Algeria Appoints Moussa Saïb to Key Football Role
Listen to the story
Algeria has a new man for an important football job. His name is Moussa Saïb. He was a famous football player before.
The Algerian Football Federation chose him. People call this group FAF for short. The FAF helps run football in Algeria.
Walid Sadi is the boss of the FAF. He is the president of the group. Sadi wants Saïb to have this job.
The job is a key job. This means it is very important. We do not know all the details yet.
Many football fans in Algeria are talking about this news. They want to know what Saïb will do next.
Vocabulary15 words
- appoint
- to choose someone for a job
- federation
- a big group that controls a sport in a country
- president
- the top leader of a group
- key
- very important; main
- official
- real and true; from the right people
- role
- a job someone does
- former
- past; before now
- backing
- support for someone
- national team
- a country's main sports team
- position
- a job in a group
- choice
- the thing you pick
- boss
- the person in charge
- announce
- to tell people news
- detail
- a small piece of information
- fan
- a person who loves a team or sport
Quiz
Answer key
1. Moussa Saïb 2. The Algerian Football Federation 3. Walid Sadi
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Algeria has a new man for an important football _____. His name is Moussa Saïb. He was a famous football player before.
The Algerian Football _____ chose him. People call this group FAF for short. The FAF helps run football in Algeria.
Walid Sadi is the boss of the FAF. He is the _____ of the group. Sadi wants Saïb to have this job.
The job is a _____ job. This means it is very important. We do not know all the _____ yet.
Many football _____ in Algeria are talking about this news. They want to know what Saïb will do next.