So as you may or may not be aware, in July there will be the first ever African Club Cup tournament, in Rabat, Morocco. This competition will feature teams from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria. The Algerian club involved will be Corsaires d’Alger, this is my team, my creation. I’ve wanted to create an Algerian hockey club for a while…
The Moroccan Ice Hockey Federation have released the following announcement: Rabat, May 16th Mai , 2016 The Royal Moroccan Ice Hockey Federation is proud to announce that it will be organizing the first African ice Hockey Cup. The tournament will be held in Rabat (Mega mall), Followed by an all star showdown in Casablanca (Morocco Mall) from the 24th until…
In the latest edition of French hockey magazine ‘Slapshot’ there is an article on Maghreb (North west Africa) hockey. Myself and Algeria get a mention, and it touches on a potential game between Algeria and Tunisia in France. Click the image below to see a larger readable version of the article (in French).
I can exclusively reveal that in July 2016 Morocco will host the first ice hockey African club cup tournament. So far it’s looking like there will be two teams from Morocco, two from Egypt and one each from Tunisia and Algeria. There was initially talk of South Africa and Kenya sending teams but in the end they decided not to…
So since my photoshoot in January I’ve been eagerly awaiting the publication of Brownbook Magazine. On Monday my copy of this edition arrived from UAE. It’s a big magazine, almost like a catalogue. It looks interesting, its very visual, filled with photos. My interview is one of the first in this ‘Snow’ edition of the magazine. There is a couple…
I’ve just found out that Algeria gets a small mention in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. It’s on the placard placed on the Moroccan national jersey. The mention is about us losing the game to Morocco, but nevertheless it’s a huge honour to even get some recognition in the HHOF and another proud moment for me personally.
For those who don’t know what The Hockey News is, it’s the most famous ice hockey publication in the world. As a teenager every fortnight I’d take a trip into central London to a sports book store to pick up a copy. So to my amazement, in 2008 prior to the Arab Cup, I was contacted by The Hockey News…