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Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani (born 1 January 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder. On January 31, 2019, Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani was suspended for 4 years by the Algerian League's Discipline Commission due to doping affair.[1]

Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani

Personal information
Full name	Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani
Date of birth	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Oran, Algeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	MC Alger
Youth career
2005–2012	MC Oran
2012–2013	USM Oran
2014–2015	MC Alger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	MC Alger	59	(1)
National team‡
2017–	Algeria	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 20 May 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2018

Professional career

Chérif El-Ouazzani made his professional debut with MC Alger in a 2-1 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 loss to RC Arbaâ 29 May 2015.[2]

On 31 January 2019, El-Ouazzani was sentenced to a four-year suspension and a big fine after being tested positive for doping substances, including cocaine. However, he said that he did not intend to become doped when he smoked waterpipe with his friends on the eve of the match against the CR Belouizdad on 17 January. The player also assured that he did not know that the substances in question were mixed with tobacco. The test showed positive on methylergometrine and benzoylecgonine, which is the main metabolite of cocaine.[3]

International career

Chérif El-Ouazzani made his debut for the Algeria national football team in a 1-1 2018 African Nations Championship qualification tie with Libya on 18 August 2017.[4]

Personal life

Chérif El-Ouazzani is the son of the manager and former footballer Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani.[5]

References

External links

• Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani at Soccerway
• Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani at DZFoot.com (in French)

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