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The coach of the national football team, the Bosnian Vladimir Petkovic, said Thursday that the next two qualifying meetings of the 20126 World Cup against Botswana, on September 4 at the Hocine Aït-Ahmed stadium in Tizi-Ouzou (8:00 pm, and on September 8 in front of Guinea in Casablanca (5:00 pm), are “important but not decisive”.
“These are two important, not decisive games, you have to take a step forward, by managing match per match. After the match against Botswana in Tizi-Ouzou, will return to Sidi Moussa to prepare the appointment against Guinea, “he said at a press conference held in the room” Mohamed Sellah “at the Nelson-Mandela stadium in Baraki.
At the end of the 6th day disputed last March, the national selection sits at the top of group G with 15 points, three lengths from its direct pursuer, Mozambique (12 pts). Botswana and Uganda follow in third place with 9 points, in front of Guinea (7 pts), while Somalia closes the walk with 1 point.
The Bosnian technician stressed that the September internship was often difficult to manage.
“We arrive in a delicate period. You always need a balance game in the choices. For me, the main thing is to give confidence to players. This is what my selection choices answer. I am looking for players who are in good shape, ”he explained.
Asked about his first opponent, Botswana, Petkovic stressed the importance of the offensive quality of the players to “destabilize the opponent and find the flaws”.
“Faced with the defensive block of Botswana, you have to be balanced. They have a good defensive line. With the quality of our players, we will try to move the opposing team to find flaws and surprise them, it will not be easy. They will certainly not change their system adopted during the first
Match played with them. ».
Asked about the last African Nations African championship reserved for local players and in which Algeria took part and eliminated in the quarter -final, Petkovic judged that “it was an interesting tournament. Coach Madjid Bougherra did everything to succeed. Some players in this competition appear in the extended list, it will be easier for me to follow them in the Algerian championship. Too bad we did not go further: we have lost two places in the FIFA ranking. ».
Finally, Petkovic refused to project himself on the next CAN, scheduled for December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.