Algerian Bilal Ben Hamouda, a local national team player and star of the Algerian team, Al-Ittihad, died at the age of 24 in a traffic accident.

Ben Hamouda, accompanied by his friend, died in the accident that led to the burning of the car they were traveling in today, Friday, in the Dowada region, west of the Algerian capital.

After receiving the news of the death of the player Ben Hamouda, the Al-Ittihad team of Algeria, which was present in the city of Setif, returned in anticipation of facing the local reconciliation tomorrow, Saturday, in the 34th and final round of the league competition.

It is noteworthy that Benhamouda scored the second goal of the Algerian national team in the match in which it defeated its counterpart the Democratic Republic of the Congo 3-0 yesterday, Thursday, at the end of the second round of the friendly four-way tournament hosted by Algeria in preparation for the African Nations Cup for local players.