NA Hussein Day Manager Sacked After Training Ground Fight With Ex-Chelsea Striker Nicolas Anelka

Nicolas Anelka is never far from controversy and Le Sulk has sulked again after getting into a fight with the manager of NA Hussein Dey.

The former Arsenal, Bolton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and West Brom striker is currently involved with the Algerian club as a consultant to president Mahfoud Ould Zmirli.

He had been due to play for them after signing an 18-month contract in January, but was denied after the Algerian Football Federation blocked the move as players aged under 27 and playing for their national team are only allowed to sign for clubs in the country.

According to l’Equipe, Anelka went over head coach Ighil Meziane to give instructions to the goalkeepers during training last Wednesday.

Meziane took offence to that and demanded Anelka not get involved in training, but that only led to an altercation between the pair which had to be split up by players and staff of the Algerian side.

Both Meziane and Anelka were summoned to meet the club’s management with the former resigning his post and the latter continuing in his role with the club.

Rumours have circulated that the Frenchman is now being lined up to take over as coach of NA Hussein Dey, but that has so far been unconfirmed.

Club spokesman Youcef Bouzidi said:

I certify that Ighil Meziane resigned after the meeting held with the management of the club.

This latest Anelka incident follows a long line of on and off-field issues, latest of which came during his time at West Brom when he celebrated using a quenelle gesture. That led to him being banned for five games and fined £80,000 by the FA.