Noureddine Zekri is an Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n football manager and former player. He last managed MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 before resigning on July 10, 2011.

Managerial career

Zekri gained his coaching badges, a UEFA A License, in Italy’s famous football coaching centre, the FIGC Settore Tecnico Coverciano

Coverciano

Coverciano, also known as Casa Italia, located in the quartiere of Florence with the same name, is the central training ground and technical headquarters of the FIGC, the Italian Football Association. The complex covers technical and training events associated with various Italian national football...

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ES Sétif

On December 8, 2009, Zekri was announced as the coach of Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n club ES Sétif

ES Sétif

Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1...

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In his first season, Zekri won the Algerian Cup

2009–10 Algerian Cup

The 2009–10 Algerian Cup was the 46th edition of the Algerian Cup. ES Sétif won the Cup by defeating CA Batna 3-0 in the final with a brace from Hocine Metref and an own goal from Saber Chebana...

, the North African Cup of Champions and the North African Super Cup

2010 North African Super Cup

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However, On August 18, 2010, Zekri was sacked from his managerial position due to the poor results gained in the 2010 CAF Champions League

2010 CAF Champions League

The 2010 CAF Champions League was the 46th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 14th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

 group stage, picking up just one point out of the first three group matches. The 1-0 loss against Zimbabwe side Dynamos was the final straw for ES Sétif

ES Sétif

Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1...

 president Abdelhakim Serrar

Abdelhakim Serrar

Abdelhakim Serrar is an Algerian former professional football player who won the African Nations Cup in 1990 and is one of a few that won the Afro-Asian Cup for both club and country. Serrar played as a central defender throughout his career for Entente sportive de Sétif...

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MC Alger

On March 11, 2011, Zekri was appointed as the coach of MC Alger, replacing outgoing Frenchman

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 Alain Michel. He signed a 16-month contract with the club. In his first game as manager, MC Alger lost 4-1 to Dynamos F.C. of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

 in the first round of the 2011 CAF Champions League

2011 CAF Champions League

The 2011 CAF Champions League was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

. However, the team managed to win the return leg 3-0 to qualify to the next round. On July 10, 2011, Zekri resigned from his position.

Managerial

• North African Cup of Champions
  North African Cup of Champions
  The North African Cup of Champions is a tournament designed by the Union of North African Football that puts together the winners of the domestic leagues around North Africa. The tournament contains representatives from Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.-Origin:On October 6, the representatives...
  
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• Algerian Cup
  Algerian Cup
  The Algerian Cup is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart from 1990 and 1993. The 2011 edition was won by JS Kabylie who beat USM El Harrach...
  
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  2009–10 Algerian Cup

  The 2009–10 Algerian Cup was the 46th edition of the Algerian Cup. ES Sétif won the Cup by defeating CA Batna 3-0 in the final with a brace from Hocine Metref and an own goal from Saber Chebana...

  
  

• North African Super Cup: 1

  2010

  2010 North African Super Cup

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