
Lotfi Boussouar, a player for CR Belouizdad, has been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence and a 50,000 Algerian dinar fine by the Dar El Beïda court. The verdict was delivered this Monday in a case where Boussouar was prosecuted for insulting a border police officer on duty at Algiers Houari Boumediène Airport. The incident occurred last March when the CR Belouizdad delegation was returning from Egypt after a CAF Cup quarter-final match against Al Masry SC. According to reports, Boussouar had a verbal altercation with an officer handling administrative formalities and made offensive remarks. Despite the conviction, Boussouar is part of the Belouizdad squad traveling to Cairo this Monday for the CAF Cup semi-final second leg against Zamalek SC, scheduled for Friday, April 17. The first leg ended 1-0 in favor of the Egyptian team. In other news, supporters of USM El-Harrach vandalized the Zerrouki Mouloud communal stadium after their team's 2-1 defeat to ASM Oran last Friday. The vandalism, which included damaged fences, torn-out seats, and broken lodge windows, was a protest against a loss that jeopardizes the team's chances of qualifying for the play-offs. The club's management is expected to bear the cost of the damages, adding to the financial strain of the team, which may also face extended disciplinary sanctions, including a potential extension of a four-match home game ban.
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