Algeria national under-20 football team
National under-20 association football team representing Algeria
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Algeria national under-20 football team (Arabic:منتخب الجزائر الوطني تحت 20 سنة), represents Algeria in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Algeria. Razik Nedder was appointed head coach in March 2025.[1]
| Nickname(s) | الأفنــاك (Fennec foxes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Razik Nedder[1] | ||
| FIFA code | ALG | ||
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| First international | |||
 Algeria 1–0 Tunisia  (Algiers; 31 December 1967) | |||
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Champion: 1979 | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1979) | ||
Achievements
- Quarterfinals (1): 1979
Tournament Records
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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| Appearances: 1 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1979 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 1981 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1983 | ||||||||
 1985 | ||||||||
 1987 | did not enter | |||||||
 1989 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1991 | Withdrew during qualification | |||||||
| 1993 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
 2001 | ||||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
 2007 | ||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | did not enter | |||||||
 2017 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
 | did not qualify (cancelled) | |||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
  2027 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 1/25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record
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UNAF U-20 Tournament record
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Mediterranean Games Record
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Arab Cup U-20 Record
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Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Egypt on 28 and 31 March 2026 in Cairo.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2025, after the match against Tunisia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Waël Dahmani | 6 February 2008 | 0 | 0 |  Nantes | |
| GK | Mohammed El Koubi | 19 July 2007 | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC | |
| GK | Adel Hamouda | 5 April 2008 | 0 | 0 | Le Havre | |
| DF | Jalil Conteh | 16 December 2008 | 0 | 0 |  Bournemouth | |
| DF | Adam Letlat | 11 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| DF | Abdeldjalil Mansouri | 0 | 0 | Belouizdad | ||
| DF | Yanis Sofikitis | 3 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Nice | |
| MF | Houssam Abdelaziz | 31 August 2007 | 0 | 0 | Paradou | |
| MF | Yassine Aïche | 7 June 2008 | 0 | 0 | Nice | |
| MF | Oscar Aïssat | 15 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Amiens | |
| MF | Ahmed Bouchoukh | 8 July 2007 | 0 | 0 | Guingamp | |
| MF | Saad Boussadia | 18 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Lille | |
| MF | Daniel Ilyès Mahdid | 8 June 2007 | 0 | 0 | MC Alger | |
| MF | Youcef Izem | 19 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie | |
| MF | Yanis Sellami | 4 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Marseille | |
| FW | Kéfren Ali | 22 March 2007 | 0 | 0 | Nice | |
| FW | Zaid Betteka | 7 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Birmingham City | |
| FW | Younes Hansal | 24 April 2007 | 0 | 0 |  Basel | |
| FW | Farouk Laoufi | 27 October 2007 | 0 | 0 | Olympique Akbou | |
| FW | Houssem Tarzout | 19 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Paradou | |