[1] He began his career with Olympique Noisy-le-Sec, moving to England in 1997 to join Sutton United, where he scored 19 goals in 41 appearances during the 1998-99 season as the club won promotion to the Football Conference.

This good form prompted Troyes to sign Akrour in 2002, but he struggled to adapt to Ligue 1, managing only 13 appearances and one goal.

He scored on his début for Chambéry in a friendly match,[4] and followed this with good performances in the league, managing two goals in six appearances before the end of the 2019–20 season.

[8] Akrour was a member of the Algerian 2002 African Nations Cup team, who were eliminated in the first round after finishing last in their group.

[9] He was also part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.