The Algerian writer, Kateb Yacine, famously referred to the French language as Algeria’s “butin de guerre” (spoils of war). Upon independence in 1962, Algerians were free to use French not as a bequeathal but as their own.
Football fans in Paris, France celebrate Algeria’s victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on July 19, 2019. Benoit Tessier/REUTERS.
The same might be said of football as it has been taken up in Algeria and…
