Rabah Madjer back to coach Algeria national team

^{Former African Footballer of the Year, Rabah Madjer has been appointed Algeria’s new coach after Spaniard Lucas Alcaraz was fired on Wednesday, the country’s football federation has said.}

^{The 58-year-old returns for a third spell after being away from coaching for more than a decade, working instead as a television analyst.}

^{He was in charge of Algeria from April 1994 to July the following year, and then again for nine matches from July 2001 to May 2002.}

^{His last coaching job was in 2006 at Al Rayyan in Qatar.}

^{As a player, Madjer won the European Cup in 1987, when his cheeky back heel helped FC Porto beat Bayern Munich.}

^{He was crowned Africa’s best player for that year.}

^{Alcaraz departs after failing to reverse Algeria’s fortunes in 2018 World Cup qualifiers, where they are without a win after five matches.}