Coach Hamdani Angry at Players After Algeria Win
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Algeria's football team finished a training camp. The team played a friendly match against Niger. Algeria won the game.
But the coach, Hamdani, was not happy. He got very angry at some players. He did not like how they played.
Three players did well in the camp. People say they won the bet. This means they showed they were good enough for the team.
Hamdani talked to journalists after the match. He spoke about the win and about the players. He said what he liked and what he did not like.
Vocabulary7 words
- training camp
- days when a team trains together before games
- friendly match
- a game that is not important for points
- won the bet
- did well and proved they are good
- journalists
- people who write news
- coach
- the person who trains a sports team
- angry
- feeling strong bad feelings
- team
- a group of players
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Answer key
1. The coach, Hamdani 2. Yes 3. They did well and proved themselves
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Algeria's football team finished a _____. The team played a _____ against Niger. Algeria _____ the game.
But the coach, Hamdani, was not _____. He got very angry at some players. He did not like how they played.
Three players did well in the camp. People say they _____. This means they showed they were good enough for the team.
Hamdani talked to _____ after the match. He spoke about the win and about the players.
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