Algeria national football team 2018

Algeria
2018 season
Chairmen	Kheiredine Zetchi
Manager	Rabah Madjer; (until 24 June 2018); Djamel Belmadi; (from 2 August 2018)
Stadium	July 5, 1962 Stadium
Home colours	Away colours
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Players

Current squad

The following 25 players were called up for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Match date: 18 November 2018
Opposition: Togo
Caps and goals are correct as of 18 November 2018, after the match against Togo.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	1GK	Raïs M'Bolhi (Captain)	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 38)	59	0	Al-Ettifaq
1	1GK	Azzedine Doukha	(1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 38)	11	0	Al-Raed
	1GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 36)	0	0	Metz
	1GK	Mustapha Zeghba	(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 33)	0	0	ES Setif

21	2DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29)	16	2	Rennes
	2DF	Ilias Hassani	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Cherno More
	2DF	Abdelkader Bedrane	(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32)	1	0	ES Sétif
3	2DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34)	6	0	RC Lens
4	2DF	Youcef Attal	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 28)	6	1	Nice
	2DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31)	3	0	Sion
5	2DF	Rafik Halliche	(1986-02-09) 9 February 1986 (age 38)	38	3	Moreirense
6	2DF	Mohamed Fares	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28)	4	0	SPAL
20	2DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 34)	0	0	Al-Shabab
	2DF	Mehdi Zeffane	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32)	12	0	Rennes

	3MF	Oussama Chita	(1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 28)	1	0	USM Alger
8	3MF	Saphir Taïder	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32)	45	5	Montreal Impact
22	3MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)	7	0	Empoli
7	3MF	Riyad Mahrez	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33)	43	10	Manchester City
10	3MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)	49	11	Galatasaray
11	3MF	Yacine Brahimi	(1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)	45	11	Porto
12	3MF	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 27)	3	0	Napoli
	3MF	Youcef Belaili	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 32)	2	0	ES Tunis
	3MF	Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)	0	0	USM Alger

9	4FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 32)	19	7	Al-Sadd
15	4FW	Yassine Benzia	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30)	4	1	Fenerbahçe
24	4FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 36)	59	27	Fenerbahçe

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	Abdelkader Salhi	(1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31)	3	0	JS Kabylie	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
GK	Faouzi Chaouchi	(1984-12-05) 5 December 1984 (age 39)	15	0	CA Bordj Arreridj	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
GK	Toufik Moussaoui	(1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33)	1	0	Paradou AC	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018

DF	Aïssa Mandi	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 33)	42	1	Real Betis	v. Benin, 16 October 2018
DF	Mokhtar Belkhiter	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32)	3	0	Club Africain	v. Gambia, 8 September 2018
DF	Mohamed Naâmani	(1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Al-Fateh	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
DF	Islam Arous	(1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Paradou AC	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
DF	Farouk Chafaï	(1990-06-23) 23 June 1990 (age 34)	5	1	USM Alger	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
DF	Carl Medjani	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 39)	62	4	Sivasspor	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
DF	Mokhtar Benmoussa	(1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 38)	6	0	USM Alger	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018

MF	Nabil Bentaleb	(1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 29)	35	5	Schalke 04	v. Benin, 16 October 2018
MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 38)	41	2	Nottingham Forest	v. Benin, 16 October 2018
MF	Rachid Ghezzal	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32)	16	1	Leicester City	v. Benin, 16 October 2018
MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32)	5	0	Dijon	v. Gambia, 8 September 2018
MF	Farid Boulaya	(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Metz	v. Gambia, 8 September 2018
MF	Ryad Boudebouz	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 34)	25	2	Real Betis	v. Gambia, 8 September 2018
MF	Zinedine Ferhat	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31)	8	0	Le Havre	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
MF	Salim Boukhanchouche	(1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 (age 33)	4	0	JS Kabylie	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
MF	Mohamed Benkhemassa	(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31)	2	0	USM Alger	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
MF	Sofiane Hanni	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33)	10	4	Spartak Moscow	v. Iran, 27 March 2018

FW	Oussama Darfalou	(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Vitesse	v. Benin, 16 October 2018
FW	Ishak Belfodil	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32)	17	2	1899 Hoffenheim	v. Benin, 16 October 2018
FW	El Arabi Hillel Soudani	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 36)	49	22	Nottingham Forest	v. Gambia, 8 September 2018
FW	Farid El Mellali	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Angers	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
FW	Sid Ali Lakroum	(1987-10-06) 6 October 1987 (age 37)	1	0	ES Sétif	v. Portugal, 7 June 2018
FW	Lamine Abid	(1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 33)	2	0	CS Constantine	v. Iran, 27 March 2018
^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 2018.

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2019 CAN qualification	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	050.00
International Friendly	4	1	0	3	7	9	−2	025.00
Total	8	3	1	4	14	12	+2	037.50

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2018

Pos	Player Name	Age¹	Debut match
MF	Salim Boukhanchouche	26	vs. Tanzania, March 22, 2018	International Friendly
FW	Lamine Abid	26	vs. Tanzania, March 22, 2018	International Friendly
MF	Farid El Melali	20	vs. Tanzania, March 22, 2018	International Friendly
MF	Oussama Chita	22	vs. Togo, November 18, 2018	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
DF	Djamel Benlamri	28	vs. Togo, November 18, 2018	Africa Cup of Nations qualification

¹Note: Age when debuted.

Match results

International Friendly

22 March 2018 Friendly	Algeria	4–1	Tanzania	Algiers, Algeria
19:00 (CET)	Bounedjah 13', 80' Kapombe 44' (o.g.) Medjani 53'	Report	Kichuya 21'	Stadium: 5 July 1962 Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mahrous Ahmed (Egypt)

27 March 2018 Friendly	Iran	2–1	Algeria	Graz, Austria
19:00 (CEST)	Azmoun 11' Taremi 19'	Report	Chafaï 56'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

9 May 2018 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Algeria	Cádiz, Spain
19:30 (CEST)	Al-Faraj 24' Al-Shehri 81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 175 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)

1 June 2018 Friendly	Algeria	2–3	Cape Verde	Algiers, Algeria
22:15 (CET)	Bensebaini 5' Bounedjah 30'	Report	Gomes 14' Mendes 67' Tavares 72'	Stadium: 5 July 1962 Stadium Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

7 June 2018 Friendly	Portugal	3–0	Algeria	Lisbon, Portugal
20:15 (WEST)	Guedes 17', 55' B. Fernandes 37'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,014 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

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

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) Round 2	Gambia	1–1	Algeria	Bakau, Gambia
16:30 UTC±0	Ceesay 49'	Report	Bounedjah 47'	Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

12 October 2018 Round 3	Algeria	2–0	Benin	Blida, Algeria
20:45 UTC+1	Bensebaini 20' Bounedjah 73'	Report		Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

16 October 2018 Round 4	Benin	1–0	Algeria	Cotonou, Benin
16:00 UTC+1	D'Almeida 16'	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

18 November 2018 (2018-11-18) Round 5	Togo	1–4	Algeria	Togo
16:00 UTC±0	Laba 55'	Report	Mahrez 13', 30' Attal 28' Bounedjah 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

Squad information

Player statistics

Correct as of 18 November 2018 (v. Togo).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Friendly		Africa Cup Qualification
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ALG	Raïs M'Bolhi	4	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	GK	ALG	Abdelkader Salhi	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ALG	Faouzi Chaouchi	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi	7	0	4+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ALG	Farouk Chafaï	3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0
	DF	ALG	Ramy Bensebaini	8	2	4+0	1	4+0	1
	DF	ALG	Mokhtar Belkhiter	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ALG	Carl Medjani	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0
	DF	ALG	Mokhtar Benmoussa	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0
	DF	ALG	Mohamed Fares	3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ALG	Ayoub Abdellaoui	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ALG	Mehdi Tahrat	4	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	DF	ALG	Youcef Attal	2	1	0+0	0	2+0	1
	DF	ALG	Djamel Benlamri	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ALG	Riyad Mahrez	8	2	4+0	0	3+1	2
	MF	ALG	Nabil Bentaleb	6	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ALG	Yacine Brahimi	5	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ALG	Zinedine Ferhat	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Ismaël Bennacer	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Salim Boukhanchouche	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Mohammed Benkhemassa	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Farid El Mellali	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Saphir Taïder	3	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
	MF	ALG	Sofiane Feghouli	4	0	0+0	0	2+2	0
	MF	ALG	Adlène Guedioura	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ALG	Oussama Chita	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ALG	Youcef Belaïli	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ALG	Adam Ounas	2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	MF	ALG	Rachid Ghezzal	3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
	FW	ALG	Baghdad Bounedjah	8	6	3+1	3	3+1	3
	FW	ALG	Sofiane Hanni	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ALG	Islam Slimani	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
	FW	ALG	El Arabi Hillel Soudani	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	ALG	Mohamed Lamine Abid	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
	FW	ALG	Yassine Benzia	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ALG	Ishak Belfodil	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Goalscorers

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

Assists

Suspensions

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

Notes

References

^ "Algérie: Rabah Madjer limogé". rmcsport.bfmtv.com. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Rabah Madjer limogé de son poste de sélectionneur de l'Algérie (Officiel)". eurosport.fr. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Officiel : Belmadi nouveau selectionneur". dzfoot.com. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ Mezahi, Maher (2 August 2018). "Algeria appoint former international Djamel Belmadi as new coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[1] "Algérie: Rabah Madjer limogé". rmcsport.bfmtv.com. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[2] "Rabah Madjer limogé de son poste de sélectionneur de l'Algérie (Officiel)". eurosport.fr. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[3] "Officiel : Belmadi nouveau selectionneur". dzfoot.com. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[4] Mezahi, Maher (2 August 2018). "Algeria appoint former international Djamel Belmadi as new coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

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