Algeria national football team 2016

Algeria
2016 season
Chairmen	Mohamed Raouraoua
Manager	Christian Gourcuff; (until 30 March 2016); Nabil Neghiz (Interim); (from 1 April 2016); (until 26 June 2016); Milovan Rajevac; (from 26 June 2016); (until 11 October 2016); Nabil Neghiz (Interim); (from 11 October 2016); (until 27 October 2016); Georges Leekens; (from 27 October 2016)
Stadium	Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Home colours	Away colours
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This is the Algeria national football team 2016.

Summary

This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2016.

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Africa Cup qualification	4	3	1	0	18	4	+14	075.00
FIFA World Cup qualification	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Total	6	3	2	1	20	8	+12	050.00

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2016

Pos	Player Name	Age¹	Debut match
MF	Sofiane Hanni	25	vs. Seychelles, June 2, 2016	Africa Cup qualification
MF	Sofiane Bendebka	23	vs. Seychelles, June 2, 2016	Africa Cup qualification
MF	Ismaël Bennacer	18	vs. Lesotho, September 4, 2016	Africa Cup qualification

¹Note: Age when debuted.

Official Squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification group B against Nigeria in November 12, 2016.^[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 9 October 2016 after the game against Cameroon.^[2]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 38)	48	0	Antalyaspor
1GK	Chamseddine Rahmani	(1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 33)	0	0	MO Bejaia
1GK	Malik Asselah	(1986-07-08) 8 July 1986 (age 37)	0	0	JS Kabylie

2DF	Carl Medjani (captain)	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 39)	53	3	Leganés
2DF	Faouzi Ghoulam	(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 33)	28	5	Napoli
2DF	Aïssa Mandi	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 32)	24	1	Betis
2DF	Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba	(1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 36)	11	1	Servette
2DF	Hicham Belkaroui	(1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 33)	8	0	ES Tunis
2DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 34)	2	0	SCO Angers
2DF	Mohamed Khoutir Ziti	(1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35)	1	0	ES Sétif
2DF	Houari Ferhani	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)	0	0	JS Kabylie

3MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)	41	11	West Ham United
3MF	Saphir Taïder	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32)	36	5	Bologna
3MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 38)	34	2	Watford
3MF	Yacine Brahimi (vice-captain)	(1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)	30	7	Porto
3MF	Riyad Mahrez	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33)	26	6	Leicester City
3MF	Ryad Boudebouz	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 34)	24	2	Montpellier
3MF	Nabil Bentaleb	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 38)	20	3	Schalke 04
3MF	Rachid Ghezzal	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 (age 32)	7	1	Lyon
3MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 31)	2	0	Dijon

4FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 35)	45	23	Leicester City
4FW	El Arabi Hillel Soudani	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 36)	39	21	Dinamo Zagreb
4FW	Sofiane Hanni	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33)	1	0	Anderlecht

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

DF	Mehdi Zeffane	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32)	11	0	Rennes	v. Cameroon, 9 October 2016
DF	Nacereddine Khoualed^INJ	(1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38)	4	0	USM Alger	v. Cameroon, 9 October 2016
DF	Brahim Boudebouda	(1990-08-28) 28 August 1990 (age 33)	1	0	MC Alger	v. Seychelles, 2 June 2016
DF	Abdelghani Demmou	(1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 35)	0	0	MC Alger	v. Seychelles, 2 June 2016
DF	Rafik Halliche	(1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 37)	37	3	Qatar SC	v. Ethiopia, 29 March 2016
DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Rennes	v. Ethiopia, 29 March 2016
DF	Djamel Mesbah	(1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 39)	34	1	Crotone	v. Tanzania, 17 November 2015

MF	Walid Mesloub	(1985-09-04) 4 September 1985 (age 38)	7	0	Lorient	v. Cameroon, 9 October 2016
MF	Sofiane Bendebka	(1992-08-09) 9 August 1992 (age 31)	1	0	NA Hussein Dey	v. Seychelles, 2 June 2016

FW	Ishak Belfodil	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32)	14	2	Standard Liége	v. Tanzania, 17 November 2015
FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 32)	5	0	Al-Sadd	v. Tanzania, 17 November 2015
FW	Saïd Benrahma	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Nice	v. Tanzania, 17 November 2015

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
^RET Retired from international football.

Match results

Africa Cup qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	6	5	1	0	25	5	+20	16	Final tournament
2	Ethiopia	6	3	2	1	11	14	−3	11
3	Seychelles	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6	4
4	Lesotho	6	1	0	5	5	16	−11	3

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) Group J	Algeria	7 – 1	Ethiopia	Blida, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Feghouli 23', 47' Slimani 31', 90+2' Brahimi 72' Taïder 74' Ghezzal 80'	Report	Kebede 84'	Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) Group J	Ethiopia	3 – 3	Algeria	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
17:00 UTC+3	Kebede 28', 49' Fekadu 64'	Report	Slimani 43' Mandi 62' Ghoulam 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

2 June 2016 (2016-06-02) Group J	Seychelles	0 – 2	Algeria	Victoria, Seychelles
18:00 UTC+4		Report	Benzia 41' Soudani 60'	Stadium: Stade Linité Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04) Group J	Algeria	6 – 0	Lesotho	Blida, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Soudani 7', 38' Mahrez 18', 74' Taïder 24' Boudebouz 45+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

Group B

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round Group B table

9 October 2016 (2016-10-09) Group B	Algeria	1 – 1	Cameroon	Blida, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Soudani 7'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	24' Moukandjo	Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

11 November 2016 (2016-11-11) Group B	Nigeria	3 – 1	Algeria	Uyo, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Moses 25', 90+2' Mikel 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	67' Bentaleb	Stadium: Akwa Ibom Stadium Attendance: 28.000 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Squad information

Player statistics

Correct as of 12 November 2016 (v. Nigeria).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Africa Cup Qualification		World Cup Qualifiers
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1/23	GK	ALG	Raïs M'Bolhi	6	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi	4	1	3+0	1	1+0	0
12	DF	ALG	Carl Medjani	6	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	ALG	Faouzi Ghoulam	6	1	4+0	1	2+0	0
18	DF	ALG	Mehdi Zeffane	5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ALG	Hicham Belkaroui	4	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ALG	Liassine Cadamuro	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
22	DF	ALG	Mohamed Khoutir Ziti	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	ALG	Walid Mesloub	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ALG	Saphir Taïder	6	2	4+0	2	2+0	0
7	MF	ALG	Riyad Mahrez	5	2	3+0	2	2+0	0
10	MF	ALG	Sofiane Feghouli	5	2	2+1	2	0+2	0
11	MF	ALG	Yacine Brahimi	5	1	2+1	1	1+1	0
7/15	MF	ALG	Rachid Ghezzal	4	1	1+2	1	0+1	0
14	MF	ALG	Ryad Boudebouz	5	1	2+2	1	1+0	0
14	MF	ALG	Nabil Bentaleb	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
17	MF	ALG	Adlène Guedioura	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
13	MF	ALG	Sofiane Hanni	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
6	MF	ALG	Sofiane Bendebka	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
6	MF	ALG	Ismaël Bennacer	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ALG	Mehdi Abeid	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	FW	ALG	Yassine Benzia	2	1	1+1	1	0+0	0
13	FW	ALG	Islam Slimani	5	3	3+0	3	2+0	0
15	FW	ALG	El Arbi Hillel Soudani	3	4	2+0	3	1+0	1
15	MF	ALG	Baghdad Bounedjah	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Goalscorers

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

No.	Player	Pos.	ACQ	WCQ	TOTAL
15	El Arbi Hillel Soudani	FW	3	1	4
13	Islam Slimani	FW	3	0	3
10	Sofiane Feghouli	MW	2	0	2
8	Saphir Taïder	CM	2	0	2
7	Riyad Mahrez	LW / RW / AM	2	0	2
7/15	Rachid Ghezzal	LW	1	0	1
11	Yacine Brahimi	AM / FW	1	0	1
10	Ryad Boudebouz	AM	1	0	1
3	Faouzi Ghoulam	LB	1	0	1
2	Aïssa Mandi	RB	1	0	1
17	Yassine Benzia	FW	1	0	1
14	Nabil Bentaleb	CM / DM	0	1	1
Own Goals			0	0	0
Totals			18	2	20

Assists

No.	Pos	Player	Africa Cup Qualification	World Cup Qualifiers	Total
7	LW/RW/AM	Riyad Mahrez	2	1	3
3	LB	Faouzi Ghoulam	2	0	2
10	AM	Ryad Boudebouz	2	0	2
13	FW	Islam Slimani	1	1	2
6	MF/FW	Walid Mesloub	1	0	1
12	DM/CB	Carl Medjani	1	0	1
Total			9	2	11

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
17 November 2015	Nabil Bentaleb	1
29 March 2016	Islam Slimani	1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

R	No.	Pos	Name	Africa Cup Qualification	World Cup Qualifiers	Total
1	1/23	GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	2	0	2
			TOTALS	2	0	2

As of 4 September 2016^[update]

References

[1] Template:Cite web http://www.faf.dz/nigeria-algerie-m-georges-leekens-devoile-la-liste-des-23/

[2] "Algeria".

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