Maher Mezahi

Maher Mezahi

Maher Mezahi is an African football journalist that has been covering the sport on the continent for over a decade for various media outlets including Al Jazeera English, The Athletic, The Guardian, ESPN FC and more. He has covered five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and several African Champions League finals. Presently, he is a contributing editor at Africa Is a Country, and also hosts the African Five-a-Side podcast. He has produced and presented football documentaries for Vice Sports, Copa 90, FIFA+ and BBC. Mezahi lives and works in Algiers, Algeria and has been based there since 2016.

Latest articles by Maher Mezahi

Algeria World Cup 2026 squad: Vladimir Petkovic's 26-man selection as Argentina await

By Ewan Gennery, Chris Nee, Maher Mezahi last updated

Algeria World Cup 2026 squad has been named as 35-year-old Riyad Mahrez continues as captain

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Senegal World Cup 2026 squad: Pape Thiaw's side to take on France

By Maher Mezahi, Ewan Gennery, Matthew Ketchell last updated

The Senegal World Cup 2026 squad is here, as the Lions of Teranga head into this competition as dark horses

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Tunisia World Cup 2026 squad ahead of the game against Sweden

By Maher Mezahi, Mark White, Ewan Gennery last updated

The Tunisia World Cup 2026 squad will be the third that the North African nation has sent in a row

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Ivory Coast World Cup 2026 squad ahead of the game against Ecuador

By Maher Mezahi, Mark White, Isaac Stacey Stronge, Ewan Gennery last updated

The Ivory Coast World Cup 2026 squad is the first since 2014, as Emerse Fae looks to repeat the glory of AFCON 2023

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Morocco squad World Cup 2026: The squad to face Brazil

By Maher Mezahi last updated

The Morocco 2026 World Cup squad has been finalised ahead of the tournament in North America

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Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Walid Regragui's full team

By Greg Lea published

The Morocco World Cup 2022 squad made history to reach the semi-finals after defeating Portugal in the quarter-finals

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Tunisia World Cup 2022 squad

Tunisia World Cup 2022 squad: Final 26-man team announced

By Greg Lea published

The Tunisia World Cup 2022 squad has been announced, and Jalel Kadri is hoping his 26 players will be good enought o get out of a tough Group D

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The Raouraoua rule and a French revolution: How Algeria became Africa's most exciting team

By Maher Mezahi last updated

Africa Cup of Nations The Fennec Foxes' gutsy performance at last summer's World Cup earned them plenty of admirers – but Maher Mezahi says there's much more to come...

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Everything you need to know about... Saphir Taider

By Maher Mezahi last updated

Talentspotter Maher Mezahi reports on the Southampton new boy plucked from Inter Milan on loan...

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