[OFFICIAL] The new Tizi-Ouzou stadium will bear the name of Hocine Aït Ahmed
After several years of suspense, speculation, sometimes heated debate, we finally know the name that the new Tizi-Ouzou Stadium will bear . This is the name of the historical figure of the Algerian revolution, the child of Aït Yahia (Ain-El-Hammam), Hocine Aït Ahmed .
It must be said that the choice of the late Hocine Aït Ahmed (1926-2015) to baptize the new stadium of Tizi-Ouzou is an open secret, because the rumor had started circulating on social networks since January of this year. .
A little later, in February, the rumor will become quasi-official information. It is the P/APC of Tizi-Ouzou, Ouahab Ait-Menguellat, who will declare it to the press: “Regarding the name of the stadium, it will be worthy of its greatness. Indeed, he will bear the name of Hocine Ait-Ahmed ”.
The “Stade Hocine Aït Ahmed” sign is ready
The Algerian sporting public had the final confirmation of the decision of the public authorities yesterday (Sunday June 18) during the test match which pitted the U21s of JS Kabylie against those of US Biskra on the lawn of the new stadium . of Tizi Ouzou .
Indeed, Internet users have shared, on social networks, several photos and videos where we see a sign on which is written black on white - in Arabic characters - "Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium" ( ملعب حسين آيت أحمد ) .
Still wrapped in a black tarpaulin, this sign will have to take place on the facade of the stadium in the coming days. Here are two photos that leave no doubt about the veracity of this information:
In the past, the name by which to baptize the new Tizi-Ouzou stadium has sparked lively debate among JSK supporters and various local actors. Several names have been put forward, including, in particular, that of the murdered poet Lounès Matoub and that of the late president of JS Kabylie, Mohand Chérif Hannachi .
Moreover, today, after 14 years of work, took place the first official meeting on the lawn of the new stadium of Tizi-Ouzou. This is a test match between the U21 teams of JSK and USB and which ended in victory for the Kabyles with a score of 3 goals to 1.
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