Another scandal shook the lower divisions of the Algerian championship. The referee validated a goal scored by…a supporter. An incredible incident that sparked buzz on social networks.
It’s a surreal game fact that happened last Friday. It was during a match of the 3rd amateur division group east, between NRB Beni Ouelbane and WA Zighoud Youcef. Indeed, and while the local team, the NRBBO, was behind (2-1), supporters invaded the field in the final moments of the match. One of them put the ball in the net to score the equalizer.
But the most amazing thing about all this is that the referee validated the goal. Worse still, the result of the match, which ended in a parity score of two goals everywhere, was approved by the Inter-Regional League. It must be said that this scandal which made the buzz on social networks.
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What do the presidents of the two clubs say?
The scandal of the goal scored by a supporter during the said match caused the presidents of the two clubs to react. “WA Zighoud Youcef wanted to combine the game to avoid relegation. Something that I firmly refused… False, it was not a supporter who scored the equalizing goal, but rather our striker. You can see the video”. Said Azouz Tabou, president of NRB Beni Ouelbane.
The latter was heard this morning by the Disciplinary Committee. And for good reason, another video circulated on social networks which shows his aggression towards the referee. The former president of JSM Skikda risks a heavy sanction. Lifetime expulsion from football in Algeria cannot be ruled out.
As for the president of WA Zighoud Youcef, Bousmida, he will say: “It’s a real scandal what happened during the match against NRBBO. One supporter pulled our goalkeeper out of the shirt, while another put the ball into the back of the net. I do not blame the referee because he would have put his life in danger if he had not validated the goal… We are just asking the high authorities of Algerian football to recover our rights”.
