Brazilian Club Apologizes for Publishing Incomplete Map of Algeria

Brazilian football club Coritiba has apologized to Algerians for publishing a map of the country truncated from several regions in the context of announcing the inclusion of veteran Algerian striker Islam Soleimani.

The “incomplete map” angered a large section of Algerian fans before the Coritiba club issued an apology, emphasizing that what had happened was an unintentional mistake.

And the official account of the Brazilian club wrote on the social network “X”: “We deeply regret the error associated with the publication of an incomplete image of the map of Algeria on our official platforms.”

In a statement, Coritiba added: “We reiterate our deep respect for the Algerian state, its people and its history… We sincerely apologize to them.”

The joy of Slimani’s move to play in Brazil last Sunday, a precedent in the history of Algerian football, was broken by the publication of this map, from which several regions of Algeria were cut.

More than half an hour later, the truncated card was posted on the Brazilian club’s Facebook page until it was removed after the Algerians were bombarded with comments expressing their dissatisfaction with it and urging them to correct the mistake.

Coritiba represents the first club outside of Algeria and Europe in Soleimani’s career, noting that the latter had an outstanding professional career as he previously played for major European clubs such as Sporting Lisbon from Portugal, Leicester City and Newcastle United from England. Monaco of France and Anderlecht of Belgium.

Soleimani is at the top of Algeria’s historical goalscoring list with 41 goals and was part of the green team that won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Source: agencies