Adel Amrouche

Adel Amrouche
Born	(1968-03-07) March 7, 1968 Kouba, Algeria
Occupation(s)	Football coach, former player
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Coaching multiple African national football teams including Rwanda, Tanzania, Botswana, Libya, Kenya, Burundi; former player in Algerian and European clubs

Adel Amrouche (; born 7 March 1968) is an Algerian football coach and former player, currently at the helm of the Rwanda national squad. Spending a significant portion of his career in Belgium, where he obtained his UEFA coaching certification, Amrouche also possesses Belgian citizenship.

Club career

Amrouche's early football journey started within the youth system of CA Kouba. Throughout his playing days, he represented multiple Algerian clubs such as CR Belouizdad, USM Alger, JS Kabylie, OMR El Annasser, Olympique de Médéa, and AS Ain M'lila. He experienced a short tenure in Austria with Favoritner AC before relocating to Belgium. There, he featured for teams including La Louviére and Mons, alongside amateur sides like KAV Dendermonde and SK Lombeek.

Managerial career

Starting his coaching journey in 1988, Amrouche managed youth squads at OMR El Annasser while simultaneously playing for their senior team. He maintained similar youth coaching roles during his spells with USM Alger and RC Kouba.

In 2002, he assumed the managerial role at Congolese outfit Daring Club Motema Pembe.

Amrouche was appointed head coach of the Burundi national side in 2007. In 2011, despite receiving an offer to lead Algerian club ES Sétif, he chose to continue his tenure with Burundi. He stepped down in February 2012, shortly after guiding Burundi to a 2–1 triumph over Zimbabwe during the 2013 AFCON qualifiers.

In February 2013, Amrouche took charge of the Kenya national team, succeeding James Nandwa, and remained in this position for a year and a half.

He returned to club management with USM Alger in 2016.

In May 2018, Amrouche was named manager of the Libya national team, but resigned in October of the same year.

Following this, he took over managerial duties at MC Alger.

In August 2019, he was appointed as the head coach of the Botswana national team.

By March 2023, Amrouche had been appointed Tanzania's head coach, successfully leading them to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Ivory Coast. However, in January 2024, the Tanzania Football Federation suspended him after he received an eight-match ban and a $10,000 fine from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) due to allegations concerning Moroccan influence over CAF’s match scheduling and refereeing decisions.

Most recently, in March 2025, Amrouche was named head coach of Rwanda.