Al Markhiya Club thanked the Algerian coach Madjid Bougherra and his supporting staff after the end of the past season. The club announced its thanks to the coach through the official account on the “X” platform. Al Markhiya had been relegated to the second division after losing to Al Shahania in the decisive match by three goals to one goal. This made the decision of his departure expected, as the coach came in place of English coach Anthony Patrick Hudson, who left due to poor results.
Despite Al Markhiya’s relegation to the second division, the team appeared well during the second division of the league championship and was completely different in the last matches of the competition’s life thanks to the new contracts concluded by the administration during the winter transfers and Madjid Bougherra’s attention to the team’s technical needs, and succeeded in defeating several major teams. Such as Al-Wakrah, Al-Gharafa and Al-Arabi Club, and tied against Umm Salal. Leader Al-Sadawi embarrassed the league champion after losing with difficulty in the last minutes of the confrontation. Had there been rounds, it would have been possible for him to continue directly in the league, but the deciding match against Al-Shahania came to relegate Al-Markhiya to the second division, ending Bougherra’s career. With Al Markhiya, but the coach has received many offers in the recent period and is expected to determine his next destination in the coming period. There is no doubt that the Board of Directors, headed by Ali Al-Musayfri, will work hard to finalize the agreement with an alternative coach in preparation for the new season in the second division league in 2024. 2025, in addition to contracts with professional and national players, especially since the second division league is expected to be on fire in light of the presence of the Muaither team, which was also relegated and which is providing strong support, in addition to the Al-Kharaitiyat and Al-Sailiya teams, and the desire of the Al-Bidaa, Lusail, and Al-Waab teams to appear with a distinctive face and compete as well, and therefore this is It will make the Board of Directors in Al Markhiya work hard to compete in the second division.
