**Naceredine Khoualed Set to Feature in CAF Champions League Final for USM Alger**
USM Alger captain **Naceredine Khoualed** could be fit to play in the **CAF Champions League final** against TP Mazembe this Saturday at the Bologhine Stadium. The defender, who recently suffered a **broken nose**, returned to training on Monday, providing reassurance to coach **Miloud Hamdi** amid a series of injuries in the squad.
Khoualed, who has spent **10 years with USM Alger**, expressed his determination ahead of the historic first continental final for the club. “It will be a historic match for the club and for the players who are aware of the stakes and the importance of this match. We will do our utmost to achieve a positive result that will allow us to approach the return match with as little pressure as possible,” he told *Le Buteur*.
The Algerian defender added, “I feel something indescribable. After ten years at the club, crowned with several titles, I finally have the opportunity to play in the final of the most prestigious African cup. I do not want to miss this opportunity to offer this title to all the USMists. I want to raise this cup.”
