Ali Meziane Ighil (born January 12, 1952) is an Algerian former footballer.

Club career

Ighil spent

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. He was a member of the NA Hussein Dey team that won the 1979 Algerian Cup and reached the finals of the

1978 African Cup Winners' Cup The 1978 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by AC Horaya in two-legged final victory against NA Hussein-Dey. This was the fourth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's d ...

International career

On June 3, 1973, Ighil made his debut for the Algeria national team as a starter in a friendly against

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at the

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. Ighil played the entire match as Brazil won 2–0. In 1982, Ighil was selected as a member of the Algerian National Team for the

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. Ighil participated in just one game, the third place match against

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, as Algeria finished fourth.

Managerial career

On July 3, 2010, Ighil was appointed as the coach of

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, signing a one-year contract with the club. In his first season with the club, Ighil lead them to the league title for the first time in the club's history.

Personal life

On May 21, 2007, Ighil was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in the Khalifa embezzlement case.Ighil Meziane et Ali Aoun condamnés à la prison ferme
On January 1, 2010, he was released from prison.

Honours

Player

* Won the

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once with

in 1979 * Finalist of the

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once with

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Manager

* Won the

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once with

2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 49th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with MC Alger as the defending champions. The league started on Se ...

References

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