Mourad Karouf (Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵔⴰⴷ ⴽⴰⵔⵓⴼ; born 27 December 1968) is an Algerian former footballer who played as a defender. He became a manager after retiring as a player.
While playing for Algeria in the qualifiers for the 1994 AFCON, he was sent off in their third qualifying game against Togo, barring him from participating in the next game. However, due to a management error, he still played in the subsequent game against Senegal on 10 January 1993 in Dakar. Despite winning the game 2–1 and eventually qualifying as the second place country in their group, Algeria were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player, with Senegal taking their place. Karouf denies his responsibility and attributes the fault to an administrative issue, also noting that media reports on the incident were exaggerated and over-publicized.
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