Algiers, Nov 8, 2024 (AFP) - Star striker Mekhloufi symbol of Algerian struggle dies at 88

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2024-11-08

Rachid Mekhloufi, a star of French football who became a symbol of the Algerian fight for independence, has died aged 88, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Friday. In 1958, during the Algerian War, the striker quit Ligue 1 champions Saint-Etienne in mid- season to travel to Tunis with other French-based players and found a National Liberation Front (FLN) team. President Tebboune said he "learned with great sadness the news of t......

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