HIBAPRESS
The Algerian Football Federation imposed a harsh penalty on Tarik Yesghir, a player for MC Batna, following his actions during his team's match against JS Djijel in the second division league (Central-East group).
Algerian media reported that the Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend the player for ten matches, in addition to fining him 10,000 Algerian dinars (approximately $74), due to unsportsmanlike conduct that occurred during the match, which was held for the fifteenth and final round of the first half of the season. According to the information in the committee's decision, Yesghir attempted to assault the match referee by cursing and spitting, after receiving a red card, during the match which ended with JS Djijel winning 3-1 away from home. This decision will cause the player to miss a large part of the second half of the season matches, which is a strong blow to MC Batna, who relies on its key players in the competition for promotion. MC Batna occupies the second position in the league standings with 31 points, trailing only two points behind the leader, Biskra, while JS Djijel occupies the fifth position with 26 points.
