# Olympique Akbou

Olympique Akbou (Arabic: أولمبي أقبو; Kabyle: Ulembi Aqbu; Tamazight: ⵓⵍⴻⵎⴱⵉ ⴰⵇⵠⵓ), known as O Akbou or OA for short, is an Algerian professional football club located in Akbou, Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are blue and white. The club currently plays in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

## History

In summer 2018, a year after being relegated to the Division d'Honneur of Béjaïa (then 7th tier), Olympique Akbou was acquired by local businessman Karim Takka. The club immediately gained promotion to the Régional II the following season. Following 2 successive promotions (the 2020–21 having not been held due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the club found itself in the 3rd tier (the removal of the professional Ligue 2 meant all below tiers would gain one step).
The 2022–23 season saw the club achieve historic success. Bolstered by the arrivals of Mourad Karouf in November 2022 at the helm and Zidane Mebarakou during the winter transfer window at the back, the club achieved a run to the 2022–23 Algerian Cup quarter-finals. On 5 May 2023, Olympique Akbou were promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2 for the first time in their history. It was their 4th consecutive promotion.
The 2023–24 season began with an away loss at CA Batna. Nevertheless, the club bounced back and went on a 23-game unbeaten run in the league, which started on October 7th with a 5–0 home win against USM Annaba and ended on May 7th with a 1–0 away loss at AS Aïn M'lila. On 11 May 2024, Olympique Akbou were promoted to the Ligue 1 for the first time in their history after beating NRB Teleghma. It was their 5th consecutive promotion, and thus becoming one of the very few clubs around the world to have done so.

## Grounds

Olympique Akbou typically play at 1 November Guendouza Stadium in Akbou.
However, the past years, they also played their home games in neighboring cities, such as Sidi Aïch and Ighzer Amokrane.
Olympique Akbou also hosted games in the Maghrebi Unity Stadium of Béjaïa.
The Martyrs Stadium, Akbou's municipal stadium, will host the team's games in the future, after the completion of renovation works.

## Players

The Algerian teams are limited to five foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player.

### Current squad

As of 28 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Bahoussi |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Slimane Bouteldja |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Louanes Zidi |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Abdelhak Askar |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Dhirar Bensaadallah |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Amine Gharbi |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Sofiane Fouad Lachahab |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Ammar Oukil |
| 12 | FW | ALG | Ali Haroun |
| 13 | MF | ALG | Sid Ali Lamri (captain) |
| 14 | DF | ALG | Tarek Adouane |
| 15 | GK | ALG | Hatem Bencheikh El Fegoun |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Benaouda Klileche |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Billal Boukaroum |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Hicham Messiad |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Hamadouche |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Younes Abdelhak Ouassa |
| 22 | MF | ALG | Massinissa Benamara |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Merouane Mehdaoui |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Yasser Chelfaoui |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Walid Zamoum |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Omar Adrar |
| — | MF | ALG | Adel Ghanem |
| — | MF | ALG | Toufik Addadi |

## Personnel
### Current technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Moez Bouakaz |
| Assistant coach | Mustapha Mansour |
| Assistant coach | Rafik Belhadj |
| Goalkeeping coach | Majdi Mnasria |
| Fitness coach | Syphax Ouddai |

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| President | Karim Takka |
| Director General | |
| Sporting Director | |
| Sporting Manager | |
| Financial Director | |
| Internal Audit Manager | |

## Honours
### Senior team

* Ligue 2 (Level 2)
** Winners (1): 2023–24
* Ligue 3 (Level 3)
** Winners (1): 2022–23
* Régional I (Level 4)
** Winners (1): 2021–22
* Régional II (Level 6)
** Winners: 2019–20
* Division d'Honneur (Level 7)
** Winners: 2018–19

### Reserve team

* Ligue 2 U21 (Level 2)
** Winners (1): 2023–24