Llost at the end of the tie-break of Amiens MVB in 8es final of the French Federal Cup against Bellaing, like two weeks earlier in the championship, is doubly frustrating for Sidi Mohamed Dour. The one called “Djabir” played his first match with the Aigles at the La Paix gymnasium, this Friday, February 6. And maybe his last for a while.
Because the receiver-attacker is not qualified to play in Elite, awaiting approval from the Federation. “ Last year, there was a payroll for players and a payroll for educators and sports facilitators. Now everyone is in the same frame. When we brought him in, we didn’t know. We need to manage to remove a few players », Explains his trainer, Ali Nouaour.
The Algerian was without a club before his arrival in December in the Somme, after having played in the World Cup in September with his new club partner, Farouk Tizit. It was through the latter and Mehdi Hachemi that contact was established. “ I stopped for three months, it was hard for me. I was in Paris, they called me to ask me to join them », says the 27-year-old reinforcement.
Power supplement
His first experience in France is so far limited only to training, which is enough for him to have a positive influence, particularly on his colleagues at work. “ On the oppositions, there is more challenge, more impact », greets Djamel Abboub, absent as a precaution against the Northerners after an ankle scare this week. “ He brings power, we saw that he was a pretty baby (1.97 m),” points out the coach.
Positioned opposite the passer, like his teammates during the first two sets, “ he played small arm because obviously, a first match at home, everyone expects it. He was asked to release », continues the technician. The rookie then contributed to his team’s unfinished comeback, trailing two sets to nothing and up to 8-2 in the tie-break.
With for example this heavy service to take a three-unit lead in the third act (22-19). Or this huge block (23-23) then a sublime attack along the line (25-24) at the end of the fourth. “ There, I don’t think. We are in the decisive moment. We have to let go of everything », comments Djabir Nour. Who now hopes to do the same thing in Elite.
AMIENS (ELITE) – BELLAING (ELITE): 2-3
Sets : 22-25, 22-25, 25-22, 27-25, 13-15.
AMIENS MVB: Mizingou, Ilouoni, Tizit, Dour, Villaume, Corosine, Boissinot, Sio, Corabieru, Philippe, Hamidou, Hachemi (c).
date: 2026-02-07 17:38:00