US EditionMC Alger’s former coach Rulani Mokwena detained at Algiers airport
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Ex-Sundowns Coach Rhulani Mokwena Fined For Currency Violations In Algeria
Algiers — Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rhulani Mokwena has appeared before an Algerian court where he received a two-month suspended prison sentence, plus a fine of 50,000 Algerian dinars (approximately R6,500) for currency violations. Mokwena was detained at Houari Boumediene Airport in Algiers on Sunday, 15 March 2026, after Algerian customs officials discovered undeclared foreign currency in his luggage as he attempted to leave the country.…
Latest Rulani Update From Algeria
Algerian journalist Nazim Bessol has confirmed that Rulani Mokwena was detained and received a two-month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty for attempting to take a foreign currency out of the the country. Mokwena had parted ways with MC Alger over the weekend after agreeing to take over Libyan giants Al Ittihad. However, when the South African attempted to leave Algeria he was detained at the Houari Boumediene Airport on Sunday …
Rulani Mokwena Gets Suspended Jail Term Over Undeclared Cash at Algerian Airport
The former Mamelodi Sundowns and MC Alger coach faced the Dar El Beida Court in Algiers after trying to leave Houari Boumediene International Airport with about $15,000 undeclared—over Algeria’s $7,500 limit. The court issued a two-month suspended jail term Monday, confiscated €14,200, and fined him 50,000 Algerian dinars, around €200. This came days after his mutual split from MC Alger, with the South African embassy offering consular help as h…
‘Rulani Mokwena wasn't aware of Algerian foreign currency laws’
Just a day after Rulani Mokwena and MC Alger released a statement that they had agreed to part ways on amicable terms, the former Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates mentor found himself on the wrong end of the Algerian law, which saw him detained. On Saturday, MC Alger shockingly announced that Mokwena will be leaving the club with immediate effect, despite the team sitting comfortably on top of the league, five points ahead with four games i…
The customs services at Algiers airport arrested a foreign coach in possession of $16,000 undeclared. The technician was preparing to leave Algeria at the time of the check-up. The incident occurred shortly after his departure from an Algerian football elite club. South African coach Rhulani Mokwena was arrested on Sunday 15 March 2026 at Algiers airport as he was about to embark on a flight to Tunisia. The 39-year-old technician had just broken…
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