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Naïma Bouhani Benziane (Arabic: نعيمة بوهاني بن زيان; born 23 October 1985), known as Naïma Bouhani, is an Algerian footballer who plays as a forward for Afak Relizane in Algerian Women's Championship and the Algeria women's national team.

Full name Naïma Bouhani Benziane[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-23) 23 October 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Oran, Algeria
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
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Naïma Bouhani
Personal information
Full name Naïma Bouhani Benziane[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-23) 23 October 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Oran, Algeria
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Afak Relizane
Youth career
1998–2001 AS Intissar Oran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 AS Intissar Oran
2005–2006 ASE Alger Centre
2006–2007 ASJ Canastel
2007–2008 Sadaka SC
2008–2009 AS Intissar Oran
2009–2011 Afak Relizane
2011–2012 FC Vendenheim
2012–2017 Afak Relizane
2017–2018 FC Constantine
2019–2023 Afak Relizane
2023–2024 Al-Amal
2024 Etihad Club 15 (26)
2024– Afak Relizane
International career‡
2002– Algeria 61 (36)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 February 2026
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Early life

Bouhani was born in Oran.

Club career

Bouhani played for many clubs, but essentially for AS Intissar Oran and for Afak Relizane. In 2011, she went to France and played for FC Vendenheim in France.[2] She returned to Afak Relizane until 2012.[3] In 2023, she moved to the Saudi Women's First Division League to play with Al-Amal to contribute to its qualification to the Saudi Women's Premier League.[4]

International career

Bouhani capped for Algeria at senior level Africa Women Cup of Nations in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014. On 5 September 2022, Bouhani announced her retirement from international football.[5] She returned playing for the national team in September 2023.

International goals

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first

As of match played 19 February 2025
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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 August 2006Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt Egypt0–10–32006 African Women's Championship qualification
23 November 2006Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Nigeria Equatorial Guinea2–13–32006 African Women's Championship[6]
33–2
412 July 2007Stade Ali Benfedda, Zéralda, Algeria Senegal1–03–12007 All-Africa Games
52–0
616 December 2007Stade Ali Benfedda, Zéralda, Algeria Morocco1–12–12008 African Women's Championship qualification
722 May 2010Stade de Koléa, Koléa, Algeria Tunisia1–11–12010 African Women's Championship qualification
88 November 2010Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa, South Africa Cameroon1–12–12010 African Women's Championship
910 September 2011Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique1–21–72011 All-Africa Games
101–6
1116 September 2011Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique South Africa0–20–32011 All-Africa Games
1214 February 2014Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers, Algeria Morocco1–02–02014 African Women's Championship qualification
132–0
148 June 2014Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte, Tunisia Tunisia0–12–32014 African Women's Championship qualification
151 October 2014Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Namibia2–12–1Friendly
165 February 2016CTN Sidi Moussa, Algiers, Algeria Mali1–05–0Friendly
172–0
188 April 2016Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers, Algeria Kenya1–02–22016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
192–2
2012 April 2016MISC Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya0–11–12016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
2112 February 2017Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan1–22–3Friendly
2216 June 2017Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan0–10–1Friendly
2310 June 2018Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia0–12–32018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
2425 August 2021Air Defense Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Jordan0–11–32021 Arab Women's Cup
2528 August 2021Air Defense Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Palestine3–14–12021 Arab Women's Cup
263 September 2021Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Tunisia2–22–22021 Arab Women's Cup
2720 October 2021Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers, Algeria Sudan2–014–02022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
284–0
298–0
309–0
3126 September 2023Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria Uganda1–01–12024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3224 February 2024CTN Sidi Moussa, Algiers, Algeria Burkina Faso2–02–0Friendly
334 April 2024Chedly Zouiten Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia0–12–1Friendly
347 April 2024Chedly Zouiten Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia0–12–2Friendly
351–2
3619 February 2025Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan South Sudan0–30–52026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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