Bougherra returns late again
Published 11:51 21/11/09 By Pa Sports
Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra faces the wrath of manager Walter Smith after failing to return from international duty as scheduled on Friday.
Bougherra missed an SPL win at St Johnstone last month after a similar indiscretion, but Smith accepted his story that he had his passport, wallet and phone stolen in Paris.
"I don't think it's his valuables that have been lost this time, it's him," Smith said. "He will be back at some stage on Saturday."
Bougherra, who has not played for Rangers since September, helped Algeria qualify for the World Cup finals with victory over Egypt on Wednesday night after their 2-0 defeat in Cairo last Saturday had forced one-off play-off in Sudan.
The 27-year-old returned from a knee injury in Cairo for his first match since a World Cup qualifier against Rwanda on October 11.
