Djamel Keddou, was an USM Alger player and manager, he led USM Alger to the Algerian Cup in 1981 and 1988.
On July 5, 1987, USK Alger celebrated its 50th anniversary and the opportunity to bring everyone together has not been seized. Many of these people did not participate in this celebration. From the founding father Sid Ahmed Kemmat to the sympathetic son like Boualem Rahma the Chaabi singer, However they forgot many faces that presented to the club that the reasons the party was not complete.[1] After that the USM Alger's results fluctuated between ups and downs for a decade and in spite of that and in the 1987–88 season the club returned to the first division with a young squad, mostly from Reserve team under the leadership of coach and former captain of the team Djamel Keddou, and despite the lack of experience, USM Alger managed to win the Algerian Cup for the second time after winning against CR Belouizdad with penalties at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 which is the fourth final between the two teams and the first victory for USMA after three defeats, after the match Amar Kabrane was subjected to great criticism and was accused of deliberately wasting the penalty shootout, especially since he then moved to them, USM Alger guarantee the qualification card for the African Cup Winners Cup for the second time.
Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 1987.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Résultats 1e journée, El-Mountekheb n° 91 du samedi 12 septembre 1987 pages 8 et 9 .et el moudjahid numéro 6918 du samedi 12 septembre 1987 page 12.
^Les résultats de la 2e journée du championnat national de division une, saison 1987-1988, parus sur el mountakheb numéro 92 du samedi 19 septembre 1987 pages 8 et 9. et el-djamhouria numéro 6958 du samedi 19 septembre 1987 page 10. (archives de m'hammed).
^Les résultats de la 4e journée du championnat d'algerie de football de division une, saison 1987-1988 parus sur el mountakheb numéro 94 du samedi 3 octobre 1987
^Les résultats de la 25é journée du championnat national d'algerie de football de 1er division, saison 1987-1988 parus sur el-mountakheb numéro 122 du samedi 16 avril 1988 pages 6,8 et 9. (archives de m'hammed)
^les résultats de la 32é journée du championnat national d'algerie de football de division une parus sur el-mountakheb du samedi 18 juin 1988 page 7 et el-hadef du dimanche 19 juin 1988 pages 4 et 5 (archives de m'hammed).
^Les résultats de la 33é et avant derniére journée parus sur el-mountakheb numéro 133 du samedi 2 juillet 1988 pages 6 et 7 (archives de m'hammed)
^el-mountakheb numéro 128 du samedi 28 mai 1988 page 6 ( archives de m'hammed )
