Mohamed Kouradji

Mohamed Kouradji (14 March 1952 – 9 July 2020) was an Algerian football referee.[1]

Mohamed Kouradji
Born14 March 1952
Constantine, French Algeria
Died9 July 2020(2020-07-09) (aged 68)
Constantine, Algeria
NationalityAlgerian
OccupationFootball Referee

Biography

Born in Constantine, Kouradji began refereeing in the 1980s. He refereed several international matches, including the qualifying for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, and a 1996 Africa Cup game in South Africa between Angola and Cameroon.[2]

Kouradji refereed the 1995–96 Algerian Cup championship game between MC Oran and USM Bilda.[3] He retired from refereeing in 1998 after a 20-year career. He then worked as an executive at SIMCO and a director with the Ligue inter-régions de football.[4]

Mohamed Kouradji died on 9 July 2020 in his hometown of Constantine at the age of 68 due to COVID-19.[5]

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References
  1. "Retired Algerian referee Mohamed Kouradji dies from coronavirus". Sports24Ghana. 11 July 2020.
  2. "Mohamed Kouradji". World Referee.
  3. "Décès de l'ancien arbitre algérien Mohamed Kouradji des suites de COVID-19". Confédération Africaine de Football (in French). 10 July 2020.
  4. "Mohamed Kouradji n'est plus". El Watan (in French). 11 July 2020.
  5. "Former Algerian referee Kouradji dies from COVID-19". Boxscore. 11 July 2020.
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