The Algeria A' national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم للمحليين) is the local national football team of Algeria and is open only to domestic league players. The team represents Algeria at the African Nations Championship and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation.
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| Nickname(s) | الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Madjid Bougherra | ||
| Most caps | Houssem Mrezigue (22) | ||
| Top scorer | Aymen Mahious (9) | ||
| Home stadium | Miloud Hadefi Stadium Nelson Mandela Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ALG | ||
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| First international | |||
 Algeria 1–1 Morocco  (Koléa, Algeria; 3 May 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Algeria 5–0 Niger  (Oran, Algeria; 31 January 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Morocco 3–0 Algeria (Berkane, Morocco; 19 October 2019) | |||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (2022) | ||
The primary men's Algeria national football team contains expatriate players and represents Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.
African Nations Championship record
edit| African Nations Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2009
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did not qualify | |||||||
 2011
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Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
 2014
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did not enter | |||||||
 2016
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Disqualified 1 | |||||||
| 2018
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did not qualify | |||||||
 2020
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| 2022
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
   2024 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 2/6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
^1 The CAF disqualified Algeria from the CHAN 2016 because the team abandoned the qualifiers of the previous edition, the CHAN 2014.[1]
Coaching staff
editManagerial history
edit| Year | Name | Record (W–D–L) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mustapha Heddane
|
0–2–0 |
| 2009–2011 | Abdelhak Benchikha
|
6–3–1 |
| 2010 | Mohamed Chaib*
|
1–1–0 |
| 2011–2012 | Ali Fergani
|
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| 2017 |  Lucas Alcaraz
|
0–1–1 |
| 2017–2018 | Rabah Madjer
|
1–0–1 |
| 2019 |  Ludovic Batelli
|
0–1–1 |
| 2020–present | Madjid Bougherra
|
24–5–2 |
- Chaib was in charge of a pair of friendlies against Mali since Benchikha was on duty with the A national team
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The following players were called up for the friendly match.[2]
- Match dates: 7 January 2023
- Opposition:
Ghana - Caps and goals correct as of: 4 January 2023
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up to the Algeria squad at least once within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Oussama Benbot | 11 October 1994 | 0 | 0 | USM Alger
|
v.  Senegal, 17 December 2022
|
| GK | Abderrahmane Medjadel | 1 July 1998 | 1 | 0 | Paradou AC
|
v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
|
| GK | Zakaria Saidi | 5 August 1996 | 0 | 0 | JS Saoura
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| DF | Mouad Hadded | 22 February 1997 | 1 | 0 | MC Alger
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| DF | Aimen Bouguerra | 10 January 1997 | 1 | 0 | Paradou AC
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| DF | Djamel Benlamri | 25 December 1989 | 0 | 0 | MC Alger
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| DF | Abdelmoumen Chikhi | 29 February 1996 | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie
|
v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| DF | Chemseddine Nessakh | 4 January 1988 | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad
|
v. Togo, 10 April 2022
|
| DF | Merwane Khelif | 8 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | JS Saoura
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| MF | Djaber Kaassis | 3 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| MF | Yacine Titraoui | 26 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| MF | Khalid Dahamni | 25 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | ASO Chlef
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| FW | Adil Boulbina | 2 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC
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v. Senegal, 17 December 2022
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| FW | Abderrahim Deghmoum | 2 December 1998 | 1 | 0 | ES Sétif
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| FW | Kheireddine Merzougui | 16 August 1992 | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| FW | Samy Frioui | 7 September 1991 | 0 | 0 | MC Alger
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| FW | Rédha Bensayah | 22 August 1994 | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie
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v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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| FW | Nadhir Benbouali | 17 April 2000 | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC
|
v. Togo, 10 April 2022
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Results and fixtures
edit2023
edit| 7 January Friendly | Algeria A' | 0-0 |  Ghana A' | Baraki, Algeria |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
|
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria) | |
| Note: Lineup for Algeria - Guendouz, Belkhither, Belaïd (Cap), Dehiri (Abdellaoui 64'), Laouafi, Chita (Merizeg 64'), Kendouci, Draoui (Djahnit 73'), Meziane, Lahmeri (Fath-Allah 73'), Bayazid (Aribi 46'). | ||||
| 13 January 2023 CHAN 2023 | Algeria A' | 1-0 |  Libya A' | Baraki, Algeria |
| Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium |
| 17 January 2023 CHAN 2023 | Algeria A' | 1-0 |  Ethiopia A' | Baraki, Algeria |
| Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium |
| 21 January 2023 CHAN 2023 |  Mozambique A' | 0-1 | Algeria A' | Baraki, Algeria |
| Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium |
| 27 January 2023 CHAN 2023 - QF | Algeria A' | 1-0 | Ivory Coast A' | Baraki, Algeria |
| Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium |
| 31 January 2023 CHAN 2023 - SF | Algeria A' | 5-0 | Niger A' | Oran, Algeria |
| Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium |
| 4 February 2023 CHAN 2023 - Final | Algeria A' | v | Senegal A' | Baraki, Algeria |
| Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium |
All-time record
editReferences
edit- ^ "CHAN-2016 : L'Algérie disqualifiée". El Watan. Tarek Aït Sellamet. January 16, 2015.
- ^ "قائمة المنتخب الوطني الخاصة ببطولة أمم إفريقيا للمحليين" (in Arabic). Équipe d'Algérie de football - Twitter. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Algérie A' 1-1 Maroc A' Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Les Verts éliminés
- ^ Algérie A' 4-0 Liechtenstein Archived March 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Algérie A' 1-0 Libye A' Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ EN A': Les Verts qualifiés sur le fil pour le CHAN 2011 ! Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Amical : Algérie 1-1 Mali Archived October 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CHAN 2011 - Amical : Algérie A' 1-0 Mali A'
- ^ Algérie A' 3-1 Tchad Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Algérie A' 4-1 Niger A'". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ CHAN 2011: Ouganda 0-2 Algérie, le Live (FT)
- ^ CHAN 2011 : GAB 2-2 ALG, deux points de perdus Archived 2011-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CHAN 2010 : Soudan 0-0 Algérie FT
- ^ South Africa 0-2 Algeria - CAF Match Report
- ^ "Algeria 1-0 Mauritania". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-31.