Algeria Football Federation is eyeing a move for Super Eagles Head Coach, Jose Peseiro, to become their next manager after sacking Djamel Belmadi after crashing out early at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast.
Though Peseiro led Nigeria to the final of the 34th edition of the AFCON in his first attempt to become one of the most famous coaches on the continent, Belmadi did not make it out of their Group E after finishing bottom of the group with just two points.
According to DZ Foot, an Algerian publication, the President of the Algeria Football Federation, Walid Sadi, has been captivated by Peseiro’s credentials and is willing to have a chat with the Portuguese coach on taking over Algeria’s national team job.
DZ Foot wrote: “Not made public, the shortlist established by the ad-hoc commission set up by the FAF, is made up of three names, namely José Peseiro (63 years old), Vladimir Petkovic (60 years old) and Carlos Queiroz (70 years old).
“While the name of Carlos Queiroz has come back in force in recent days as being the final choice of the FAF, according to our information this would ultimately not be the case and José Peseiro becomes the preferential choice of Walid Sadi.
“Indeed the one who took Nigeria to the CAN 2023 final would be in direct contact with the president of the Algerian football federation who would have been seduced by his profile and his speech without forgetting the financial aspect.”
