July 2019 aged 45, in order to take up a role as a youth coach with the club, but reversed this decision six months later when he signed as a player for Chambéry. He scored on his début for Chambéry in a friendly match, and followed this with good performances in the league, managing two goals in six appearances before the end of the 2019-20 season. Akrour remained with the club into his 48th year and the 2021-22 season, continuing to score with some regularity. International career On December 5, 2001, Akrour made his debut for the Algerian national team as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–1 friendly with Ghana in Algiers. Akrour was a member of the Algerian 2002 African Nations Cup team, who were eliminated in the first round after finishing last in their group. He played in all three of Algeria's games, starting in one, and scored one goal in the second group game against Liberia. He was also part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals. National team statistics International goals References External links 1974 births Living people Kabyle people French sportspeople of Algerian descent French people of Kabyle descent People from Courbevoie Association football forwards Algerian footballers French footballers Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players Sutton United F.C. players Woking F.C. players FC Istres players ES Troyes AC players Le Havre AC players Grenoble Foot 38 players FC Annecy players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Algeria international footballers Algerian expatriate footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine Chambéry SF players