Algeria A' national football team

Algeria A'
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
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
Appearances	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	2nd (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.

Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...

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

More information African Nations Championship record, Year ...

African Nations Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	did not qualify
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	2	3	1	7	4
2014	did not enter
2016	Disqualified ¹
2018	did not qualify
2020	did not qualify
2022	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	13	5
2024	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	2/6	6	2	3	1	7	4

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^1 The CAF disqualified Algeria from the CHAN 2016 because the team abandoned the qualifiers of the previous edition, the CHAN 2014.^[1]

Managerial history

More information Year, Name ...

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
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

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Chaib was in charge of a pair of friendlies against Mali since Benchikha was on duty with the A national team

Current squad

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

More information No., Pos. ...

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Farid Chaâl	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30)	0	0	MC Alger
1GK	Alexis Guendouz	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
1GK	Chamseddine Rahmani	(1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 34)	1	0	JS Kabylie

2DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31)	9	0	MC Alger
2DF	Houari Baouche	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 28)	0	0	USM Alger
2DF	Zineddine Belaïd	(1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25)	0	0	USM Alger
2DF	Mokhtar Belkhiter	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32)	3	0	CR Belouizdad
2DF	Hocine Dehiri	(2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Paradou AC
2DF	Ayoub Ghezala	(1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 28)	0	0	MC Alger
2DF	Chouaib Keddad	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
2DF	Youcef Laouafi	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
2DF	Haithem Loucif	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 28)	2	0	USM Alger
2DF	Saâdi Redouani	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29)	0	0	USM Alger

3MF	Mohamed Ait El Hadj	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	USM Alger
3MF	Oussama Chita	(1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 28)	2	0	USM Alger
3MF	Chouaib Debbih	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31)	0	0	MC Alger
3MF	Akram Djahnit	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)	0	0	USM Alger
3MF	Zakaria Draoui	(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30)	6	0	CR Belouizdad
3MF	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)	4	0	CR Belouizdad
3MF	Ahmed Kendouci	(1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25)	0	0	ES Sétif

4FW	Karim Aribi	(1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30)	2	0	CR Belouizdad
4FW	Mohamed Islam Bakir	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
4FW	Sofiane Bayazid	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)	0	0	USM Khenchela
4FW	Mohamed Islam Belkhir	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
4FW	Aimen Lahmri	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)	0	0	JS Saoura
4FW	Aimen Mahious	(1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27)	0	0	USM Alger
4FW	Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)	1	0	USM Alger
4FW	Fethallah Tahar	(1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30)	0	0	MC Alger

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Algeria squad at least once within the last 12 months.

More information Pos., Player ...

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Oussama Benbot	(1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30)	0	0	USM Alger	v. Senegal, 17 December 2022
GK	Abderrahmane Medjadel	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Paradou AC	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
GK	Zakaria Saidi	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28)	0	0	JS Saoura	v. Togo, 10 April 2022

DF	Mouad Hadded	(1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	MC Alger	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
DF	Aimen Bouguerra	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Paradou AC	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 34)	0	0	MC Alger	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
DF	Abdelmoumen Chikhi	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 28)	0	0	JS Kabylie	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
DF	Chemseddine Nessakh	(1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 (age 36)	0	0	CR Belouizdad	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
DF	Merwane Khelif	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)	0	0	JS Saoura	v. Togo, 10 April 2022

MF	Djaber Kaassis	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Paradou AC	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
MF	Yacine Titraoui	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Paradou AC	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
MF	Khalid Dahamni	(1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24)	0	0	ASO Chlef	v. Togo, 10 April 2022

FW	Adil Boulbina	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Paradou AC	v. Senegal, 17 December 2022
FW	Abderrahim Deghmoum	(1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 25)	1	0	ES Sétif	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
FW	Kheireddine Merzougui	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32)	0	0	CR Belouizdad	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
FW	Samy Frioui	(1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 33)	0	0	MC Alger	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
FW	Rédha Bensayah	(1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 (age 30)	0	0	JS Kabylie	v. Togo, 10 April 2022
FW	Nadhir Benbouali	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Paradou AC	v. Togo, 10 April 2022

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2023

7 January Friendly	Algeria A'	0-0	Ghana A'	Baraki, Algeria
17:00 UTC+1		Report	N'Sobila 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').

13 January 2023 (2023-01-13) CHAN 2023	Algeria A'	1-0	Libya A'	Baraki, Algeria
				Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium

17 January 2023 (2023-01-17) CHAN 2023	Algeria A'	1-0	Ethiopia A'	Baraki, Algeria
				Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) CHAN 2023	Mozambique A'	0-1	Algeria A'	Baraki, Algeria
				Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium

27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) CHAN 2023 - QF	Algeria A'	1-0	Ivory Coast A'	Baraki, Algeria
				Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium

31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) CHAN 2023 - SF	Algeria A'	5-0	Niger A'	Oran, Algeria
				Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) CHAN 2023 - Final	Algeria A'	v	Senegal A'	Baraki, Algeria
				Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium

More information Date, Location ...

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

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

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"CHAN-2016 : L'Algérie disqualifiée". El Watan. Tarek Aït Sellamet. January 16, 2015.

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"قائمة المنتخب الوطني الخاصة ببطولة أمم إفريقيا للمحليين" (in Arabic). Équipe d'Algérie de football - Twitter. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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Algérie A' 1-1 Maroc A' Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine

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Les Verts éliminés

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Algérie A' 4-0 Liechtenstein Archived March 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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Algérie A' 1-0 Libye A' Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

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EN A': Les Verts qualifiés sur le fil pour le CHAN 2011 ! Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

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Amical : Algérie 1-1 Mali Archived October 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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CHAN 2011 - Amical : Algérie A' 1-0 Mali A'

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Algérie A' 3-1 Tchad Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine

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"Algérie A' 4-1 Niger A'". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

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CHAN 2011: Ouganda 0-2 Algérie, le Live (FT)

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CHAN 2011 : GAB 2-2 ALG, deux points de perdus Archived 2011-02-11 at the Wayback Machine

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CHAN 2010 : Soudan 0-0 Algérie FT

[15] [15]
South Africa 0-2 Algeria - CAF Match Report

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"Algeria 1-0 Mauritania". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

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