Algeria national football team 2019

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• The following 23 players were selected for the friendly match against Zambia on 15 October 2019.
• Caps and goals are correct as of 15 October 2019, after the match against Botswana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Azzedine Doukha	(1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 39)	13	0	Al-Raed
16	1GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 37)	2	0	Metz
23	1GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 39)	72	0	Al-Ettifaq
2	2DF	Aïssa Mandi (Vice-captain)	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 34)	55	1	Betis
3	2DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 36)	9	0	Abha
4	2DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 36)	14	0	Al-Shabab
5	2DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 32)	6	0	Sion
6	2DF	Maxime Spano	(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 31)	0	0	Valenciennes
12	2DF	Réda Halaïmia	(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 29)	0	0	k Beerschot VA
20	2DF	Youcef Atal	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 29)	18	1	Nice
21	2DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 30)	30	3	Borussia Mönchengladbach
14	3MF	Haris Belkebla	(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 32)	1	0	Brest
7	3MF	Riyad Mahrez (Captain)	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 34)	57	15	Manchester City
8	3MF	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 33)	18	5	Al-Ahli
10	3MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 36)	62	12	Galatasaray
18	3MF	Adem Zorgane	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 26)	0	0	Paradou AC
17	3MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 40)	55	2	Al-Rayyan
19	3MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 33)	13	1	Nantes
22	3MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 28)	21	0	Milan
11	4FW	Andy Delort	(1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 34)	7	1	Montpellier
15	4FW	Hillal Soudani	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 38)	51	23	Olympiacos
9	4FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 34)	34	15	Al-Sadd
13	4FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 37)	68	29	Monaco

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	Moustapha Zeghba	(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 35)	0	0	Al-Wehda	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
DF	Rafik Halliche	(1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 39)	41	3	Moreirense	v.  Benin, 9 September 2019
DF	Houcine Benayada	(1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 33)	0	0	CS Constantine	v.  Benin, 9 September 2019
DF	Mehdi Zeffane	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 33)	15	0	Rennes	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mohamed Fares	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 29)	9	0	SPAL	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 32)	4	0	Sion	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
DF	Ilias Hassani	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 30)	2	0	Arda Kardzhali	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
DF	Haithem Loucif	(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 29)	1	0	Angers	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
DF	Abdelkader Bedrane	(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 33)	1	0	Espérance	v.  Togo, 18 November 2018
MF	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 29)	9	3	Nice	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Hicham Boudaoui	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 26)	5	0	Nice	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Saphir Taïder	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 33)	46	5	Montreal Impact	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
MF	Mohamed Benkhemassa	(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 32)	4	0	Málaga	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
MF	Victor Lekhal	(1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 (age 31)	1	0	Le Havre	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
MF	Yassine Benzia	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 31)	4	1	Olympiacos	v.  Togo, 18 November 2018
MF	Oussama Chita	(1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 29)	1	0	USM Alger	v.  Togo, 18 November 2018
MF	Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 31)	0	0	Al-Ain	v.  Togo, 18 November 2018
FW	Oussama Darfalou	(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 32)	1	0	Vitesse	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
FW	Zakaria Naidji	(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 31)	1	0	Gil Vicente	v.  Tunisia, 26 March 2019
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. RET Retired from international football.

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This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2019.

This year, Algeria's participation in the Africa Cup of Nations The first match was the final round of Africa Cup of Nations qualification against the Gambia and ended with a 1-1 draw, scoring the only goal for Algeria's Mehdi Abeid.^[2] to end the qualifiers in the lead with 11 points. The preparation for CAN 2019 begins with three friendlies: The first at the end of March, which ended with a victory for Les Fennecs (1-0) against Tunisia with a goal from Baghdad Bounedjah on penalty, the other two matches will be determined by the FAF after having drawn the draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.^[3] After he was scheduled to attend the national team in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations in the UAE, the coach retreated and chose Qatar due to the preparation of both Burundi and Mali rivals Algeria before Africa Cup.^[4] first match against Burundi ended with a 1-1 draw and Bounedjah scored the goal of Algeria after a pass from Youcef Belaïli.^[5] Coach Djamel Belmadi has decided to dismiss Haris Belkebla after a video broadcast live and accessible long hours after a live stream of Fortnite on tweet account of Alexandre Oukidja and he was replaced by Andy Delort.^[6][7] On June 16, In the last match before heading to Egypt against Mali, Algeria won 3–2 and the new striker Delort scoring the winning goal.^[8]

With the start of the African Cup, the Algerian national team managed to achieve the full haul of nine points in Group C For the first time since 1990 in Algeria without receiving any goal, the first three points were against Kenya by 2–0 Bounedjah converted from the penalty spot after 34 minutes in Cairo following a clear foul on Youcef Atal. then Riyad Mahrez doubled the advantage with a deflected shot from Ismael Bennacer's cut-back two minutes before half-time, With this goal Mahrez became the first Algerian to score in three consecutive copies 2015, 2017 and 2019.^[9] In the second game Algeria face Senegal in a battle for top spot Youcef Belaili blasted home the only goal of the game from the edge of box from Sofiane Feghouli's cross, to clinch a place in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16, Bennacer also won Man of the Match for the second time in a row.^[10] In their last game against Tanzania, Belmadi changed the whole squad except M'Bolhi and Bennacer, and despite that they won with three goals.^[11] The first goal was scored by Islam Slimani after an assist from Adam Ounas, after which Slimani gave two decisive passes to Ounas the last with the end of the match won Man of the Match.^[12]

Algeria continued its rampant performance with a 3–0 win over Guinea in the round of 16, Belaili took the lead after a neat one-two with Bounedjah In the second half, Mahrez added the second goal with a moment of quality, before substitute Ounas tapped in Youcef Atal's low cross from close range.^[13] but struggled harder against Ivory Coast, being held 1–1 after 120' before overcame the Ivorians 4–3 in penalty shootout After Serey Dié miss the last kick of Ivory Coast, this game saw the injury of Atal and miss the rest of the games.^[14] The Algerians then put up an outstanding performance, beating African powerhouse Nigeria 2–1, with a late minute goal by Mahrez in a free kick spot to reach their first ever final since winning at home at 1990.^[15]

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2019 CAN qualification	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Africa Cup of Nations	7	6	1	0	13	2	+11	085.71
International Friendly	6	4	2	0	10	4	+6	066.67
2021 CAN qualification	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Total	16	12	4	0	30	7	+23	075.00

Players made their international debut in 2019

Pos	Player name	Age1	Debut match
DF	Haithem Loucif	22	vs.  Gambia, March 22, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
MF	Hicham Boudaoui	19	vs.  Gambia, March 22, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
FW	Oussama Darfalou	25	vs.  Gambia, March 22, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
FW	Zakaria Naidji	24	vs.  Gambia, March 22, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
MF	Victor Lekhal	25	vs.  Tunisia, March 26, 2019	International Friendly
GK	Alexandre Oukidja	30	vs.  Tunisia, March 26, 2019	International Friendly
FW	Andy Delort	27	vs.  Mali, June 23, 2019	International Friendly

¹Note: Age when debuted.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
3	Kenya	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	Tanzania	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Algeria

Kenya

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal CB 2 Aïssa Mandi CB 4 Djamel Benlamri LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini DM 17 Adlène Guedioura  71' RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer LM 8 Youcef Belaïli  74' CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  81' Substitutions: MF 19 Mehdi Abeid  71' MF 11 Yacine Brahimi  74' FW 15 Andy Delort  81' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

GK 18 Patrick Matasi RB 20 Philemon Otieno  18' CB 2 Joseph Okumu CB 5 Musa Mohammed LB 3 Aboud Omar  13' CM 12 Victor Wanyama (c) CM 21 Dennis Odhiambo  89' RW 10 Eric Johana Omondi  72' AM 11 Francis Kahata  46' LW 7 Ayub Masika CF 14 Michael Olunga Substitutions: DF 13 Erick Ouma Otieno  46' MF 8 Johanna Omolo  72' MF 17 Ismael Athuman  89' Manager: Sébastien Migné

Man of the Match: Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria)[17] Assistant referees: Issa Yaya (Chad) Sidiki Sidibé (Guinea) Fourth official: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Senegal

Algeria

GK 16 Edouard Mendy RB 22 Moussa Wagué CB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)  16' CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly RM 11 Keita Baldé  39'  63' CM 15 Krépin Diatta  73' CM 13 Alfred N'Diaye  87' LM 17 Badou Ndiaye CF 9 M'Baye Niang CF 10 Sadio Mané Substitutions: MF 20 Sada Thioub  63' FW 19 Mbaye Diagne  73' MF 14 Henri Saivet  87' Manager: Aliou Cissé

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal  24' CB 2 Aïssa Mandi CB 4 Djamel Benlamri  21' LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini  80' DM 17 Adlène Guedioura RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer  90+2' LM 8 Youcef Belaïli  86' CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah Substitutions: DF 6 Mohamed Fares  80' FW 15 Andy Delort  86' MF 19 Mehdi Abeid  90+2' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria)[19] Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Berhe O'Michael (Eritrea) Fourth official: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Tanzania

Algeria

GK 13 Metacha Mnata RB 22 Hassan Kessy CB 6 David Mwantika  52' CB 20 Ally Mtoni LB 15 Mohamed Husseini RM 12 Simon Msuva CM 23 Mudathir Yahya CM 4 Erasto Nyoni LM 17 Faridi Mussa  46' AM 3 Feisal Salum  85' CF 10 Mbwana Samatta (c) Substitutions: FW 9 Adi Yussuf  47'  46' MF 7 Himid Mao Mkami  52' FW 14 John Bocco  85' Manager: Emmanuel Amunike

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi (c) RB 18 Mehdi Zeffane CB 3 Mehdi Tahrat CB 5 Rafik Halliche  77' LB 6 Mohamed Fares CM 14 Hicham Boudaoui  74' CM 19 Mehdi Abeid  79' CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer  57' RW 12 Adam Ounas  74' CF 13 Islam Slimani LW 15 Andy Delort Substitutions: MF 17 Adlène Guedioura  57' MF 7 Riyad Mahrez  74' FW 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  79' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Adam Ounas (Algeria)[21] Assistant referees: Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger) Lionel Andrianantenaiana (Madagascar) Fourth official: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Algeria

Guinea

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal CB 4 Djamel Benlamri CB 2 Aïssa Mandi LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 17 Adlène Guedioura  14'  81' CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer LM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  84' CF 8 Youcef Belaïli  76' Substitutions: MF 12 Adam Ounas  76' MF 14 Hicham Boudaoui  81' FW 15 Andy Delort  84' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

GK 12 Ibrahim Koné RB 18 Mikael Dyrestam CB 6 Simon Falette CB 5 Ernest Seka LB 3 Issiaga Sylla DM 7 Mady Camara  6' RW 13 Ibrahima Cissé  68' AM 4 Amadou Diawara LW 16 Ibrahima Traoré CF 9 José Kanté  54'  56' CF 2 Mohamed Yattara  79' Substitutions: FW 19 Bengali-Fodé Koita  56' FW 20 Lass Bangoura  68' FW 10 François Kamano  79' Manager: Paul Put

Man of the Match: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)[23] Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan) Fourth official: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Ivory Coast

Algeria

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo  46' RB 22 Mamadou Bagayoko  43' CB 6 Ismaël Traoré CB 5 Wilfried Kanon  54' LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly CM 8 Franck Kessié  88' CM 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  78' CM 20 Serey Dié (c) RW 9 Wilfried Zaha  29'  94' CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia  96' LW 15 Max Gradel Substitutions: DF 21 Cheick Comara  120'  54' DF 4 Jean-Philippe Gbamin  78' FW 11 Maxwel Cornet  96' FW 12 Wilfried Bony  96' Manager: Ibrahim Kamara

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal  30' CB 2 Aïssa Mandi CB 4 Djamel Benlamri LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini  29' DM 17 Adlène Guedioura RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)  86' CM 10 Sofiane Feghouli  120+1' CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer  39' LM 8 Youcef Belaïli CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  78' Substitutions: DF 18 Mehdi Zeffane  30' FW 13 Islam Slimani  78' MF 12 Adam Ounas  86' FW 15 Andy Delort  120+1' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Sylvain Gbohouo (Ivory Coast)[25] Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Oliver Safari (DR Congo) Fourth official: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Video assistant referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Assistant video assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Zakhele Siwela (Republic of South Africa)

Algeria

Nigeria

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 18 Mehdi Zeffane CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini CB 2 Aïssa Mandi  71' LB 4 Djamel Benlamri RM 10 Sofiane Feghouli  68' CM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 17 Adlène Guedioura LM 22 Ismaël Bennacer CF 8 Youcef Belaïli CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  52' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

GK 16 Daniel Akpeyi RB 20 Chidozie Awaziem  88' CB 3 Jamilu Collins CB 5 William Troost-Ekong LB 22 Kenneth Omeruo CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi CM 8 Peter Etebo AM 18 Alex Iwobi RW 13 Samuel Chukwueze  78' CF 7 Ahmed Musa (c) LW 9 Odion Ighalo Substitutions: MF 11 Henry Onyekuru  78' Manager: Gernot Rohr

Man of the Match: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)[27] Assistant referees: El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal) Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso) Fourth official: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Video assistant referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referees: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Senegal

Algeria

GK 23 Alfred Gomis RB 21 Lamine Gassama  80' CB 6 Salif Sané CB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) LB 12 Youssouf Sabaly CM 5 Idrissa Gueye  79' CM 17 Badou Ndiaye  59' RW 18 Ismaïla Sarr AM 14 Henri Saivet  75' LW 10 Sadio Mané CF 9 M'Baye Niang  85' Substitutions: FW 15 Krépin Diatta  59' FW 19 Mbaye Diagne  75' FW 11 Keita Baldé  85' Manager: Aliou Cissé

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi CB 2 Aïssa Mandi  90+2' CB 4 Djamel Benlamri CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini  33' RM 18 Mehdi Zeffane CM 17 Adlène Guedioura  90+4' CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer LM 8 Youcef Belaïli  54'  84' RF 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  89' LF 10 Sofiane Feghouli  85' Substitutions: MF 11 Yacine Brahimi  84' DF 3 Mehdi Tahrat  85' FW 13 Islam Slimani  89' Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Rais M'Bolhi (Algeria)[29] Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Nguegoue Elvis Guy Noupue (Cameroon) Fourth official: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) Reserve assistant referee: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France) Assistant video assistant referees: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)

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Coach: Djamel Belmadi

The final squad was announced on 30 May 2019.^[30] On 13 June 2019, Andy Delort was announced as a replacement for Haris Belkebla who was excluded from the squad.^[31]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Azzedine Doukha	(1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 32)	13	Al-Raed
16	1GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19)19 July 1988 (aged 30)	1	Metz
23	1GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 33)	59	Al-Ettifaq
2	2DF	Aïssa Mandi	(1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 27)	43	Betis
3	2DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 29)	6	Lens
4	2DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25)25 December 1989 (aged 29)	2	Al-Shabab
5	2DF	Rafik Halliche	(1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 32)	38	Moreirense
6	2DF	Mohamed Fares	(1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 23)	5	S.P.A.L.
18	2DF	Mehdi Zeffane	(1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 27)	11	Rennes
20	2DF	Youcef Atal	(1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 23)	7	Nice
21	2DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 24)	17	Rennes
10	3MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26)26 December 1989 (aged 29)	50	Galatasaray
14	3MF	Hicham Boudaoui	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 19)	2	Paradou AC
15	4FW	Andy Delort	(1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 27)	0	Montpellier
17	3MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 33)	41	Nottingham Forest
19	3MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 26)	7	Dijon
22	3MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 21)	8	Empoli
7	4FW	Riyad Mahrez (captain)	(1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 28)	44	Manchester City
8	4FW	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (aged 27)	5	Espérance
9	4FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 27)	22	Al Sadd
11	4FW	Yacine Brahimi	(1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 29)	45	Porto
12	4FW	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 22)	5	Napoli
13	4FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18)18 June 1988 (aged 31)	60	Fenerbahçe

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	6	4	2	0	19	6	+13	14	Final tournament
2	Zimbabwe	6	2	2	2	6	8	−2	8
3	Zambia	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4	7
4	Botswana	6	1	1	4	2	9	−7	4