Algeria A' national football team

Algeria A'
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك; (Fennec Foxes)
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Madjid Bougherra
Most caps	Hocine Metref (13)
Top scorer	Youcef Ghazali (4)
Home stadium	Mustapha Tchaker
FIFA code	ALG
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Algeria 1–1 Morocco ; (Koléa, Algeria; May 3, 2008)
Biggest win
	Algeria 5–1 Liberia ; (Oran, Algeria; June 17, 2021) ; Algeria 4–0 Sudan ; (Al Rayyan, Qatar; 1 December 2021)
Biggest defeat
	Morocco 3–0 Algeria ; (Berkane, Morocco; October 19, 2019)
African Nations Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	4th (2011)
FIFA Arab Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (2021)

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.

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

African Nations Championship record

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	Qualified
Total	Fourth Place	1/5	6	2	3	1	7	4

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

Coaching staff

Managerial history

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
2021–present	Madjid Bougherra	1–0–0

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

Players

Current squad

The following 30 players were called up for the friendly matches against Togo on 7 and 10 April 2022.^[2]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Farid Chaâl	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 29)	0	0	MC Alger
1GK	Abderrahmane Medjadel	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25)	1	0	Paradou AC
1GK	Zakaria Saidi	(1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 27)	0	0	JS Saoura
1GK	Oussama Benbot	(1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 28)	0	0	USM Alger

2DF	Chouaib Keddad	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 29)	1	0	CR Belouizdad
2DF	Mouad Hadded	(1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 26)	1	0	MC Alger
2DF	Aimen Bouguerra	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Paradou AC
2DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 33)	0	0	Free Agent
2DF	Zineddine Belaïd	(1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 24)	1	0	USM Alger
2DF	Haithem Loucif	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 27)	0	0	USM Alger
2DF	Abdelmoumen Chikhi	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 27)	0	0	JS Kabylie
2DF	Ayoub Ghezala	(1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 27)	0	0	MC Alger
2DF	Chemseddine Nessakh	(1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 (age 35)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
2DF	Hocine Dehiri	(2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Paradou AC
2DF	Merwane Khelif	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 23)	0	0	JS Saoura

3MF	Ahmed Kendouci	(1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 24)	1	0	ES Sétif
3MF	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 23)	1	0	CR Belouizdad
3MF	Djaber Kaassis	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Paradou AC
3MF	Yacine Titraoui	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Paradou AC
3MF	Khalid Dahamni	(1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 23)	0	0	ASO Chlef

4FW	Adil Boulbina	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Paradou AC
4FW	Chouaib Debbih	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 30)	0	0	CS Constantine
4FW	Féthi Tahar	(1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 29)	0	0	MC Alger
4FW	Abderrahim Deghmoum	(1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 24)	1	0	ES Sétif
4FW	Kheireddine Merzougui	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 31)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
4FW	Karim Aribi	(1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 29)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
4FW	Samy Frioui	(1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 31)	0	0	MC Alger
4FW	Rédha Bensayah	(1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 (age 29)	0	0	JS Kabylie
4FW	Nadhir Benbouali	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Paradou AC
4FW	Mohamed Islam Belkheir	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 22)	0	0	CR Belouizdad

Midfielder Billel Benhammouda was also called up for these matches. He died on 10 June 2022 at the age of 24. At the time of his death, he was a USM Alger player.

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
GK	Oussama Litim	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 33)	0	0	MC Oran

DF	Boualem Mesmoudi	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 29)	1	0	MC Oran
DF	Abdellah Debbari	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 30)	1	0	ES Sétif
DF	Nabil Lamara	(1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 30)	2	0	MC Alger

MF	Adem Zorgane	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Paradou AC
MF	Amir Sayoud (captain)	(1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 32)	3	0	CR Belouizdad
MF	Bachir Belloumi	(2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 21)	1	0	MC Oran
MF	Abdelkahar Kadri	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Paradou AC

FW	Houssam Ghacha	(1995-10-22) 22 October 1995 (age 27)	3	0	ES Sétif
FW	Ismail Belkacemi	(1993-06-24) 24 June 1993 (age 30)	1	0	USM Alger
FW	Mohamed El Amine Amoura	(2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 23)	1	4	ES Sétif
FW	Billel Messaoudi	(1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 25)	1	1	JS Saoura
FW	Youcef Laouafi	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 27)	1	0	ES Sétif

Results and fixtures

2021

17 June Friendly	Algeria A'	5–1	Liberia	Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria
20:45 UTC+1	Amoura 39', 41', 47', 67' Messaoudi 84' (p)		Dorley 24'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

26 August Friendly	Syria	1–2	Algeria A'	Al-Wakrah, Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3	Al Mawas 87'		Kendouci 3' Messaoudi 35' Deghmoum 37'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

29 August Friendly	Burundi	0–3	Algeria A'	Al-Wakrah, Doha, Qatar
--:-- UTC+3			Belkhir 19' Benhammouda 53' Boutmène 71'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

9 October Friendly	Algeria A'	3–1	Benin A'	Algiers, Algeria
18:45 UTC+1	Zerrouki 4' (p) Bensayah 74' Bouguerra 90+1' (p)		Sacca 30'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)

12 November Friendly	New Zealand	2–1	Algeria A'	Dubai, UAE
19:00 UTC+3	de Jong 16' McCowatt 47'	Report	Bensayah 68'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef (UAE)

1 December 2021 FIFA Arab Cup - GS	Algeria A'	4–0	Sudan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
13:00 AST (UTC+3)	Bounedjah 11', 37' Benlamri 43' Soudani 46'	Report		Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 2,203 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

4 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup - GS	Lebanon	0–2	Algeria A'	Al Wakrah, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Brahimi 69' (pen.) Meziani 90+3'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 9,405 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

7 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup - GS	Algeria A'	1–1	Egypt	Al Wakrah, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Tougai 19'	Report	El Solia 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 32,418 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

11 December 2021 (2021-12-11) 2021 FIFA Arab Cup - QF	Morocco A'	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Algeria A'	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
22:00 UTC+3	Nahiri 64' Benoun 111'	Report	Brahimi 62' (pen.) Belaïli 102'	Attendance: 24,823 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
	Penalties
	Rahimi Benoun Jabrane El Berkaoui		Belaïli Bendebka Bedrane Benayada Tougai

15 December 2021 (2021-12-15) 2021 FIFA Arab Cup - SF	Qatar	1–2	Algeria A'	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
22:00 UTC+3	Muntari 90+7'	Report	Benlamri 59' Bellaïli 90+16'	Attendance: 42,405 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

18 December 2021 (2021-12-18) 2021 FIFA Arab Cup - F	Tunisia	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Algeria A'	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Sayoud 99' Brahimi 120+5'	Attendance: 60,456 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

2022

7 April Friendly	Algeria A'	1–0	Togo A'	Blida, Algeria
	Dahamni 1'			Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors)

10 April Friendly	Algeria A'	0–0	Togo A'	Blida, Algeria
				Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors)

6 June Four Nations Tournament	Algeria A'	1–0	Niger A'	Algiers, Algeria
	Meziane 49'			Stadium: 5 July 1962 Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors)

9 June Four Nations Tournament	Algeria A'	3–0	RD Congo A'	Algiers, Algeria
	Bensayah 10' Benhammouda 13' (pen.) Benbouali 67'			Stadium: 5 July 1962 Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors)

23 september Friendly	Algeria A'	2–2	Nigeria	Constantine, Algeria
17:30 UTC+1	Aribi Mahious		Iwobi Dessers	Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors)

29 september Friendly	Algeria A'	2–0	Sudan A'	Oran, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1	Meziane 1' Mahious 77'			Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors)

29 octobre Friendly	Algeria A'	4–0	Mali A'	Tabarka, Tunisia
15:30 UTC+1	Meziane 39' Mahious 49' Djahnit 69' Kendouci 84'			Stadium: La Cigale sports Tabarka Attendance: 0 (close doors)

2 novembre Friendly	Algeria A'	2–0	Niger A'	Tabarka, Tunisia
15:15 UTC+1				Stadium: La Cigale sports Tabarka Attendance: 0 (close doors)

13 novembre Friendly	Algeria A'	v	Syria	Oran, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

19 novembre Friendly	Algeria A'	v	Sierra Leone	Oran, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

25 novembre Friendly	Algeria A'	v	Kuwait	Oran, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

All-time record

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

References

^ "CHAN-2016 : L'Algérie disqualifiée". El Watan. Tarek Aït Sellamet. January 16, 2015.
^ "CHAN TOTALENERGIES – ALGERIE 2022 : BOUGHERRA A RETENU 30 JOUEURS POUR LES DEUX MATCHS DU TOGO" (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 2 April 2002.
^ Algérie A' 1-1 Maroc A' Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Les Verts éliminés
^ Algérie A' 4-0 Liechtenstein Archived March 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Algérie A' 1-0 Libye A' Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ EN A': Les Verts qualifiés sur le fil pour le CHAN 2011 ! Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ Amical : Algérie 1-1 Mali Archived October 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ CHAN 2011 - Amical : Algérie A' 1-0 Mali A'
^ Algérie A' 3-1 Tchad Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Algérie A' 4-1 Niger A'". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
^ CHAN 2011: Ouganda 0-2 Algérie, le Live (FT)
^ CHAN 2011 : GAB 2-2 ALG, deux points de perdus Archived 2011-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ CHAN 2010 : Soudan 0-0 Algérie FT
^ South Africa 0-2 Algeria - CAF Match Report
^ "Algeria 1-0 Mauritania". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

External links

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

[2] "CHAN TOTALENERGIES – ALGERIE 2022 : BOUGHERRA A RETENU 30 JOUEURS POUR LES DEUX MATCHS DU TOGO" (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 2 April 2002.

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

[4] Les Verts éliminés

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

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

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

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

[9] CHAN 2011 - Amical : Algérie A' 1-0 Mali A'

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

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

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

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

[14] CHAN 2010 : Soudan 0-0 Algérie FT

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

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

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