Algeria A' national football team

National team for in-Algeria players

Algeria A'
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)الأفنــاك
(Fennec Foxes)
AssociationAlgerian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMadjid Bougherra
Most capsHoussem Mrezigue (22)
Top scorerAymen Mahious (9)
Home stadiumMiloud Hadefi Stadium
Nelson Mandela Stadium
FIFA codeALG
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances2 (first in 2011)
Best result2nd (2022)

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.

The primary men's Algeria national football team contains expatriate players and represents Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.

African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 did not qualify
Sudan 2011 Fourth place 4th 6 2 3 1 7 4
South Africa 2014 did not enter
Rwanda 2016 Disqualified 1
Morocco 2018 did not qualify
Cameroon 2020
Algeria 2022 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 13 5
Kenya 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

Managerial history

Year Name Record (W–D–L)
2008 Algeria Mustapha Heddane 0–2–0
2009–2011 Algeria Abdelhak Benchikha 6–3–1
2010 Algeria Mohamed Chaib* 1–1–0
2011–2012 Algeria Ali Fergani
2017 Spain Lucas Alcaraz 0–1–1
2017–2018 Algeria Rabah Madjer 1–0–1
2019 France Ludovic Batelli 0–1–1
2020–present Algeria 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

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly match.[2]
  • Match dates: 7 January 2023
  • Opposition: Ghana Ghana
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 4 January 2023
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Farid Chaâl (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Algeria MC Alger
1GK Alexis Guendouz (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
1GK Chamseddine Rahmani (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 33) 1 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
2DF Ayoub Abdellaoui (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31) 9 0 Algeria MC Alger
2DF Houari Baouche (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger
2DF Zineddine Belaïd (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger
2DF Mokhtar Belkhiter (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32) 3 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
2DF Hocine Dehiri (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Algeria Paradou AC
2DF Ayoub Ghezala (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Algeria MC Alger
2DF Chouaib Keddad (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
2DF Youcef Laouafi (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
2DF Haithem Loucif (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Algeria USM Alger
2DF Saâdi Redouani (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger
3MF Mohamed Ait El Hadj (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger
3MF Oussama Chita (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Algeria USM Alger
3MF Chouaib Debbih (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Algeria MC Alger
3MF Akram Djahnit (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger
3MF Zakaria Draoui (1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30) 6 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
3MF Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
3MF Ahmed Kendouci (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Algeria ES Sétif
4FW Karim Aribi (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 29) 2 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
4FW Mohamed Islam Bakir (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
4FW Sofiane Bayazid (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Algeria USM Khenchela
4FW Mohamed Islam Belkhir (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
4FW Aimen Lahmri (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Algeria JS Saoura
4FW Aimen Mahious (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger
4FW Abderrahmane Meziane (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Algeria USM Alger
4FW Fethallah Tahar (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Algeria MC Alger

Recent call-ups

The 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 (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger v.  Senegal, 17 December 2022
GK Abderrahmane Medjadel (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Algeria Paradou AC v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
GK Zakaria Saidi (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Algeria JS Saoura v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
DF Mouad Hadded (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Algeria MC Alger v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
DF Aimen Bouguerra (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Algeria Paradou AC v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
DF Djamel Benlamri (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 34) 0 0 Algeria MC Alger v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
DF Abdelmoumen Chikhi (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Algeria JS Kabylie v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
DF Chemseddine Nessakh (1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
DF Merwane Khelif (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Algeria JS Saoura v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
MF Djaber Kaassis (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Algeria Paradou AC v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
MF Yacine Titraoui (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Algeria Paradou AC v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
MF Khalid Dahamni (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Algeria ASO Chlef v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
FW Adil Boulbina (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Algeria Paradou AC v.  Senegal, 17 December 2022
FW Abderrahim Deghmoum (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Algeria ES Sétif v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
FW Kheireddine Merzougui (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 31) 0 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
FW Samy Frioui (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 32) 0 0 Algeria MC Alger v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
FW Rédha Bensayah (1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Algeria JS Kabylie v.  Togo, 10 April 2022
FW Nadhir Benbouali (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Algeria Paradou AC v.  Togo, 10 April 2022

Results and fixtures

2023

Algeria A'  v  Ghana A'
7 January Friendly Algeria A'  0-0  Ghana A' Baraki, Algeria
17:00 UTC+1 Report
  • N'Sobila Yellow card 79'
 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').
Algeria A'  v  Libya A'
13 January 2023 (2023-01-13) CHAN 2023 Algeria A'  1-0  Libya A' Baraki, Algeria
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Algeria A'  v  Ethiopia A'
17 January 2023 (2023-01-17) CHAN 2023 Algeria A'  1-0  Ethiopia A' Baraki, Algeria
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
 Mozambique A' v Algeria A' 
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) CHAN 2023  Mozambique A' 0-1 Algeria A'  Baraki, Algeria
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Algeria A'  v Ivory Coast A' 
27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) CHAN 2023 - QF Algeria A'  1-0 Ivory Coast A'  Baraki, Algeria
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Algeria A'  v  Niger A'
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) CHAN 2023 - SF Algeria A'  5-0  Niger A' Oran, Algeria
Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Algeria A'  v Senegal A' 
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) CHAN 2023 - Final Algeria A'  v Senegal A'  Baraki, Algeria
Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium

All-time record

Date Location Home team Score Away team Occasion
May 3, 2008 Koléa Algeria A' 1–1[3] Morocco A' 2009 African Championship of Nations qualification
May 17, 2008 Fes Morocco A' 1–1 (3–1 p)[4] Algeria A' 2009 African Championship of Nations qualification
March 3, 2010 Koléa Algeria A' 4–0[5] Liechtenstein Friendly match
March 13, 2010 Koléa Algeria A' 1–0[6] Libya A' 2011 African Nations Championship qualification
April 17, 2010 Tripoli Libya A' 2–1[7] Algeria A' 2011 African Nations Championship qualification
October 8, 2010 Rouiba Algeria A' 1–1[8] Mali A' Friendly match
October 11, 2010 Rouiba Algeria A' 1–0[9] Mali A' Friendly match
December 28, 2010 Algiers Algeria A' 3–1[10] Chad Friendly match
January 22, 2011 Algiers Algeria A' 4–1[11] Niger Friendly match
February 5, 2011 Khartoum Uganda A' 0–2[12] Algeria A' 2011 African Nations Championship
February 8, 2011 Khartoum Gabon A' 2–2[13] Algeria A' 2011 African Nations Championship
February 12, 2011 Khartoum Sudan A' 0–0[14] Algeria A' 2011 African Nations Championship
February 18, 2011 Khartoum South Africa A' 0–2[15] Algeria A' 2011 African Nations Championship
February 22, 2011 Khartoum, Sudan Algeria A' 1–1 (3–5 p) Tunisia A' 2011 African Nations Championship
February 25, 2011 Omdurman, Sudan Sudan A' 1–0 Algeria A' 2011 African Nations Championship
May 25, 2013 Blida, Algeria Algeria A' 1–0[16] Mauritania Friendly match
August 12, 2017 Constantine, Algeria Algeria A' 1–2 Libya A' 2018 African Nations Championship qualification
August 18, 2017 Sfax, Tunisia Libya A' 1–1 Algeria A' 2018 African Nations Championship qualification
January 10, 2018 Radès, Tunisia Algeria A' 4–1 Liberia A' Friendly match
May 9, 2018 Cadix, Spain Saudi Arabia 2–0 Algeria A' Friendly match
September 21, 2019 Blida, Algeria Algeria A' 0–0 Morocco A' 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
October 19, 2019 Berkane, Morocco Morocco A' 3–0 Algeria A' 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
June 17, 2021 Bir El Djir, Algeria Algeria A' 5–1 Liberia Friendly match

References

  1. ^ "CHAN-2016 : L'Algérie disqualifiée". El Watan. Tarek Aït Sellamet. January 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "قائمة المنتخب الوطني الخاصة ببطولة أمم إفريقيا للمحليين" (in Arabic). Équipe d'Algérie de football - Twitter. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ Algérie A' 1-1 Maroc A' Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Les Verts éliminés
  5. ^ Algérie A' 4-0 Liechtenstein Archived March 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Algérie A' 1-0 Libye A' Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ EN A': Les Verts qualifiés sur le fil pour le CHAN 2011 ! Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Amical : Algérie 1-1 Mali Archived October 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ CHAN 2011 - Amical : Algérie A' 1-0 Mali A'
  10. ^ Algérie A' 3-1 Tchad Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Algérie A' 4-1 Niger A'". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  12. ^ CHAN 2011: Ouganda 0-2 Algérie, le Live (FT)
  13. ^ CHAN 2011 : GAB 2-2 ALG, deux points de perdus Archived 2011-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ CHAN 2010 : Soudan 0-0 Algérie FT
  15. ^ South Africa 0-2 Algeria - CAF Match Report
  16. ^ "Algeria 1-0 Mauritania". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

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