Mohamed Kouradji Explained

Mohamed Kouradji
Birth Date:	14 March 1952
Birth Place:	Constantine, Algeria
Death Place:	Constantine, Algeria
Nationality:	Algerian
Occupation:	Football referee

Mohamed Kouradji (14 March 1952 – 9 July 2020) was an Algerian football referee.^[1]

Biography

Born in Constantine, Kouradji began refereeing in the 1980s. He refereed several international matches, including the qualifying for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, and a 1996 Africa Cup game in South Africa between Angola and Cameroon.^[2]

Kouradji refereed the 1995–96 Algerian Cup championship game between MC Oran and USM Bilda.^[3] He retired from refereeing in 1998 after a 20-year career. He then worked as an executive at SIMCO and a director with the Ligue inter-régions de football.^[4]

Mohamed Kouradji died on 9 July 2020, in his hometown of Constantine at the age of 68, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Retired Algerian referee Mohamed Kouradji dies from coronavirus. 11 July 2020. Sports24Ghana.
2. Web site: Mohamed Kouradji. World Referee.
3. Web site: Décès de l'ancien arbitre algérien Mohamed Kouradji des suites de COVID-19. 10 July 2020. Confédération Africaine de Football. French.
4. Web site: Mohamed Kouradji n'est plus. 11 July 2020. El Watan. French. 11 July 2020. 11 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711102737/https://www.elwatan.com/edition/sports/mohamed-kouradji-nest-plus-11-07-2020. dead.
5. Web site: Former Algerian referee Kouradji dies from COVID-19. 11 July 2020. Boxscore.