Algeria women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Algeria national football team.

Algeria

Nickname	الأفناك (The Fennecs) [1]
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Other affiliation	UAFA (Arab Nations)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Farid Benstiti
Captain	Sofia Guellati
Most caps	Naïma Bouhani (61)
Top scorer	Naïma Bouhani (36)
Home stadium	Stade du 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	73 7 (11 December 2025) [2]
Highest	64 (June – September 2009)
Lowest	97 (December 2003)
First international
France 14–0 Algeria   (Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998)
Biggest win
Algeria 14–0 Sudan   (Algiers, Algeria; 20 October 2021)
Biggest defeat
France 14–0 Algeria   (Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998)
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	7 (first in 2004 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2024)
UNAF Women's Tournament
Appearances	3 (first in 2009 )
Best result	Runners-up (2009)
Arab Women's Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2006 )
Best result	Champions (2006)
Medal record African Games 2011 Maputo Team UNAF Women's Tournament 2009 Tunisia Arab Women's Cup 2006 Egypt

The Algeria women's national football team (Arabic : منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم للسيدات) represents Algeria in international women's football.

Algeria played its first match in 1998, against France, and lost 14–0. The team has never qualified for a World Cup. It has qualified six times for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Algeria plays its home games at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers and is coached by Farid Benstiti since December 2022. They are currently ranked 84th in the world in the FIFA women's rankings. The team's highest ranking was 64th, in June 2009. ^[3]

Team image

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers

Kit providers	Period
Cirta Sport	1998–2001
Baliston	2002–2004
Le Coq Sportif	2004–2009
Puma	2010–2014
Adidas	2015–present

1st Kit

2004 AWC 2006 AWC

2010 AWC

2014 AWC

2016 AWCON

2nd Kit

2004 AWC 2006 AWC

2010 AWC

2014 AWC

2016 AWCON

Home stadium

The Algeria women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade du 5 Juillet.^{[ citation needed ]}

Results and fixtures

Main article: Algeria women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2025

South Sudan   v   Algeria

19 February 2025 (2025-02-19) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	South Sudan	0–5	Algeria	Juba, South Sudan
16:00  UTC+3		Report	Taleb Muller 19' Abadou 41', 86' Bouhani 49' Karchouni 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Juba Stadium Referee: Richy Nganda Madiamba (Gabon)

Algeria   v   South Sudan

25 February 2025 (2025-02-25) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Algeria	3–0 (8–0 agg.)	South Sudan	Blida, Algeria
19:00  UTC+1	Karchouni 15', 89' Taleb Muller 53'	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Note: Algeria won 8–0 on aggregate.

Algeria   v   DR Congo

29 June 2025 (2025-06-29) Friendly	Algeria	1–0	DR Congo	Blida, Algeria
17:00  UTC+1	Boussaha 30'	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

Algeria   v   Senegal

1 July 2025 (2025-07-01) Friendly	Algeria	0–3	Senegal	Blida, Algeria
20:00  UTC+1			N. Ndiaye 55' H. Diallo 67' Casset 72'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

Algeria   v   Botswana

6 July 2025 (2025-07-06) 2024 WAFCON GS	Algeria	1–0	Botswana	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00  UTC+1	Karchouni 11'			Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)

Tunisia   v   Algeria

10 July 2025 (2025-07-10) 2024 WAFCON GS	Tunisia	0–0	Algeria	Casablanca, Morocco
17:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Nigeria   v   Algeria

13 July 2025 (2025-07-13) 2024 WAFCON GS	Nigeria	0–0	Algeria	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Algeria   v   Ghana

19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) 2024 WAFCON QF	Algeria	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Ghana	Berkane, Morocco
18:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Berkane Stadium, Berkane Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)
	Penalties
	Dafeur Guellati Belloumou Taleb Muller		Bonsu Boaduwaa Boye-Hlorkah Badu

Algeria   v   Cameroon

23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Algeria	2–1	Cameroon	Oran, Algeria
19:00  UTC+1	Karchouni 23' Dafeur 35'	Report	Nchout 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Awa Ilboudo (Burkina Faso)

Cameroon   v   Algeria

28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Cameroon	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Algeria	Douala, Cameroon
16:00  UTC+1		Report	Dafeur 23'	Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Diana Murungi (Uganda)
Note: Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Algeria   v   Kenya

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) Friendly	Algeria	2–1	Kenya	Blida, Algeria
17:00  UTC+1	Khezami 47', 90'		Jereko 15'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Dhikra Houia (Algeria)

Algeria   v   Kenya

30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) Friendly	Algeria	1–1	Kenya	Blida, Algeria
15:00  UTC+1	Belloumou 90+2'		Jereko 65'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

2026

Egypt   v   Algeria

28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) Friendly	Egypt	v	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
--:--  UTC+2				Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

Egypt   v   Algeria

2 March 2026 (2026-03-02) Friendly	Egypt	v	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
--:--  UTC+2				Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 10 July 2023

Position	Name
Head coach	Farid Benstiti [4]
Assistant coach	Djamel Fredj
Goalkeeping coach	Mamadou Bah
Physical coach	Moahmed Cherifi
Video analyst	Djalil Bouglali

Manager history

Years	Name	Ref.
Azzedine Chih	1998–2018	[5]
Radia Fertoul	2018–2019	[6]
Sonia Haziraj	2019	[ citation needed ]
Kamel Betina	2019	[ citation needed ]
Madjid Taleb	2019–2021	[7]
Radia Fertoul	2021–2022	[8]
Farid Benstiti	2022–present	[9]

Players

See also: Category:Algeria women's international footballers

Current squad

The following 26 players were called-up to the squad for the International friendly matches against Kenya on 26 and 30 November 2025. ^[10]

Caps and goals correct as of: 19 July 2025, after the match against Ghana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Chloé N'Gazi	(1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 29)	19	0	Les Marseillaises
	1 GK	Lamia Lounas	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 25)	3	0	ASE Alger Centre
	1 GK	Amina Haleyi	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 33)		0	JS Kabylie
	1 GK	Amira Benaissa	(2007-07-26) 26 July 2007 (age 18)	0	0	FC Fleury 91 U19
	2 DF	Léa Abadou	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 28)	13	2	FC Sion
	2 DF	Ouassila Alouache	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 25)	15	1	1207 Antalya Spor
	2 DF	Morgane Belkhiter	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 30)	31	3	AS Saint-Étienne
	2 DF	Inès Belloumou	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 25)	5	0	West Ham United
	2 DF	Sofia Guellati (captain)	(1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 33)	30	3	RC Lens
	2 DF	Lisa Jacob	(2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 21)	0	0	FC Metz
	2 DF	Roselène Khezami	(2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 24)	17	0	Les Marseillaises
	3 MF	Mélissa Bethi	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 20)	7	0	FC Nantes
	3 MF	Lina Boussaha	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 27)	14	2	Al-Ittihad
	3 MF	Mélinne D'Oria	(2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 24)	5	0	Le Mans FC
	3 MF	Aïcha Hamidèche	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 24)	4	0	Beşiktaş JK
	3 MF	Amira Ould Braham	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 28)	21	4	Trabzonspor
	3 MF	Ikram Sidi Moussa	(2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 21)	0	0	FC Fleury 91
	3 MF	Lana Smits Ouraghi	(2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Stade de Reims
	4 FW	Ikram Adjabi	(1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 27)	2	1	Le Havre AC
	4 FW	Shana Battouri	(2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 23)	8	1	Stade de Reims
	4 FW	Lynda Bendris	(2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 21)	2	0	AS Cannes
	4 FW	Inès Boutaleb	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 27)	26	4	AJ Auxerre
	4 FW	Wissem Bouzid	(2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 23)	9	2	Thonon Evian GG FC
	4 FW	Inès Khiri	(1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 26)	0	0	FC Yverdon
	4 FW	Nouhed Naili	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 24)	10	0	AS Cannes
	4 FW	Laura Taleb Muller	(1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 27)	13	4	FC Sion

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kahina Takenint	(1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 34)	32	0	CF Akbou	v.   South Sudan, 25 February 2025
GK	Amel Salah	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Le Puy Foot 43 Auv.	v.   South Sudan, 25 February 2025
DF	Imane Chebel	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 30)	19	2	CS Longueuil	2024 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Zeyneb Kandouci	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 31)	6	0	CF Akbou	v.   Uganda, 30 November 2024
DF	Sara Amriou	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 28)	1	0	CF Akbou	v.   South Sudan, 25 February 2025
MF	Marine Dafeur	(1994-10-20) 20 October 1994 (age 31)	15	4	Bristol City FC	v.   Cameroon, 28 October 2025
MF	Ghoutia Karchouni	(1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 30)	10	8	Servette FC Chênois	v.   Cameroon, 28 October 2025
MF	Emma Smaali	(2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 25)	10	0	RC Lens	v.   Cameroon, 28 October 2025
MF	Hanna Boubezari	(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 27)	10	1	Bollstanäs SK	2024 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Lina Khelif	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 29)	12	0	Retired	2024 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Ikram Bahri	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 23)	1	0	CF Akbou	v.   Uganda, 30 November 2024
MF	Sabrina Makhloufi		0	0	CF Akbou	v.   South Sudan, 25 February 2025
MF	Horra Mechab		0	0	CF Akbou	v.   South Sudan, 25 February 2025
FW	Morgane Ikene	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 27)	6	0	US Saint-Malo	v.   Cameroon, 28 October 2025
FW	Naïma Bouhani	(1985-10-23) 23 October 1985 (age 40)	61	36	Retired	2024 Africa Cup of Nations
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. SUS Player is serving a suspension. WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Previous squads

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

• 2010 African Women's Championship squad
• 2014 African Women's Championship squad
• 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad

UNAF Women's Tournament

• 2020 UNAF Women's Tournament squad

Arab Women's Cup

• 2021 Arab Women's Cup squad

Records

See also: Category:Algeria women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 25 August 2021.

Most appearances # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers Rank Player Goals Caps Years 1 Naïma Bouhani 36 61 2002–0000

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup record Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 1991 Did not enter 1995 1999 2003 2007 Did not qualify 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027 To be determined 2031 2035 Total 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Olympic Games Summer Olympics record Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 1996 Did not enter 2000 2004 2008 Did not qualify 2012 Did not enter 2016 2020 Did not qualify 2024 Did not enter 2028 To be determined 2032 Total 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Women's Africa Cup of Nations Women's Africa Cup of Nations record Appearances: 6 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 1991 Did not enter 1995 1998 2000 Did not qualify 2002 Did not enter 2004 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 2006 8th 3 0 1 2 3 13 −10 2008 Did not qualify 2010 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 2012 Did not enter 2014 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 2016 Did not qualify 2018 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 2020 Canceled 2022 Did not qualify 2024 Quarter final 6th 4 1 3 0 1 0 +1 2026 TBD Total Quarter final 6/15 19 3 4 12 14 39 −25

African Games African Games record Appearances: 4 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 2003 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 2007 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 2011 Bronze medal 3rd 4 2 0 2 10 7 +3 2015 Did not enter 2019 Fourth place 1 4th 6 2 0 3 5 8 −3 2023 Did not enter 2027 To be determined Total Bronze medal 4/5 17 5 0 11 23 36 −13 ^ Tournament open to the national U-20 teams

UNAF Women's Tournament UNAF Women's Tournament record Appearances: 3 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 2009 Runners-up 2nd 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 2020 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 8 6 +2 2023 Canceled Total Runners-up 3/3 6 1 2 3 9 8 +1

Arab Women's Cup Arab Women's Cup record Appearances: 2 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 2006 Winners 1st 4 3 1 0 16 0 +16 2021 Semi-finals 3rd 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 Total Winners 2/2 7 5 2 0 25 4 +21

Honours

• African Games

Bronze medal: (1): (2011)

• UNAF Women's Tournament

Runners-up: (1): (2009)

• Arab Women's Cup

Champions: (1): (2006) ^[11]

See also

• Africa portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Sport in Algeria
  • Football in Algeria
    • Women's football in Algeria
• Algeria women's national under-20 football team
• Algeria women's national under-17 football team
• Algeria men's national football team

References

Notes

Citations

1. http://levuvuzela.net/foot-feminin-amical-algerie-cote-divoire-les-elephantes-dominent-les-fennecs-3-1/ Archived 16 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine 12 November 2015
2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
3. "Algeria: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
4. "FARID BENSTITI, NOUVEAU RESPONSABLE DU FOOTBALL FEMININ". FAF (in French). 28 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
5. "Azzedine Chih quitte la FAF après 19 ans". dzfoot.com. M-A. D. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
6. "Radia Fertoul Nouvelle Sélectionneuse". DZBallon. Farid Kada Rabah. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
7. "Madjid Taleb à la tête de la sélection algérienne". aps.dz. 29 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
8. "Radia Fertoul devenue la première sélectionneuse de l'EN féminine". tajasport.com. Osama Mohamed Emam. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
9. "FARID BENSTITI, NOUVEAU RESPONSABLE DU FOOTBALL FEMININ". FAF (in French). 28 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
10. Guergazi, Hamza (23 November 2025). "Algérie : Les 26 Vertes pour la double confrontation face au Kenya" (in French). La Gazette du Fennec. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
11. "Championnat arabe dames: Le Maroc perd en finale face à l'Algérie". Le Matin (in French). 30 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2010.

External links

• Official website, FAF.dz (in Arabic and French)
• FIFA profile