Algeria national football team 2019

Algeria

2019 season
Chairmen	Kheiredine Zetchi
Manager	Djamel Belmadi
Stadium	Stade du 5 Juillet Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Africa Cup of Nations	Winners
Top goalscorer	Baghdad Bounedjah (8 goals)
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The Algerian team in its 57th year will participate in the Africa Cup of Nations for the 18th and fourth consecutive time. ^[1]

Players

Current squad

• The following 23 players were selected for the friendly match against Zambia on 15 October 2019.
• Caps and goals are correct as of 15 October 2019, after the match against Botswana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Azzedine Doukha	(1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 36)	13	0	Al-Raed
16	1 GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 34)	2	0	Metz
23	1 GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 36)	72	0	Al-Ettifaq
2	2 DF	Aïssa Mandi (Vice-captain)	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 31)	55	1	Betis
3	2 DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 33)	9	0	Abha
4	2 DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 33)	14	0	Al-Shabab
5	2 DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 30)	6	0	Sion
6	2 DF	Maxime Spano	(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 28)	0	0	Valenciennes
12	2 DF	Réda Halaïmia	(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 26)	0	0	k Beerschot VA
20	2 DF	Youcef Atal	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 26)	18	1	Nice
21	2 DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 27)	30	3	Borussia Mönchengladbach
14	3 MF	Haris Belkebla	(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Brest
7	3 MF	Riyad Mahrez (Captain)	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 32)	57	15	Manchester City
8	3 MF	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 31)	18	5	Al-Ahli
10	3 MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 33)	62	12	Galatasaray
18	3 MF	Adem Zorgane	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Paradou AC
17	3 MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 37)	55	2	Al-Rayyan
19	3 MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 30)	13	1	Nantes
22	3 MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 25)	21	0	Milan
11	4 FW	Andy Delort	(1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 31)	7	1	Montpellier
15	4 FW	Hillal Soudani	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 35)	51	23	Olympiacos
9	4 FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 31)	34	15	Al-Sadd
13	4 FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 34)	68	29	Monaco

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	Moustapha Zeghba	(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 32)	0	0	Al-Wehda	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
DF	Rafik Halliche	(1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 36)	41	3	Moreirense	v.   Benin , 9 September 2019
DF	Houcine Benayada	(1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 30)	0	0	CS Constantine	v.   Benin , 9 September 2019
DF	Mehdi Zeffane	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 30)	15	0	Rennes	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mohamed Fares	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 27)	9	0	SPAL	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 30)	4	0	Sion	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
DF	Ilias Hassani	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 27)	2	0	Arda Kardzhali	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
DF	Haithem Loucif	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 26)	1	0	Angers	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
DF	Abdelkader Bedrane	(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 31)	1	0	Espérance	v.   Togo , 18 November 2018
MF	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 26)	9	3	Nice	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Hicham Boudaoui	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 23)	5	0	Nice	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Saphir Taïder	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 31)	46	5	Montreal Impact	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
MF	Mohamed Benkhemassa	(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 29)	4	0	Málaga	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
MF	Victor Lekhal	(1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Le Havre	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
MF	Yassine Benzia	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 28)	4	1	Olympiacos	v.   Togo , 18 November 2018
MF	Oussama Chita	(1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 26)	1	0	USM Alger	v.   Togo , 18 November 2018
MF	Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 29)	0	0	Al-Ain	v.   Togo , 18 November 2018
FW	Oussama Darfalou	(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 29)	1	0	Vitesse	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
FW	Zakaria Naidji	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Gil Vicente	v.   Tunisia , 26 March 2019
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. RET Retired from international football.

Summary

Goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja Participated for the first time with the national team after the injury of Raïs M'Bolhi.

This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2019.

This year, Algeria's participation in the Africa Cup of Nations The first match was the final round of Africa Cup of Nations qualification against the Gambia and ended with a 1-1 draw, scoring the only goal for Algeria's Mehdi Abeid. ^[2] to end the qualifiers in the lead with 11 points. The preparation for CAN 2019 begins with three friendlies: The first at the end of March, which ended with a victory for Les Fennecs (1-0) against Tunisia with a goal from Baghdad Bounedjah on penalty, the other two matches will be determined by the FAF after having drawn the draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[3] After he was scheduled to attend the national team in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations in the UAE, the coach retreated and chose Qatar due of the preparation of both Burundi and Mali rivals Algeria before Africa Cup. ^[4] first match against Burundi ended with a 1-1 draw and Bounedjah scored the goal of Algeria after a pass from Youcef Belaïli. ^[5] Coach Djamel Belmadi has decided to dismiss Haris Belkebla after a video broadcast live and accessible long hours after a live stream of Fortnite on tweet account of Alexandre Oukidja and he was replaced by Andy Delort. ^{[6] [7]} On June 16, In the last match before heading to Egypt against Mali, Algeria won 3–2 and the new striker Delort scoring the winning goal. ^[8]

With the start of the African Cup, the Algerian national team managed to achieve the full haul of nine points in Group C For the first time since 1990 in Algeria without receiving any goal, the first three points were against Kenya by 2–0 Bounedjah converted from the penalty spot after 34 minutes in Cairo following a clear foul on Youcef Atal. then Riyad Mahrez doubled the advantage with a deflected shot from Ismael Bennacer's cut-back two minutes before half-time, With this goal Mahrez became the first Algerian to score in three consecutive copies 2015, 2017 and 2019. ^[9] In the second game Algeria face Senegal in a battle for top spot Youcef Belaili blasted home the only goal of the game from the edge of box from Sofiane Feghouli's cross, to clinch a place in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16, Bennacer also won Man of the Match for the second time in a row. ^[10] In their last game against Tanzania, Belmadi changed the whole squad except M'Bolhi and Bennacer, and despite that they won with three goals. ^[11] The first goal was scored by Islam Slimani after an assist from Adam Ounas, after which Slimani gave two decisive passes to Ounas the last with the end of the match won Man of the Match. ^[12]

Algeria continued its rampant performance with a 3–0 win over Guinea in the round of 16, Belaili took the lead after a neat one-two with Bounedjah In the second half, Mahrez added the second goal with a moment of quality, before substitute Ounas tapped in Youcef Atal's low cross from close range. ^[13] but struggled harder against Ivory Coast, being held 1–1 after 120' before overcame the Ivorians 4–3 in penalty shootout After Serey Dié miss the last kick of Ivory Coast, this game saw the injury of Atal and miss the rest of the games. ^[14] The Algerians then put up an outstanding performance, beating African powerhouse Nigeria 2–1, with a late minute goal by Mahrez in a free kick spot to reach their first ever final since winning at home at 1990. ^[15]

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2019 CAN qualification	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Africa Cup of Nations	7	6	1	0	13	2	+11	085.71
International Friendly	6	4	2	0	10	4	+6	066.67
2021 CAN qualification	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Total	16	12	4	0	30	7	+23	075.00

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2019

Pos	Player name	Age1	Debut match
DF	Haithem Loucif	22	vs.   Gambia , March 22, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
MF	Hicham Boudaoui	19	vs.   Gambia , March 22, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
FW	Oussama Darfalou	25	vs.   Gambia , March 22, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
FW	Zakaria Naidji	24	vs.   Gambia , March 22, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
MF	Victor Lekhal	25	vs.   Tunisia , March 26, 2019	International Friendly
GK	Alexandre Oukidja	30	vs.   Tunisia , March 26, 2019	International Friendly
FW	Andy Delort	27	vs.   Mali , June 23, 2019	International Friendly

¹Note: Age when debuted.

Match results

Algeria   v   Gambia

22 March 2019 CAN qualification	Algeria	1–1	Gambia	Blida, Algeria
20:45 (CET)	Abeid 42'	Report	Danso 90+2'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Algeria   v   Tunisia

26 March 2019 Friendly	Algeria	1–0	Tunisia	Blida, Algeria
20:45 (CET)	Bounedjah 70' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Algeria   v   Burundi

11 June 2019 Friendly	Algeria	1–1	Burundi	Doha, Qatar
21:00 (AST)	Bounedjah 66'	Report	Fiston 75'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ali Mahmoud Shaban (Kuwait)

Algeria   v   Mali

16 June 2019 Friendly	Algeria	3–2	Mali	Doha, Qatar
21:00 (AST)	Bounedjah 40' Belaïli 70' (pen.) Delort 80'	Report	Diaby 19' (pen.) Sacko 68'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Algeria   v   Kenya

23 June 2019 Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria	2–0	Kenya	Cairo, Egypt
22:00 (CAT)	Bounedjah 34' (pen.) Mahrez 43'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 8,071 Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Senegal   v   Algeria

27 June 2019 Africa Cup of Nations	Senegal	0–1	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (CAT)		Report	Belaïli 49'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Attendance: 25,765 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Tanzania   v   Algeria

1 July 2019 Africa Cup of Nations	Tanzania	0–3	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 (CAT)		Report	Slimani 35' Ounas 39', 45+1'	Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Attendance: 8,921 Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Algeria   v   Guinea

7 July 2019 Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria	3–0	Guinea	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 (CAT)	Belaïli 24' Mahrez 57' Ounas 82'	Report		Stadium: Al Salam Stadium Attendance: 8,205 Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Ivory Coast   v   Algeria

11 July 2019 Africa Cup of Nations	Ivory Coast	1–1 (3–4 p)	Algeria	Suez, Egypt
18:00 (CAT)	Kodjia 62'	Report	Feghouli 20'	Stadium: Suez Stadium Attendance: 8,233 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
	Penalties
	Kessié Cornet Bony Gradel Dié		Bensebaini Slimani Delort Ounas Belaïli

Algeria   v   Nigeria

14 July 2019 Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria	2–1	Nigeria	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 (CAT)	Troost-Ekong 40' (o.g.) Mahrez 90+5'	Report	Ighalo 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 49,775 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Senegal   v   Algeria

19 July 2019 Africa Cup of Nations	Senegal	0–1	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 (CAT)		Report	Bounedjah 2'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Algeria   v   Benin

9 September 2019 Friendly	Algeria	1–0	Benin	Algiers, Algeria
21:00 (CET)	Slimani 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Algeria   v   DR Congo

10 October 2019 Friendly	Algeria	1–1	DR Congo	Blida, Algeria
20:45 (CET)	Slimani 6'	Report	Bakambu 26'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Moussa Ahamadou (Niger)

Colombia   v   Algeria

15 October 2019 Friendly	Colombia	0–3	Algeria	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
20:00 (CEST)		Report	Bounedjah 15' Mahrez 20', 65'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Algeria   v   Zambia

14 November 2019 CAN qualification	Algeria	5–0	Zambia	Blida, Algeria
20:00 (CET)	Bensebaini 44' Bounedjah 68' (pen.), 90' Belaïli 75' Soudani 86'			Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Botswana   v   Algeria

18 November 2019 CAN qualification	Botswana	0–1	Algeria	Gaborone, Botswana
21:00 (CAT)			Belaïli 14'	Stadium: Botswana National Stadium Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	Kenya	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	Tanzania	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

All match times are local, CAT (UTC+2).

Algeria vs Kenya

23 June 2019 (2019-06-23)

22:00

Algeria	2–0	Kenya
Bounedjah 34' (pen.) Mahrez 43'	Report

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 8,071 ^[16]

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Algeria

Kenya

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal CB 2 Aïssa Mandi CB 4 Djamel Benlamri LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini DM 17 Adlène Guedioura  71' RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer LM 8 Youcef Belaïli  74' CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  81' Substitutions: MF 19 Mehdi Abeid  71' MF 11 Yacine Brahimi  74' FW 15 Andy Delort  81' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

GK 18 Patrick Matasi RB 20 Philemon Otieno  18' CB 2 Joseph Okumu CB 5 Musa Mohammed LB 3 Aboud Omar  13' CM 12 Victor Wanyama (c) CM 21 Dennis Odhiambo  89' RW 10 Eric Johana Omondi  72' AM 11 Francis Kahata  46' LW 7 Ayub Masika CF 14 Michael Olunga Substitutions: DF 13 Erick Ouma Otieno  46' MF 8 Johanna Omolo  72' MF 17 Ismael Athuman  89' Manager: Sébastien Migné

Man of the Match: Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria) [17] Assistant referees: Issa Yaya (Chad) Sidiki Sidibé (Guinea) Fourth official: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Senegal vs Algeria

27 June 2019 (2019-06-27)

19:00

Senegal	0–1	Algeria
	Report	Belaïli 49'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 25,765 ^[18]

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Senegal

Algeria

GK 16 Edouard Mendy RB 22 Moussa Wagué CB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)  16' CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly RM 11 Keita Baldé  39'  63' CM 15 Krépin Diatta  73' CM 13 Alfred N'Diaye  87' LM 17 Badou Ndiaye CF 9 M'Baye Niang CF 10 Sadio Mané Substitutions: MF 20 Sada Thioub  63' FW 19 Mbaye Diagne  73' MF 14 Henri Saivet  87' Manager: Aliou Cissé

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal  24' CB 2 Aïssa Mandi CB 4 Djamel Benlamri  21' LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini  80' DM 17 Adlène Guedioura RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer  90+2' LM 8 Youcef Belaïli  86' CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah Substitutions: DF 6 Mohamed Fares  80' FW 15 Andy Delort  86' MF 19 Mehdi Abeid  90+2' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria) [19] Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Berhe O'Michael (Eritrea) Fourth official: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Tanzania vs Algeria

1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)

21:00

Tanzania	0–3	Algeria
	Report	Slimani 35' Ounas 39', 45+1'

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 8,921 ^[20]

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Tanzania

Algeria

GK 13 Metacha Mnata RB 22 Hassan Kessy CB 6 David Mwantika  52' CB 20 Ally Mtoni LB 15 Mohamed Husseini RM 12 Simon Msuva CM 23 Mudathir Yahya CM 4 Erasto Nyoni LM 17 Faridi Mussa  46' AM 3 Feisal Salum  85' CF 10 Mbwana Samatta (c) Substitutions: FW 9 Adi Yussuf  47'  46' MF 7 Himid Mao Mkami  52' FW 14 John Bocco  85' Manager: Emmanuel Amunike

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi (c) RB 18 Mehdi Zeffane CB 3 Mehdi Tahrat CB 5 Rafik Halliche  77' LB 6 Mohamed Fares CM 14 Hicham Boudaoui  74' CM 19 Mehdi Abeid  79' CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer  57' RW 12 Adam Ounas  74' CF 13 Islam Slimani LW 15 Andy Delort Substitutions: MF 17 Adlène Guedioura  57' MF 7 Riyad Mahrez  74' FW 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  79' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Adam Ounas (Algeria) [21] Assistant referees: Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger) Lionel Andrianantenaiana (Madagascar) Fourth official: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

Round of 16

7 July 2019 (2019-07-07)

21:00

Algeria	3–0	Guinea
Belaïli 24' Mahrez 57' Ounas 82'	Report

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 8,205 ^[22]

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Algeria

Guinea

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal CB 4 Djamel Benlamri CB 2 Aïssa Mandi LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 17 Adlène Guedioura  14'  81' CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer LM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  84' CF 8 Youcef Belaïli  76' Substitutions: MF 12 Adam Ounas  76' MF 14 Hicham Boudaoui  81' FW 15 Andy Delort  84' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

GK 12 Ibrahim Koné RB 18 Mikael Dyrestam CB 6 Simon Falette CB 5 Ernest Seka LB 3 Issiaga Sylla DM 7 Mady Camara  6' RW 13 Ibrahima Cissé  68' AM 4 Amadou Diawara LW 16 Ibrahima Traoré CF 9 José Kanté  54'  56' CF 2 Mohamed Yattara  79' Substitutions: FW 19 Bengali-Fodé Koita  56' FW 20 Lass Bangoura  68' FW 10 François Kamano  79' Manager: Paul Put

Man of the Match: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) [23] Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan) Fourth official: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Quarter-finals

11 July 2019 (2019-07-11)

18:00

Ivory Coast	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Algeria
Kodjia 62'	Report	Feghouli 20'
Penalties
Kessié Cornet Bony Gradel Dié	3–4	Bensebaini Slimani Delort Ounas Belaïli

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 8,233 ^[24]

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Ivory Coast

Algeria

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo  46' RB 22 Mamadou Bagayoko  43' CB 6 Ismaël Traoré CB 5 Wilfried Kanon  54' LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly CM 8 Franck Kessié  88' CM 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  78' CM 20 Serey Dié (c) RW 9 Wilfried Zaha  29'  94' CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia  96' LW 15 Max Gradel Substitutions: DF 21 Cheick Comara  120'  54' DF 4 Jean-Philippe Gbamin  78' FW 11 Maxwel Cornet  96' FW 12 Wilfried Bony  96' Manager: Ibrahim Kamara

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal  30' CB 2 Aïssa Mandi CB 4 Djamel Benlamri LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini  29' DM 17 Adlène Guedioura RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)  86' CM 10 Sofiane Feghouli  120+1' CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer  39' LM 8 Youcef Belaïli CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  78' Substitutions: DF 18 Mehdi Zeffane  30' FW 13 Islam Slimani  78' MF 12 Adam Ounas  86' FW 15 Andy Delort  120+1' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Sylvain Gbohouo (Ivory Coast) [25] Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Oliver Safari (DR Congo) Fourth official: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Video assistant referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Assistant video assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Zakhele Siwela (Republic of South Africa)

Semi-finals

14 July 2019 (2019-07-14)

21:00

Algeria	2–1	Nigeria
Troost-Ekong 40' (o.g.) Mahrez 90+5'	Report	Ighalo 72' (pen.)

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 49,775 ^[26]

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Algeria

Nigeria

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 18 Mehdi Zeffane CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini CB 2 Aïssa Mandi  71' LB 4 Djamel Benlamri RM 10 Sofiane Feghouli  68' CM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 17 Adlène Guedioura LM 22 Ismaël Bennacer CF 8 Youcef Belaïli CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  52' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

GK 16 Daniel Akpeyi RB 20 Chidozie Awaziem  88' CB 3 Jamilu Collins CB 5 William Troost-Ekong LB 22 Kenneth Omeruo CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi CM 8 Peter Etebo AM 18 Alex Iwobi RW 13 Samuel Chukwueze  78' CF 7 Ahmed Musa (c) LW 9 Odion Ighalo Substitutions: MF 11 Henry Onyekuru  78' Manager: Gernot Rohr

Man of the Match: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) [27] Assistant referees: El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal) Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso) Fourth official: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Video assistant referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referees: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Final

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Final

19 July 2019 (2019-07-19)

21:00

Senegal	0–1	Algeria
	Report	Bounedjah 2'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 75,000 ^[28]

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Senegal

Algeria

GK 23 Alfred Gomis RB 21 Lamine Gassama  80' CB 6 Salif Sané CB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly CM 5 Idrissa Gueye  79' CM 17 Badou Ndiaye  59' RW 18 Ismaïla Sarr AM 14 Henri Saivet  75' LW 10 Sadio Mané CF 9 M'Baye Niang  85' Substitutions: FW 15 Krépin Diatta  59' FW 19 Mbaye Diagne  75' FW 11 Keita Baldé  85' Manager: Aliou Cissé

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 18 Mehdi Zeffane CB 2 Aïssa Mandi  90+2' CB 4 Djamel Benlamri LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini  33' RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 17 Adlène Guedioura  90+4' CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer LM 8 Youcef Belaïli  54'  84' SS 10 Sofiane Feghouli  85' CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  89' Substitutions: MF 11 Yacine Brahimi  84' DF 3 Mehdi Tahrat  85' FW 13 Islam Slimani  89' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Raïs M'Bolhi (Algeria) [29] Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Nguegoue Elvis Guy Noupue (Cameroon) Fourth official: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) Reserve assistant referee: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France) Assistant video assistant referees: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)

Official Squad

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Coach: Djamel Belmadi

The final squad was announced on 30 May 2019. ^[30] On 13 June 2019, Andy Delort was announced as a replacement for Haris Belkebla who was excluded from the squad. ^[31]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Azzedine Doukha	(1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 32)	13	Al-Raed
16	1 GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19)19 July 1988 (aged 30)	1	Metz
23	1 GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 33)	59	Al-Ettifaq
2	2 DF	Aïssa Mandi	(1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 27)	43	Betis
3	2 DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 29)	6	Lens
4	2 DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25)25 December 1989 (aged 29)	2	Al-Shabab
5	2 DF	Rafik Halliche	(1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 32)	38	Moreirense
6	2 DF	Mohamed Fares	(1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 23)	5	S.P.A.L.
18	2 DF	Mehdi Zeffane	(1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 27)	11	Rennes
20	2 DF	Youcef Atal	(1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 23)	7	Nice
21	2 DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 24)	17	Rennes
10	3 MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26)26 December 1989 (aged 29)	50	Galatasaray
14	3 MF	Hicham Boudaoui	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 19)	2	Paradou AC
15	4 FW	Andy Delort	(1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 27)	0	Montpellier
17	3 MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 33)	41	Nottingham Forest
19	3 MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 26)	7	Dijon
22	3 MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 21)	8	Empoli
7	4 FW	Riyad Mahrez (captain)	(1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 28)	44	Manchester City
8	4 FW	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (aged 27)	5	Espérance
9	4 FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 27)	22	Al Sadd
11	4 FW	Yacine Brahimi	(1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 29)	45	Porto
12	4 FW	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 22)	5	Napoli
13	4 FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 31)	60	Fenerbahçe

2021 CAN qualification

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	6	4	2	0	19	6	+13	14	Final tournament
2	Zimbabwe	6	2	2	2	6	8	−2	8
3	Zambia	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4	7
4	Botswana	6	1	1	4	2	9	−7	4

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Squad information

Player statistics

Correct as of 18 November 2019 (v.   Botswana ).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Friendly		Africa Cup		Africa Cup Qualification
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ALG	Raïs M'Bolhi	13	0	4+0	0	7+0	0	2+0	0
	GK	ALG	Alexandre Oukidja	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ALG	Azzedine Doukha	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi	13	0	5+0	0	6+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ALG	Ramy Bensebaini	14	1	5+1	0	6+0	0	2+0	1
	DF	ALG	Mohamed Fares	5	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
	DF	ALG	Ayoub Abdellaoui	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ALG	Mehdi Tahrat	3	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	ALG	Youcef Attal	12	0	5+1	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ALG	Djamel Benlamri	13	0	5+0	0	6+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ALG	Ilias Hassani	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ALG	Mehdi Zeffane	4	0	0+0	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	ALG	Rafik Halliche	3	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ALG	Haithem Loucif	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ALG	Victor Lekhal	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Adlène Guedioura	14	0	4+1	0	6+1	0	2+0	0
	MF	ALG	Yacine Brahimi	7	0	3+2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Saïd Benrahma	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Ismaël Bennacer	15	0	4+1	0	7+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ALG	Mohammed Benkhemassa	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	ALG	Saphir Taïder	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Sofiane Feghouli	13	1	5+0	0	6+0	1	2+0	0
	MF	ALG	Youcef Belaïli	14	5	4+1	1	6+0	2	3+0	2
	MF	ALG	Adam Ounas	6	3	0+2	0	1+2	3	1+0	0
	MF	ALG	Hicham Boudaoui	5	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	ALG	Mehdi Abeid	8	1	1+3	0	1+2	0	1+0	1
	MF	ALG	Zinedine Ferhat	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Ilyes Chetti	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Haris Belkebla	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ALG	Riyad Mahrez	14	5	4+2	2	6+1	3	1+0	0
	FW	ALG	Baghdad Bounedjah	14	8	5+0	4	6+1	2	1+1	2
	FW	ALG	Zakaria Naidji	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ALG	Islam Slimani	9	3	1+3	2	1+2	1	1+1	0
	FW	ALG	El Arbi Hillel Soudani	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	1
	FW	ALG	Andy Delort	7	1	0+1	1	1+4	0	1+0	0
	FW	ALG	Oussama Darfalou	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

• Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Goalscorers

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

Player	Pos.	CAN	Fri	ACQ	TOTAL
Baghdad Bounedjah	FW	2	4	2	8
Riyad Mahrez	MF	3	2	0	5
Youcef Belaïli	MF	2	1	2	5
Adam Ounas	MF	3	0	0	3
Islam Slimani	FW	1	2	0	3
Sofiane Feghouli	MF	1	0	0	1
Andy Delort	FW	0	1	0	1
Mehdi Abeid	MF	0	0	1	1
Ramy Bensebaini	DF	0	0	1	1
El Arbi Hillel Soudani	FW	0	0	1	1
Own Goals		1	0	0	1
Totals		13	10	7	30

Assists

Player	Pos.	CAN	Fri	ACQ	TOTAL
Ismaël Bennacer	MF	3	1	1	5
Riyad Mahrez	MF	0	2	1	3
Youcef Belaïli	MF	0	2	1	3
Islam Slimani	FW	2	0	0	2
Baghdad Bounedjah	FW	1	1	0	2
Youcef Attal	DF	1	0	1	2
Adam Ounas	MF	1	0	0	1
Sofiane Feghouli	MF	1	0	0	1
Ramy Bensebaini	DF	1	0	0	1
Totals		10	6	4	20

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

Player	CAN	Fri	ACQ	TOTAL
Raïs M'Bolhi	5	2	2	9
Alexandre Oukidja	0	1	0	1
Azzedine Doukha	0	0	0	0
Totals	5	3	2	10

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