Strong choice from Djamel Benlamri. At a time when relations between Morocco and Algeria are far from being good, as evidenced by the recent boycott of CHAN 2022 by the Atlas Lions, Fennec has decided to bounce back in Morocco!
Supporting photos, the local press indeed announces the signing of the 33-year-old central defender for Wydad Casablanca. The length of his contract has not been disclosed. With his new club, the winner of CAN 2019 will have the opportunity to take part in the Club World Cup at home since the WAC, winner of the last African Champions League will compete in the quarter-finals against the Saudis of Al-Hilal on February 4.
Since leaving Olympique Lyonnais in the summer of 2021, the Algerian had returned to the Gulf, first to Qatar SC then to Al-Khaleej, in Saudi Arabia, with whom the adventure was cut short and where he terminated his contract. Benlmari was more expected in recent days in his former club JS Kabylie, but the WAC finally convinced him. Taulier of the selection over the past four years (32 caps, 2 goals), the rock has not been called since the elimination in the playoffs from the 2022 World Cup against Cameroon.
