| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairmen | Kheiredine Zetchi | ||
| Manager | Djamel Belmadi | ||
| Stadium | Stade du 5 Juillet Olympic Stadium | ||
The Algerian team in its 58th year will participate in the 2021 CAN qualification and 2022 World Cup qualification.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairmen | Kheiredine Zetchi | ||
| Manager | Djamel Belmadi | ||
| Stadium | Stade du 5 Juillet Olympic Stadium | ||
The Algerian team in its 58th year will participate in the 2021 CAN qualification and 2022 World Cup qualification.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Mehdi Zeffane | 19 May 1992 | 15 | 0 |  | v.  |
| DF | Abdel Medioub | 28 August 1997 | 1 | 0 |  | v. |
| DF | Maxime Spano | 31 October 1994 | 0 | 0 |  | v. |
| DF | Ayoub Abdellaoui | 16 February 1993 | 6 | 0 |  | v.  |
| MF | Zinedine Ferhat | 1 March 1993 | 8 | 0 | | v. |
| MF | Youcef Belaïli | 14 March 1992 | 18 | 5 |  | v. |
| MF | Adem Zorgane | 6 January 2000 | 0 | 0 |  | v. |
| FW | Islam Slimani | 18 June 1988 | 68 | 29 |  | v. |
| FW | Hillal Soudani | 25 November 1987 | 51 | 23 |  | v. |
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. | ||||||
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| International Friendly | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| 2021 CAN qualification | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
Players made their international debut in 20201Note: Age when debuted.
| Pos | Player Name | Age1 | Debut match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Réda Halaïmia | 24 | vs.  | International Friendly |
| FW | Farid Boulaya | 27 | vs. | International Friendly |
| DF | Abdel Medioub | 23 | vs. | International Friendly |
| MF | Mehdi Zerkane | 21 | vs.  | Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| FW | Karim Aribi | 26 | vs. | Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
1Note: Age when debuted.
| 9 October 2020 Friendly | Algeria | 1–0 | | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 19:30 (CEST) | Bensebaini  | Report | Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
| 13 October 2020 Friendly | Mexico | 2–2 | | Hague, Netherlands |
| 20:00 (CEST) | Corona Lainez | Report | Bennacer Mahrez | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
| 12 November 2020 CAN qualification | Algeria | 3–1 | | Algiers, Algeria |
| 20:15 UTC+1 | Bounedjah Feghouli Mahrez | Report | Kadewere | Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) |
| 16 November 2020 CAN qualification | Zimbabwe | 2–2 | | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Musona Dube | Report | Delort Mahrez | Stadium: National Sports Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood (Sudan) |
The draw took place on 18 July 2019, 18:30 CAT (UTC+2), in Cairo, Egypt. [1] A total of 52 teams entered the tournament, including the hosts Cameroon, while Eritrea and Somalia chose to not enter the qualifiers.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Qualify for final tournament |
| 2 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
Correct as of 16 November 2020 (v.
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Friendly | Africa Cup Qualification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | | Raïs M'Bolhi | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| GK | | Alexandre Oukidja | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | | Azzedine Doukha | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | | Djamel Benlamri | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| DF | | Aïssa Mandi | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | | Mehdi Tahrat | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | | Maxime Spano | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | | Réda Halaïmia | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | | Ramy Bensebaini | 4 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | | Mohamed Fares | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | | Abdel Medioub | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | | Ismaël Bennacer | 3 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | | Riyad Mahrez | 4 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 2 | |
| MF | | Sofiane Feghouli | 3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| MF | | Haris Belkebla | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | | Adlène Guedioura | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| MF | | Mehdi Abeid | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| MF | | Mehdi Zerkane | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | | Adam Ounas | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | | Baghdad Bounedjah | 3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| FW | | Andy Delort | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| FW | | Saïd Benrahma | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | | Farid Boulaya | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | | Yacine Brahimi | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| FW | | Karim Aribi | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| Player | Pos. | Fri | ACQ | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyad Mahrez | MF | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Baghdad Bounedjah | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Delort | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sofiane Feghouli | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ismaël Bennacer | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Player | Pos. | Fri | ACQ | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofiane Feghouli | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Riyad Mahrez | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Réda Halaïmia | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saïd Benrahma | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Delort | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Player | Fri | ACQ | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raïs M'Bolhi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Oukidja | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Azzedine Doukha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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