FAF to publish accounts amid dispute over Vladimir Petkovic’s Algeria departure

The Federation Algerienne de Football (FAF) says it will provide financial details to dispel claims that Vladimir Petkovic was paid the full value of his remaining contract after leaving his role as Algeria manager.

A recent report alleged that the FAF had paid Petkovic his salary through to the end of an agreement that was due to run until 2028. The figure said to be involved was €4.2m, close to the €5m the Swiss-Bosnian coach was reportedly seeking.

Nadir Bouzenad, the FAF’s secretary general, formally denied the claim in an interview with ENTV.

Bouzenad said the federation would publish its financial report after the next ordinary general assembly of the FAF, presenting it as evidence of the sums paid to the former Algeria manager.

The FAF officially announced its separation from Petkovic on 3 August, one month after Algeria’s disappointing exit from the 2026 World Cup. The Fennecs were beaten 2-0 by Switzerland on 3 July in the last 16.

Several consistent reports have said Petkovic agreed to leave by mutual consent in return for three months’ salary, understood to be about €500,000.

That agreement came despite the coach having signed a two-year contract extension on the eve of the World Cup. Petkovic had previously been in charge of Lazio.