Sid Ali «Alilou» Yahia-Chérif, (born January 4, 1985) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing for RC Kouba.
In 2003, at age 18, he signed with the RC Kouba junior team, quickly making his mark at the club, and just two years later, he was promoted to the senior side.
[3] However, Yahia-Chérif chose to stay close to home, signing a three-year contract with JS Kabylie.
In the first round of the competition, he scored the only goal in the return leg against Tunisian side Club Africain as JS Kabylie won 1-0 and advanced 2–1 on aggregate.
[6] On 6 July 2011, Yahia-Chérif signed a three-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Istres.