Mehrez sacred new price in Algeria

The Algerian star, Riad Mehrez, was honored with a special honor in his country: he was named best Algerian athlete for 2018 at a ceremony organized by the Algerian Olympic and Sports Committee in l '. honor of the best athletes of last year.

Several sports and political figures attended the ceremony, which took place Saturday night at the Sheraton Hotel in Algiers. She shared the award with the karate of the wrestler, Lamia Matoub, champion of the competition in the Spanish capital, Madrid.

Mehrez was unable to attend the event because of his badociation with Manchester City, who played in the England Cup game against Burnley the same day and who contributed to the win 5 / 0 with a badist for compatriot Kevin De Bruin. Brother of the Algerian star, the price instead.

Although he did not win any titles last year, Mehrez himself was forced to force his former club Leicester City before moving to Manchester City last summer for a record $ 60 million. pound sterling. African Nations 2019, to be held in Egypt next summer.

At the ceremony organized by the Algerian Olympic Committee, many athletes were crowned with awards such as boxers Mohamed Amin Hbadid and Farid Douebi, track and field athletes Lubna Ben Hajja and Mohamed Guand, as well as wrestler Farid Ben Faragallah, as well as the coronation of athletes of the category of people in distress. Promotions such as Sayed Ali Lamri and Ishaq Ould Qweider.