
CR Belouizdad player Lotfi Boussouar 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 after 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. According to reports, Boussouar had a verbal altercation with an officer handling administrative formalities and made offensive remarks. Despite the conviction, Boussouar is scheduled to travel to Cairo with his team for an upcoming CAF Cup semi-final match against Zamalek SC on Friday, April 17. In other news, supporters of USM El-Harrach vandalized the Zerrouki Mouloud communal stadium following their team's 2-1 defeat to ASM Oran. The damage, which included broken fences, torn-out seats, and shattered lodge windows, was a protest against the loss, which jeopardizes the team's playoff qualification chances. The club's management is expected to bear the repair costs, adding to the financially struggling team's burdens. Disciplinary sanctions, including a potential extension of a four-match home game ban, are anticipated, further complicating USM El-Harrach's promotion bid.
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