Meziane Ighil


Ali Meziane Ighil is an Algerian former footballer and the current football manager of JS Saoura.

Club career

Ighil spentNA Hussein Dey. 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.

International career

On June 3, 1973, Ighil made his debut for the Algerian National Team as a starter in a friendly against Brazil at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962. 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 1982 African Cup of Nations in Libya. Ighil participated in just one game, the third place match against Zambia, as Algeria finished fourth.

Managerial career

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

Honours

Player

On May 21, 2007, Ighil was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in the Khalifa embezzlement case. On January 1, 2010, he was released from prison.