Hafid Derradji
Hafid Derradji (born October 7, 1964) in El Harrach is a sports commentator and former Algerian footballer. Biography. Derradji studied at the Institute of Information and Communication and graduated in 1988. He began his career as a journalist on Télévision Algérienne (ENTV GROUP) in 1989 and was for 19 years successively, sports commentator, presenter and producer. During this period, he hosted several shows including "La Soirée des rêves" and "Téléthon". He has won numerous awards and honors in Algeria and abroad, including the 2004 International Olympic Committee Award for Sports and Media and the 2001 award for Best  Sports Commentator by the Moroccan newspaper Ahdath. He commented on more than 600 football matches on Télévision Algérienne. He was editor-in-chief of the sports section of ENTV GROUP from 1997 to 2002, Director of Information from 2002 to 2003, and deputy Director General for sports from 2003 to 2006. He was then deputy director from 2006 until he joined Al Jazeera Sports in 2008. Since 2012, he has worked as a sports commentator at beIN SPORTS in Arabic.