{"id":53058,"date":"2025-10-05T09:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T13:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/algeria-saleh-bey-aboud-lifts-the-veil-on-the-gassama-affair\/05\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T09:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T13:47:08","slug":"algeria-saleh-bey-aboud-lifts-the-veil-on-the-gassama-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/algeria-saleh-bey-aboud-lifts-the-veil-on-the-gassama-affair\/05\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria: Saleh Bey Aboud lifts the veil on the Gassama affair!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Interview<\/p>\n<p>Gassama affair \u2013 Algeria: Saleh Bey Aboud tells all!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Algeria: Saleh Bey Aboud lifts the veil on the Gassama affair!<\/p>\n<p>The former communications director of the Algerian national team, Saleh Bey Aboud, has revisited one of the most painful chapters in Algerian football: the Greens&#8217; elimination at the hands of Cameroon during the 2022 World Cup playoffs. As a guest on the Algerian channel <em>El Watania TV<\/em>, he made powerful statements that have reopened a still-raw wound for supporters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"content-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"blockquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Gassama played a significant role in the national team&#8217;s elimination; it was a scenario planned even before his arrival in Algeria,&#8221; Aboud declared,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>hinting at a degree of premeditation in the decisions made by the renowned Gambian referee. He also cited other incidents to underscore his suspicions:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"content-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"blockquote\">\n<p>&#8220;At a time when VAR didn&#8217;t exist, France qualified for the World Cup thanks to Thierry Henry&#8217;s handball goal, knocking out Ireland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Confident that history will eventually reveal the truth, Saleh Bey Aboud concluded with a grave warning:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"content-blockquote\">\n<div class=\"blockquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Whatever happens, the truth will come out, and we will know who conspired against the national team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These remarks have reignited a sensitive debate over a match that continues to haunt the memory of Algerian football.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/algeria-saleh-bey-aboud-lifts-133500551.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview Gassama affair &ndash; Algeria: Saleh Bey Aboud tells all! 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