Si-Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani (born 18 March 1986 in
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
) is an Algerian football player. He currently plays for
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
Chabab Ahly Bordj Bou Arréridj ( ar, شباب أهلي برج بوعريريج), known as CA Bord Bou Arréridj or simply CABBA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Bordj Bou Arreridj, founded in 1931. The club colours are yellow a ...
in the
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.
Playing career
MC Oran
Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani began his career as a youngster at
MC Oran, where he was coached by his older brother, the former
Algerian
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international
Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
Si-Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani ( ar, سي الطاهر شريف الوزاني, born 10 July 1967 in Oran) is a former Algerian footballer.
Career
Chérif El-Ouazzani started his career with hometown MC Oran in 1983. In his first season, he woul ...
, whom he names as his favourite player.
He made his senior debut at the age of 18, playing a quarter of an hour as a
substitute in a 1–0 win in the
Algerian Cup
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against
USM Alger.
[ JS Kabylie, then Algerian First Division champions, attempted to sign Cherif El Ouazzani in the January 2009 transfer window, but his club refused to sell, considering the player to be a key part of their promotion drive.]
JS Kabylie
With promotion achieved, Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani was free to leave MC Oran. He signed a two-year contract with JS Kabylie, 2008–09 First Division runners-up, for a total fee of 7.5 million DA (£63,000), of which 4.5 million DA (£38,000) was paid in cash.[Conversions at rate current on date of player transfer, June 6, 2009, using .] Despite having received several other offers, the player stated that JSK were a big club that you didn't say no to, who would give him the chance to win titles, to play in the CAF Champions League
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and give another dimension to his career.CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
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.
Personal life
Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani has seven brothers and two sisters. In a 2009 interview, he said that he intended to become a physical trainer after he finished playing, and that in his spare time he enjoyed going fishing with his brothers.[
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References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Oran
Algerian footballers
Men's association football midfielders
JS Kabylie players
MC Oran players
Algeria men's A' international footballers
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj players
Algerian Ligue 2 players
21st-century Algerian people