The Algerian Football Association resolved the controversy on social media platforms during the past hours regarding the story of the “bus,” and the widely circulated images related to the transfer of some players. Algeria national team In small vehicles, including Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez, during the “Desert Warriors” training, on the evening of Wednesday, January 12, and some tried to link it to the issue of not placing an official bus at the disposal of the Algerians.
Social media platforms have been full since yesterday evening, Wednesday, with negative comments and harsh criticism of the organizers, and depicted the movement of some Algerian national team players during their participation in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, on board small vehicles, as a catastrophic organizational mistake and lack of appreciation for the African champion, which ignited “Social Media”. The incident was taken out of its mathematical scope and the correct interpretation of it.
The Algerian Federation denies the existence of any problem and reveals the true story
The Algerian Football Federation denied the existence of any problem regarding the issue of transferring the Algerian national team during the championship Africa Cup of Nations. And one of his officials confirmed in an interview with “Algnews”: “There is no problem in terms of transportation. The organizers put at the disposal of each team a large bus, two vans and a truck, in addition to a tourist car.” And he continued: “Before the start of any training session, some people travel to Members of the technical staff early to prepare for training before the players arrive.”
لاعبي منتخب الجزائر خرجت من التدريبات و لم تجد الحافلة.. ليتم الإستعانة بميكروباص ونقل الفريق على دفعات للفندق 😂 pic.twitter.com/6vK3VcEK62
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And he continued, “Then the players and the rest of the technical staff travel in the official bus designated for the national team,” before explaining what happened in the last training session, saying: “All the players moved yesterday to training in the official bus, except for Zerrouki and Ounas, who were late and joined the team by means of a cart. Another little one because they were doing a special job in the muscle building hall.”
He added, “The players who participated in the Sierra Leone meeting underwent light training and Belmadi decided to exempt them from the entire class, so they returned to the hotel in the two minibuses,” and concluded: “After the session, everyone returned to the official bus. They provide comfortable transportation as well.