Tuesday, September 19, 2023–On the occasion of the International Day of University Sport– celebrated annually on September 20– the minister of higher education and scientific research, Mr. Kamel Baddari oversaw the inauguration ceremony of a new sport complex, consisting of a football pitch and a running track, at the University of science and technology HouariBoumediene– in Bab Ezzouar, Algiers–with a view to promoting and developing the practice of sports across universities.
Mr. BaddariOn the occasion, stated that the inauguration of the new football field comes within the efforts to promote university sport, which are among ‘ the ministerial council outcomesaiming at encouraging and orientingthe sector of higher education and scientific research towardsa new quantum leap for the Algerian university sports on national and international scale’.
For his part, the head of the University of Science and technology HouariBoumediene Pr. DjamalEddine Akreteche praised the new field of ‘Salah Jebaili’, as he affirmed that such structures would support university sport, and enable university instructors and students to practice and have access to these facilities. He also added that the newly inaugurated field is going to host matchesalong the year, in addition to other official sport activities, such as the national university championship,which will be in accordance with the university sports program; aiming at the development of university sport which will hopefully — according to Pr. Akretche–regainits footing, as being a reservoir for young talents’.
An exhibition football match was played–on the occasion– between the former players of the Algerian football club ‘Mouloudia’, and some instructors from the University of Bab Ezzouar.
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