Mohamed Amoura: From rejected academy prospect to Algeria's World Cup hero
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Mina Rzouki
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Mohamed Amoura, a 25-year-old Wolfsburg forward, has emerged as Algeria's talisman after being rejected twice by the country's only elite academy due to his height. Growing up as a farmer's son in Jijel province (code 18, which he wears on his jersey), he scored 10 goals in African World Cup qualifying — more than any other player — to help Algeria return to the World Cup after a 12-year absence. His remarkable rise from the streets of Jijel to the global stage embodies perseverance and defying the odds.
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· 3 pulledNo player scored more goals in African qualifying than Amoura's 10, a haul that accounted for alm
The number 18 is not a lucky number or a tribute to a footballing hero. It is the administrative code of Jijel, the north-eastern province where he grew up as the son of a farmer and one of five children.
Rejected twice by Algeria's only elite academy because of his height, the Wolfsburg forward has become the Desert Foxes' talisman
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