Ali Meziane Ighil (born January 12, 1952) is an Algerian former footballer. Club career Ighil spentNA Hussein Dey. He was a member of the NA Hussein Dey team that won the 1979 Algerian Cup and reached the finals of the 1978 African Cup Winners' Cup. International career On June 3, 1973, Ighil made his debut for the Algerian National Team as a starter in a friendly against Brazil at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962. Ighil played the entire match as Brazil won 2–0. In 1982, Ighil was selected as a member of the Algerian National Team for the 1982 African Cup of Nations in Libya. Ighil participated in just one game, the third place match against Zambia, as Algeria finished fourth. Managerial career On July 3, 2010, Ighil was appointed as the coach of ASO Chlef, signing a one-year contract with the club. In his first season with the club, Ighil lead them to the league title for the first time in the club's history. Honours Player Won the Algerian Cup once with NA Hussein Dey in 1979 Finalist of the African Cup Winners' Cup once with NA Hussein Dey in 1978 Manager Won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 once with ASO Chlef in 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Personal life On May 21, 2007, Ighil was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in the Khalifa embezzlement case. On January 1, 2010, he was released from prison. References External links Meziane Ighil at Footballdatabase 1952 births Living people Kabyle people Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers 1982 African Cup of Nations players NA Hussein Dey players Association football defenders Algerian football managers NA Hussein Dey managers Algeria national football team managers Raja CA managers ASO Chlef managers JS Kabylie managers USM Alger managers MC Alger managers DRB Tadjenanet managers RC Relizane managers JS Saoura managers Algerian expatriate football managers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Morocco Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers Botola managers Algerian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Algeria 21st-century Algerian people