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Setter Fatima Oukazi elected best Algerian athlete in 2014

1/10/2015

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Algiers, Algeria, January 6, 2015 - Algerian national volleyball team setter Fatima Oukazi was voted athlete of the year in her country in 2014 in the annual vote organised by Algerian press organisation Algérie Presse Service (APS).

The veteran setter, who has played over 200 international matches, represented Algerian volleyball in the 2014 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in Switzerland with her team, African Champions GS Petroliers. She also led the Algerian national team in the 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship qualifiers, where they missed the qualification ticket against Cameroon.

Oukazi represented her country at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and also played in the 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup. She led her team to the gold medal at the All Africa Games in 2007 and 2011 as well as at the Women's African Nations Championship in 2009.  


Algérie Press Service have organised the vote since 1977 and Okazi becomes the first volleyball player to win the award.

Previous winners  

1977: Sakina Boutamine (Athletics) and Abderrahmane Morceli (Athletics)
1978: Affane Zaza (Swimming) and Amar Brahmia (Athletics)
1979: Rachid Habchaoui (Athletics)
1980: Hachemi Abdenouz (Athletics)
1981: Lakhdar Belloumi (Football)
1982: Rabah Madjer (Football)
1983: Othmane Belfaa (Athletics)
1984: Mustapha Moussa (Boxing)
1985: Djamel Menad (Football)
1986: Abdelkrim Harkat (Judo)
1987: Nacera Zaaboub (Athletics)
1988: Azzedine Brahmi (Athletics)
1989: Omar Azeb (Handball)
1990: Noureddine Morceli (Athletics)
1991: Hassiba Boulmerka (Athletics) and Noureddine Morceli (Athletics)
1992: Hassiba Boulmerka (Athletics) and Noureddine Morceli (Athletics)
1993: Hassiba Boulmerka (Athletics) and Noureddine Morceli  (Athletics)
1994: Salima Souakri (Judo) and Abdelmounaim Yahyaoui (Weightlifting)
1995: Hassiba Boulmerka  (Athletics) and Noureddine Morceli (Athletics)
1996: Salima Souakri (Judo) and Hocine Soltani (Boxing)
1997: Nouria Benida Merah (Athletics) and Salim Iles (Swimming)
1998: Baya Rahouli  (Athletics) and Mohamed Bahari (Boxing)
1999: Salima Souakri (Judo) and Aissa Djabir Said-Guerni (Athletics)
2000: Ali Saidi-Sief (Athletics) and Nouria Benida Merah (Athletics)
2001: Salima Souakri (Judo) and Salim Iles (Swimming)
2002: Salima Souakri (Judo) and Aissa Djabir Said-Guerni (Athletics)
2003: Lamia Louali (Karate) and Aissa Djabir Said-Guerni (Athletics)
2004: Lamia Louali (Karate) and Salim Ilès (Swimming)
2005: Soraya Haddad (Judo) and Abderahmane Benamadi (Judo)
2006: Leila Lassouani (Weightlifting) and Salim Ilès (Swimming)
2007: Souad Ait Salem (Athletics) and Lamine Ouahab (Tennis)
2008: Soraya Haddad (Judo) and Amar Benyekhlef (Judo)
2009: Vote not organised
2010: Sonia Aslah (Judo) and Madjid Bougherra (Football)
2011: Vote not organised
2012: Soraya Haddad (Judo) and Taoufik Makhloufi (Athletics)
2013: Amina Bettiche (Athletics) and Mohamed Flissi (Boxing)
2014: Fatima Zahra Oukazi (Volleyball) and Abdelmalek Slahdji (Handball)


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Hb
5/24/2015 08:47:57 pm

I do remember Hassiba Boulmerka and Morceli, they were the fastest runners in the world. Proud of them.

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