فريق جبهة التحرير الوطني لكرة القدم و دوره في دعم الثورة الجزائرية

Abstract EN

The National Liberation Front's football team was founded in Tunisia on April 14th, 1958.

It was made up of professional Algerian players who have quit famous French football clubs like that of Saint Etienne.

The National Liberation Front's federation in France strategically employed sports as a resistance tool.

The resignation of Algerian players from French clubs has shaken the French sports' scene and it went viral on the media back then.

This last, happened simultaneously with Algerian deputies, who have fled the French army, joining the National Liberation Front.

Despite the FIFA's decision to punish every team who decides to play against the National Liberation Front's team, the team has had several games in the period between 1958 -1962 and it was hosted by several Afro-Asian and eastern European countries.

The team was also welcomed by a lot of presidents and monarchs of ally countries like that of Jordan and Vietnam, and the wins of the team have helped conveying the Algerian voice to people from all over the world specially Africa, eastern Europe and Asia.

The team also contributed to supporting the Algerian revolution financially as well as the documentation and providing international exposure.

Furthermore, this team served as the starting point to the modern Algerian national football team after liberation.