mess of their own making following a poor second half of their campaign. While they started the season in tremendous form, they were unfortunately unable to sustain it.

The Stormers enjoyed an incredible start to the season, winning their opening 10 matches in all competitions, eight of which were in the URC, which saw them finish the year unbeaten.

But cracks started to show in January when they lost to Leicester Tigers in the Champions Cup, followed by some poor performances in the local derbies.

They began their quest for the SA Shield well enough, beating the Lions and Bulls, but they then fell to back-to-back defeats against the Sharks, who were struggling at that stage, and were comfortably beaten by the Lions.

Bounce back

They managed to bounce back with a win over the Bulls at Loftus to end their losing run, but by then the Stormers had shown their frailties, which they continued to do down the back end of the pool stage.

A four-game home run against overseas opposition should have been the perfect opportunity to get back on track, but the Stormers did not look convincing as they battled to a win against bottom-dwelling Dragons, and needed a late show to beat Edinburgh who were also in the bottom half.

Then came a huge result in the context of their season, a home loss against Connacht, and despite responding with their best performance in months, a thrashing of Glasgow Warriors to leapfrog them at the top of the points table, they still needed to finish well.

They were unable to do that, drawing with Ulster and losing to Cardiff, to slip to third.

They now host Cardiff in their quarterfinal next weekend where they can get immediate revenge, but if Glasgow and Leinster both win their knockouts, the Stormers will have to travel to Dublin for a semifinal against the defending champions.