The role of football in Algeria's independence.

The role of football in Algeria's independence.

Most people believe that football is just a game and nothing else, but very few people know that it is not just a game but a struggle, a struggle for the nation, a struggle for freedom.

Everyone knows about the revolutionary war of Algeria, the works of Franz Fanon and Nigogi, who does not remember the oppressed students, who does not know about their achievements, their books are not easily available in bookshops, but a common Baloch student has His works will be easily found.

These are the books by reading which we know how Algeria traveled from the French colony to independence.

This story is also the story of this oppressed nation of Algeria. This story is the story of the leader of the National Liberation Front, Ahmed Bin Belah, and Mohammed Bumzrag, who himself was a former player of the France football team. The leader of the National Liberation Front, Ahmed Ben Belah,

 believed that not only with guerilla tactics, we will fight for the freedom of Algeria, but we can also use the game of football to get rid of the French colony. The leader of the National Liberation Front, Ahmed Ben Belah, sent a message to four major French football players, Karmali, Rashid Makhloufi, Abdelhamid Bouchouk and Mukhtar (who were from Algeria) to quit the French team and told them to return to their national team. Play for Algeria.

It was a very difficult decision for these players, a decision that could have ended their careers as well as their lives. Ultimately, these four players refused to accept the slavery of France and embarked on a journey that had very difficult paths. They made their arduous and patriotic journey on Monday, April 14, 1954 and where they had to illegally

 cross the Swiss-France border to Algeria, after a difficult and difficult situation, these four players finally returned to their native Algeria. reached and there he started playing football and represented his nation in front of the football world. Remember! All four of these players were playing in top French football clubs at the time, had all the luxuries, but still refused to be enslaved by France and preferred to play for a country that had not yet become independent. was These were the players who were sentenced to death by France for being anti-national and traitors, and despite constant protests

 from FIFA, the Algerian football team managed to win matches against various national teams, at that time 6-2 against Hungary and the USSR. The 6-0 win over the world was a surprising sight for football fans, it was an eye-opening sight to see the transformation from a sports star to a political soldier. Makhiloufi said that I thank God for giving me this team, because thanks to this team I will be proud to call myself Algerian in front of the world.

When the UN agreement was signed on March 19, 1962, the war ended and Algeria was freed from its colonial masters of more than one hundred and thirty years. Many went back to their previous clubs.

Half a century later, football is still associated with France and its colony of Algeria. France won the World Cup for the first time thanks to an Algerian player. The 1998 World Cup was won by Zidane's heroic performance. And the pride of the France team in the Qatar World Cup is an Algerian player and the world knows him by the name of Karim Benzema.