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References
- ↑ "L'arrivée de Touil réjouit Ameur Djamil" [The arrival of Touil delights Ameur Djamil] (in French). L'Expression. 29 July 2008.
- ↑ "Setif crowned as Arab champions". BBC Sport. 17 May 2007.
- ↑ "Explosion de joie à Sétif" [Explosion of joy in Sétif] (in French). La Dépêche de Kabylie. 19 May 2007.
- ↑ "Touil comme l'an dernier" [Touil as last year] (in French). La Dépêche de Kabylie. 11 May 2008.
- ↑ "ESS : Serrar propose 18 000 euros à Ollé-Nicole" [ESS: Serrar offers 18,000 euros to Ollé-Nicole]. algerie360.com (in French). 12 July 2011.
