Algeria national football team 2017

Algeria
2017 season
Chairmen	Kheiredine Zetchi
Manager	Georges Leekens ; (until 24 January 2017); Lucas Alcaraz ; (from 13 April 2017); (until 11 October 2017); Rabah Madjer ; (from 18 October 2017)
Stadium	Stade Mustapha Tchaker ; Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium ; July 5, 1962 Stadium
Top goalscorer	Yacine Brahimi (4 goals)
Highest home attendance	35,000 (vs. Zambia, 5 September 2017)
Lowest home attendance	4,500 (vs. Mauritania, 7 January 2017)
Home colours	Away colours
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Last updated February 22, 2021

Players

Current squad

The 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier games against Nigeria on November 10 2017 and the International FIFA Friendly against Central African Republic on November 14 2017.
Caps and goals updated as of 10 November 2017 after the game against Nigeria .

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Faouzi Chaouchi	(1984-12-05) 5 December 1984 (age 36)	12	0	MC Alger
1 GK	Abdelkader Salhi	(1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 27)	2	0	CR Belouizdad
1 GK	Chamseddine Rahmani	(1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 30)	1	0	CS Constantine

2 DF	Carl Medjani	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 35)	58	3	Sivasspor
2 DF	Aïssa Mandi	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 29)	36	1	Betis
2 DF	Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba	(1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 32)	15	1	Nîmes
2 DF	Farouk Chafaï	(1990-06-23) 23 June 1990 (age 30)	2	0	USM Alger
2 DF	Mohamed Khoutir Ziti	(1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 31)	2	0	ES Sétif
2 DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 28)	2	0	USM Alger
2 DF	Chemseddine Nessakh	(1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 (age 33)	1	0	ES Sétif
2 DF	Houari Ferhani	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 28)	1	0	JS Kabylie
2 DF	Islam Arous	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 24)	1	0	Paradou AC

3 MF	Yacine Brahimi (Vice-captain)	(1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 31)	40	11	Porto
3 MF	Riyad Mahrez	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 30)	35	8	Leicester City
3 MF	Abdelmoumene Djabou	(1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 34)	13	3	ES Sétif
3 MF	Sofiane Hanni	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 30)	10	4	Anderlecht
3 MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 23)	4	0	Empoli
3 MF	Zinedine Ferhat	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 27)	4	0	Le Havre
3 MF	Raouf Benguit	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 24)	2	0	USM Alger

4 FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 32)	55	26	Leicester City
4 FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 29)	11	1	Al-Sadd

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	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 34)	55	0	Rennes	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
GK	Toufik Moussaoui	(1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 29)	0	0	Paradou AC	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
GK	Mehdi Jeannin	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 29)	0	0	Clermont	v. Zambia , 5 September 2017
GK	Malik Asselah	(1986-07-08) 8 July 1986 (age 34)	3	0	JS Kabylie	2017 Africa Cup of Nations

DF	Ramy Bensebaini ^INJ	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 25)	8	0	Rennes	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
DF	Mohamed Fares	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 25)	1	0	Hellas Verona	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
DF	Abdelkader Bedrane	(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 28)	0	0	ES Sétif	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
DF	Brahim Boudebouda	(1990-08-28) 28 August 1990 (age 30)	1	0	MC Alger	v. Zambia , 5 September 2017
DF	Youcef Attal ^INJ	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 24)	4	0	Kortrijk	v. Zambia , 5 September 2017
DF	Ilias Hassani	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 25)	1	0	Cherno More Varna	v. Zambia , 5 September 2017
DF	Mehdi Zeffane	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 28)	11	0	Rennes	v. Togo , 11 June 2017
DF	Djamel Mesbah	(1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 36)	36	1	Lausanne-Sport	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mohamed Meftah	(1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 35)	11	0	USM Alger	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Hicham Belkaroui	(1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 30)	9	0	Moreirense	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mokhtar Belkhiter	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 29)	2	0	Club Africain	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mohamed Benyahia	(1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 28)	0	0	USM Alger	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Faouzi Ghoulam ^INJ	(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 30)	37	5	Napoli	v. Zambia , 5 September 2017

MF	Nabil Bentaleb ^INJ	(1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 26)	29	5	Schalke 04	v. Zambia , 5 September 2017
MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 31)	45	11	Galatasaray	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
MF	Saphir Taïder ^INJ	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 28)	42	5	Bologna	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
MF	Rachid Ghezzal	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 28)	13	1	Monaco	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
MF	Sofiane Bendebka	(1992-08-09) 9 August 1992 (age 28)	1	0	MC Alger	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
MF	Sofiane Daham	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 25)	0	0	Sochaux	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
MF	Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 26)	0	0	USM Alger	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 35)	40	2	Middlesbrough	v. Zambia , 5 September 2017
MF	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 24)	1	0	Napoli	v. Zambia , 5 September 2017
MF	Ryad Boudebouz	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 31)	25	2	Betis	v. Togo , 11 June 2017
MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 28)	3	0	Dijon	2017 Africa Cup of Nations

FW	Hillel Soudani ^INJ	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 33)	45	22	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
FW	Ishak Belfodil	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 29)	14	2	SV Werder Bremen	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
FW	Oussama Darfalou	(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 27)	0	0	USM Alger	v. Cameroon , 7 October 2017
FW	Idriss Saadi	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 29)	2	0	Strasbourg	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^RET Retired from international football.

Summary

This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2017.

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Africa Cup of Nations	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	000.00
FIFA World Cup qualification	4	0	1	3	2	7	−5	000.00
2019 CAN qualification	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
International Friendly	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	100.00
Total	11	4	3	4	16	15	+1	036.36

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2017

Pos	Player Name	Age¹	Debut match
GK	Malik Asselah	30	vs. Mauritania , January 7, 2017	International Friendly
DF	Mokhtar Belkhiter	24	vs. Mauritania , January 7, 2017	International Friendly
DF	Ramy Bensebaini	21	vs. Mauritania , January 7, 2017	International Friendly
DF	Youcef Attal	21	vs. Guinea , June 6, 2017	International Friendly
FW	Idriss Saadi	25	vs. Guinea , June 6, 2017	International Friendly
MF	Raouf Benguit	21	vs. Zambia , September 5, 2017	FIFA World Cup qualification
GK	Abdelkader Salhi	24	vs. Zambia , September 5, 2017	FIFA World Cup qualification
MF	Adam Ounas	20	vs. Zambia , September 5, 2017	FIFA World Cup qualification
DF	Mohamed Salim Fares	21	vs. Cameroon , October 7, 2017	FIFA World Cup qualification
DF	Chemseddine Nessakh	29	vs. Nigeria , November 10, 2017	FIFA World Cup qualification
DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	24	vs. Nigeria , November 10, 2017	FIFA World Cup qualification
DF	Islam Arous	21	vs. Central African Republic , November 14, 2017	International Friendly
GK	Chamseddine Rahmani	27	vs. Central African Republic , November 14, 2017	International Friendly
DF	Houari Ferhani	24	vs. Central African Republic , November 14, 2017	International Friendly

¹Note: Age when debuted.

Match results

International Friendly

7 January 2017 (2017-01-07)	Algeria	3–1	Mauritania	Blida, Algeria
17:00	Hanni 52' Bounedjah 73' Bentaleb 90+2'	Report	19' (pen.) Sidi El Hacen	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Attendance: 4.500 Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

6 June 2017 (2017-06-06)	Algeria	2–1	Guinea	Blida, Algeria
22:00	Hanni 38' Soudani 79'	Report	59' Camara	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Slim Belkhaouas (Tunisia)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)	Algeria	3–0	Central African Republic	Algiers, Algeria
20:30	Brahimi 39', 71' Slimani 85'	Report		Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Algeria	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Algeria vs Zimbabwe

15 January 2017

17:00

Algeria	2–2	Zimbabwe
Mahrez 12', 82'	Report	Mahachi 17' Mushekwi 29' (pen.)

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Algeria^[4]

Zimbabwe^[4]


GK	23	Raïs M'Bolhi
RB	20	Mokhtar Belkhiter	28'	46'
CB	2	Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB	21	Ramy Bensebaini
LB	3	Faouzi Ghoulam
RM	7	Riyad Mahrez
CM	17	Adlène Guedioura
CM	10	Nabil Bentaleb
LM	15	Hillal Soudani		78'
AM	11	Yacine Brahimi
CF	13	Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
DF	22	Mohamed Rabie Meftah		46'
MF	18	Rachid Ghezzal		78'
Manager:
Georges Leekens


GK	16	Tatenda Mkuruva
RB	4	Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB	5	Elisha Muroiwa
CB	2	Costa Nhamoinesu
LB	6	Onismor Bhasera
RM	10	Kudakwashe Mahachi
CM	14	Willard Katsande (c)
CM	3	Danny Phiri
LM	17	Knowledge Musona		12'
AM	20	Khama Billiat
CF	9	Nyasha Mushekwi		78'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Matthew Rusike	38'	12'
FW	13	Cuthbert Malajila		78'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Algeria vs Tunisia

19 January 2017

17:00

Algeria	1–2	Tunisia
Hanni 90+2'	Report	Mandi 50' (o.g.) Sliti 66' (pen.)

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Algeria^[6]

Tunisia^[6]


GK	16	Malik Asselah
RB	22	Mohamed Rabie Meftah	31'
CB	21	Ramy Bensebaini
CB	2	Aïssa Mandi (c)
LB	3	Faouzi Ghoulam	65'
DM	17	Adlène Guedioura	14'	90+3'
CM	7	Riyad Mahrez
CM	10	Nabil Bentaleb
RW	11	Yacine Brahimi		74'
LW	18	Rachid Ghezzal		69'
CF	13	Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
FW	14	Baghdad Bounedjah		69'
MF	9	Sofiane Hanni		74'
MF	19	Mehdi Abeid		90+3'
Manager:
Georges Leekens


GK	16	Aymen Mathlouthi (c)		87'
RB	21	Hamdi Nagguez
CB	2	Syam Ben Youssef
CB	3	Aymen Abdennour
LB	12	Ali Maâloul	45+1'
DM	13	Ferjani Sassi
RW	10	Wahbi Khazri		73'
AM	23	Naïm Sliti
LW	14	Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
CF	7	Youssef Msakni
CF	9	Ahmed Akaïchi		78'
Substitutions:
DF	20	Mohamed Ali Yacoubi		73'
FW	11	Taha Yassine Khenissi		78'
GK	1	Rami Jridi		87'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia)^[7]

Assistant referees:
Abel Baba (Nigeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Senegal vs Algeria

23 January 2017

20:00

Senegal	2–2	Algeria
Diop 43' Sow 53'	Report	Slimani 10', 52'

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Senegal^[8]

Algeria^[8]


GK	16	Khadim N'Diaye
RB	14	Zargo Touré
CB	2	Kara Mbodji (c)		70'
CB	11	Cheikh N'Doye
LB	19	Saliou Ciss
CM	17	Papa Alioune Ndiaye		78'
CM	15	Papakouli Diop
AM	12	Mohamed Diamé
RW	18	Ismaïla Sarr
LW	13	Moussa Konaté		90+4'
CF	7	Moussa Sow
Substitutions:
FW	6	Famara Diedhiou	74'	70'
MF	5	Idrissa Gueye		78'
MF	20	Keita Baldé Diao		90+4'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé


GK	16	Malik Asselah
RB	22	Mohamed Rabie Meftah
CB	2	Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB	4	Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba	58'
LB	3	Faouzi Ghoulam	39'
CM	17	Adlène Guedioura
CM	10	Nabil Bentaleb	39'
RW	11	Yacine Brahimi	44'
AM	9	Sofiane Hanni		83'
LW	7	Riyad Mahrez
CF	13	Islam Slimani		80'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Baghdad Bounedjah		80'
MF	18	Rachid Ghezzal		83'
Manager:
Georges Leekens

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)^[9]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

2019 CAN qualification

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11	Final tournament
2	Benin	6	3	1	2	5	6	−1	10	Final tournament
3	Gambia	6	1	3	2	6	6	0	6
4	Togo	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4	5

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11) Group D	Algeria	1–0	Togo	Blida, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1	Hanni 24'	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Attendance: 18.000 Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	1–0	4–0	3–1
2	Zambia	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8		1–2	—	2–2	3–1
3	Cameroon	6	1	4	1	7	9	−2	7		1–1	1–1	—	2–0
4	Algeria	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4		3–0 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0–1	1–1	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.^[10]

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02) Group B	Zambia	3–1	Algeria	Lusaka, Zambia
15:00 UTC+2	Mwila 6', 32' Mwepu 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	53' Brahimi	Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) Group B	Algeria	0–1	Zambia	Constantine, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	66' Daka	Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) Group B	Cameroon	2–0	Algeria	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	N'Jie 25' Pangop 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) Group B	Algeria	3–0 Awarded^{[note 1]}	Nigeria	Constantine, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Brahimi 88' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	63' Ogu	Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Official Squad

A 32-man provisional squad was announced on 22 December 2016.^[11]^[12] The final squad was announced on 31 December 2016, with Ayoub Azzi, Ishak Belfodil, Ismaël Bennacer, Yassine Benzia, Sofiane Feghouli, Houari Ferhani, Carl Medjani, Adam Ounas and Idriss Saadi being left out of the team.^[13] On January 11, 2017, Ismaël Bennacer was called up to replace Saphir Taïder, who suffered an injury in training.^[14]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Chamseddine Rahmani	(1990-09-15)15 September 1990 (aged 26)	0	MO Béjaïa
2	2 DF	Aïssa Mandi	(1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 25)	27	Real Betis
3	2 DF	Faouzi Ghoulam	(1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 25)	30	Napoli
4	2 DF	Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba	(1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 28)	11	Servette
5	2 DF	Hicham Belkaroui	(1990-08-24)24 August 1990 (aged 26)	9	Espérance
6	2 DF	Djamel Mesbah	(1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 32)	35	Crotone
7	3 MF	Riyad Mahrez	(1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 25)	27	Leicester City
8	3 MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 19)	1	Arsenal
9	3 MF	Sofiane Hanni	(1990-12-29)29 December 1990 (aged 26)	2	Anderlecht
10	3 MF	Nabil Bentaleb	(1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 22)	22	Schalke 04
11	3 MF	Yacine Brahimi	(1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 26)	31	Porto
12	2 DF	Mohamed Benyahia	(1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 24)	0	USM Alger
13	4 FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 28)	46	Leicester City
14	4 FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 25)	7	Al Sadd
15	4 FW	El Arabi Hillel Soudani	(1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 29)	39	Dinamo Zagreb
16	1 GK	Malik Asselah	(1986-07-08)8 July 1986 (aged 30)	1	JS Kabylie
17	3 MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 31)	35	Watford
18	3 MF	Rachid Ghezzal	(1992-05-09)9 May 1992 (aged 24)	8	Lyon
19	3 MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 24)	4	Dijon
20	2 DF	Mokhtar Belkhiter	(1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 24)	1	Club Africain
21	2 DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 21)	1	Rennes
22	2 DF	Mohamed Rabie Meftah	(1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 31)	8	USM Alger
23	1 GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 30)	48	Antalyaspor

Squad information

Player statistics

Correct as of 14 November 2017 (v. Central African Republic ).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Africa Cup		Friendly		Africa Cup Qualification		World Cup Qualifiers
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Raïs M'Bolhi	6	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	GK		Malik Asselah	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Abdelkader Salhi	2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	GK		Faouzi Chaouchi	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Chamseddine Rahmani	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Aïssa Mandi	11	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	DF		Faouzi Ghoulam	8	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Farouk Chafaï	2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Hicham Belkaroui	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Mohamed Rabie Meftah	4	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Mohamed Benyahia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Ramy Bensebaini	8	0	2+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Djamel Mesbah	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Mokhtar Belkhiter	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Liassine Cadamuro	4	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Carl Medjani	4	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	DF		Youcef Attal	4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Ilias Hassani	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Mohamed Salim Fares	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Chemseddine Nessakh	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Ayoub Abdellaoui	2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF		Islam Arous	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Houari Ferhani	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Mehdi Abeid	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Rachid Ghezzal	6	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	MF		Adlène Guedioura	6	0	3+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Riyad Mahrez	8	2	3+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Nabil Bentaleb	8	1	3+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Saphir Taïder	5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	MF		Yacine Brahimi	9	4	3+0	0	2+0	2	1+0	0	3+0	2
	MF		Sofiane Feghouli	3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	MF		Ryad Boudebouz	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Adam Ounas	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Zinedine Ferhat	3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	MF		Ismaël Bennacer	3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	MF		Raouf Benguit	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Abdelmoumene Djabou	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Baghdad Bounedjah	5	1	0+2	0	1+1	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Sofiane Hanni	10	3	1+1	1	2+2	1	1+0	1	2+1	0
	FW		Islam Slimani	9	3	3+0	2	2+0	1	1+0	0	2+1	0
	FW		El Arabi Hillel Soudani	6	1	1+0	0	0+1	1	0+1	0	3+0	0
	FW		Idriss Saadi	2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Ishak Belfodil	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

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Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No.	Player	Pos.	CAN	Fri	ACQ	WCQ	TOTAL
9	Sofiane Hanni	MF	1	2	1	0	4
13	Islam Slimani	FW	2	0	0	0	2
7	Riyad Mahrez	MF	2	0	0	0	2
14	Baghdad Bounedjah	FW	0	1	0	0	1
10	Nabil Bentaleb	MF	0	1	0	0	1
15	El Arbi Hillel Soudani	FW	0	1	0	0	1
11	Yacine Brahimi	MF	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals			0	0	0	0	0
Totals			5	5	1	1	12

Assists

No.	Pos	Player	Africa Cup	Friendly	Africa Cup Qualification	Total
8	MF	Saphir Taïder	0	2	0	2
14	FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	0	1	0	1
17	MF	Adlène Guedioura	1	0	0	1
7	MF	Riyad Mahrez	1	0	0	1
9	MF	Sofiane Hanni	1	0	0	1
13	FW	Islam Slimani	0	0	1	1
15	FW	El Arbi Hillel Soudani	0	1	0	1
Total			3	4	1	8

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

R	No.	Pos	Name	Africa Cup Qualification	Total
1	23	GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	1	1
2	16	GK	Malik Asselah	0	0
3	1	GK	Chamseddine Rahmani	0	0
			TOTALS	1	1

As of 12 June 2017^[update]

Notes

↑ FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.^[10]

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[table_note_ALG_NGA0.79907469768034-11] FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.^[10]

[Algeria_v_Nigeria-12] FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.^[10]

[1] ttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38730981

[2] "Lucas Alcaraz appointed new Algeria coach". BBC Sport. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

[3] "Rabah Madjer nommé sélectionneur de l'Algérie". lequipe.fr. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[alg-zim_line-ups-4] 1 2 "Tactical start list: Algeria - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[5] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2017). "R. Mahrez has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017– via Twitter.

[alg-tun_line-ups-6] 1 2 "Tactical start list: Algeria - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

[7] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Y. MSAKNI! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017– via Twitter.

[sen-alg_line-ups-8] 1 2 "Tactical start list: Senegal - Algeria" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[9] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is I.Slimani! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017– via Twitter.

[nigeria_sanctioned-10] "Latest decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee". FIFA.com. 12 December 2017.

[13] "M. Leekens dévoile une liste élargie de 31 joueurs" (in French). faf.dz. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[14] "CAN 2017 : Sofiane Hanni finalement convoqué" (in French). dzfoot.com. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.

[15] "CAN-2017 Total : M. Leekens dévoile la liste des 23" (in French). faf.dz. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[16] M-A-D (January 11, 2017). "CAN 2017 : Ismael Bennacer remplace Taider" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

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Players

Current squad

Contents

Recent call-ups

Summary

Overview

International debut

Match results

International Friendly

Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Algeria vs Zimbabwe

Algeria vs Tunisia

Senegal vs Algeria

2019 CAN qualification

Group D

FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

Group B

Official Squad

Squad information

Player statistics

Goalscorers

Assists

Clean sheets

Notes

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