After retiring from football, Bourahli entered the field of commerce in buying and selling and also works sometimes in analysis through El Heddaf TV, Bourahli His first marriage was with the sister of Kheïreddine Madoui a former player with him in ES Setif but then they divorced, and married again in 2005 and has three children including the oldest Yasser Abdelkader a football player, Bourahli is a loyal fan of MC Alger like his son Yasser although he is also a fan of ES Setif from his home city.

and after three years he left for MC Alger in an experience that only lasted one season and only played three matches, because of family problems Bourahli returned to Setif.

[3] At the end of the season, Bourahli won the Division 1 title for the fourth and third time with USM Alger, With the departure of Mamadou Diallo to France, Bourahli received an offer from the Emirati club Al-Ahli but Saïd Allik refused to leave and told him that if he left he would leave the club without a striker, and that was his last chance to play outside Algeria.

On July 22, 2007, Bourahli returned again to USM Alger for one season according to information confirmed by the club's president Allik, He said of him that he is an experienced player who can still give a lot to the team and that he has always made a good impression on us.

During one of the stages a misunderstanding occurred with Rabah Madjer the coach of the national team at the time, because Bourahli and Hichem Mezaïr arrived two minutes late for breakfast which made him ask him to dismiss him, the reason for this anger is that the day before the players of JS Kabylie arrived an hour late and he did not reprimand them.