Mohamed Kouradji
Mohamed Kouradji | |
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Born | 14 March 1952 |
Died | 9 July 2020 Constantine, Algeria | (aged 68)
Nationality | Algerian |
Occupation | Football referee |
Mohamed Kouradji (14 March 1952 – 9 July 2020) was an Algerian football referee.[1]
Biography
Born in
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, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[5]
References
- ^ "Retired Algerian referee Mohamed Kouradji dies from coronavirus". Sports24Ghana. 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Mohamed Kouradji". World Referee.
- ^ "Décès de l'ancien arbitre algérien Mohamed Kouradji des suites de COVID-19". Confédération Africaine de Football (in French). 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Mohamed Kouradji n'est plus". El Watan (in French). 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Former Algerian referee Kouradji dies from COVID-19". Boxscore. 11 July 2020.