Algeria national football team 2018

Algeria
2018 season
Chairmen	Kheiredine Zetchi
Manager	Rabah Madjer; (until 24 June 2018)[1][2]; Djamel Belmadi; (from 2 August 2018)[3][4]
Stadium	July 5, 1962 Stadium
Home colours	Away colours

Players

Current squad

The following 25 players were called up for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Match date: 8 September 2018
Opposition: Gambia
Caps and goals are correct as of June 7, 2018, after the match against Portugal.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986	55	0	Al-Ettifaq
1GK	Azzedine Doukha	(1986-08-05) 5 August 1986	11	0	Al-Raed FC
1GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988	1	0	FC Metz

2DF	Aïssa Mandi	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991	40	1	Betis
2DF	Ilias Hassani	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995	1	1	Cherno More
2DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990	2	0	RC Lens
2DF	Mokhtar Belkhiter	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992	3	0	Club Africain
2DF	Mohamed Fares	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996	1	0	SPAL
2DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993	2	0	Sion
2DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995	12	1	Rennes
2DF	Rafik Halliche	(1986-02-09) 9 February 1986	38	3	Moreirense

3MF	Nabil Bentaleb	(1994-11-14) 14 November 1994	32	5	Schalke 04
3MF	Riyad Mahrez	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991	39	8	Manchester City
3MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992	5	0	Dijon FCO
3MF	Saphir Taïder	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992	42	5	Montreal Impact
3MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985	40	2	Nottingham Forest
3MF	Yacine Brahimi (Captain)	(1990-02-08) 8 February 1990	42	11	Porto
3MF	Ryad Boudebouz	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990	25	2	Real Betis
3MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989	45	11	Galatasaray
3MF	Rachid Ghezzal	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992	13	1	Leicester City
3MF	Farid Boulaya	(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993	1	0	FC Metz

4FW	Yassine Benzia	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	2	1	Fenerbahçe
4FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18) 18 June 1988	59	26	Fenerbahçe
4FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991	15	4	Al-Sadd
4FW	El Arabi Hillel Soudani	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987	49	22	Nottingham Forest

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	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986	55	0	Al-Ettifaq	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
GK	Chamseddine Rahmani	(1990-09-15) 15 September 1990	1	0	CS Constantine	v. Nigeria, 10 November 2017
GK	Mehdi Jeannin	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991	0	0	Clermont	v. Zambia, 5 September 2017

DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993	2	0	FC Sion	v. Central African Republic, 14 November 2018
DF	Essaïd Belkalem	(1989-01-01) 1 January 1989	19	1	JS Kabylie	v. Iran, 27 March 2017
DF	Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba	(1988-03-05) 5 March 1988	15	1	Nîmes	v. Nigeria, 10 November 2017
DF	Houari Ferhani	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993	1	0	ES Sétif	v. Nigeria, 10 November 2017
DF	Chemseddine Nessakh	(1988-01-04) 4 January 1988	1	0	ES Sétif	v. Nigeria, 10 November 2017
DF	Mohamed Fares	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996	1	0	SPAL	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
DF	Abdelkader Bedrane	(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992	0	0	ES Sétif	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
DF	Faouzi Ghoulam	(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991	37	5	Napoli	v. Zambia, 5 September 2017
DF	Youcef Attal	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996	4	0	Kortrijk	v. Zambia, 5 September 2017
DF	Brahim Boudebouda	(1990-08-28) 28 August 1990	1	0	MC Alger	v. Zambia, 5 September 2017
DF	Ilias Hassani	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995	1	0	Cherno More Varna	v. Zambia, 5 September 2017

MF	Saphir Taïder	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992	42	5	Montreal Impact	v. Iran, 27 March 2018
MF	Sofiane Hanni	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990	12	4	Spartak Moscow	v. Iran, 27 March 2018
MF	Abdennour Belkheir	(1989-02-21) 21 February 1989	0	0	CS Constantine	v. Iran, 27 March 2018
MF	Abdelmoumene Djabou	(1987-01-31) 31 January 1987	13	3	Al-Nassr	v. Nigeria, 10 November 2017
MF	Raouf Benguit	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996	2	0	USM Alger	v. Nigeria, 10 November 2017
MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989	45	11	Galatasaray	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
MF	Rachid Ghezzal	(1992-05-09) 9 May 1992	13	1	Monaco	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
MF	Sofiane Bendebka	(1992-08-09) 9 August 1992	1	0	MC Alger	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
MF	Sofiane Daham	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996	0	0	Sochaux	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
MF	Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994	0	0	USM Alger	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985	40	2	Nottingham Forest	v. Zambia, 5 September 2017
MF	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	1	0	Napoli	v. Zambia, 5 September 2017

FW	Lamine Abid	(1991-07-04) 4 July 1991	2	0	CS Constantine	v. Iran, 27 March 2018
FW	Ishak Belfodil	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992	14	2	1899 Hoffenheim	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
FW	Oussama Darfalou	(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993	0	0	Vitesse	v. Cameroon, 7 October 2017
^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	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	+0	!—
International Friendly	7000400000000000000♠4	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000700000000000000♠7	7000900000000000000♠9	−2	07001250000000000000♠25.00
Total	7000400000000000000♠4	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000700000000000000♠7	7000900000000000000♠9	−2	07001250000000000000♠25.00

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2018

Pos	Player Name	Age¹	Debut match

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: Gamal Al-Ghandour (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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Final tournament
2	Benin	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4	Final tournament
3	Gambia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Togo	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2018. 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)

5 September 2018 Round 3	Algeria	v	Benin	Algeria
		Report

9 September 2018 Round 4	Benin	v	Algeria	Benin
		Report

12 October 2018 Round 5	Togo	v	Algeria	Togo
		Report

Squad information

Player statistics

Correct as of 7 June 2018 (v. Portugal).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played

No.

Pos

Nat

Player

Total

Friendly

Africa Cup Qualification

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

GK

Raïs M'Bolhi

0

0+0

0

0+0

0

GK

Abdelkader Salhi

1

0

1+0

0

0+0

0

GK

Faouzi Chaouchi

3

0

3+0

0

0+0

0

DF

Aïssa Mandi

4

0

4+0

0

0+0

0

DF

Farouk Chafaï

3

1

2+1

1

0+0

0

DF

Ramy Bensebaini

4

1

4+0

1

0+0

0

DF

Mokhtar Belkhiter

1

0

1+0

0

0+0

0

DF

Carl Medjani

4

1

3+1

1

0+0

0

DF

Mokhtar Benmoussa

4

0

1+3

0

0+0

0

MF

Riyad Mahrez

4

0

4+0

0

0+0

0

MF

Nabil Bentaleb

3

0

3+0

0

0+0

0

MF

Yacine Brahimi

2

0

2+0

0

0+0

0

MF

Zinedine Ferhat

4

0

4+0

0

0+0

0

MF

Ismaël Bennacer

2

0

0+2

0

0+0

0

MF

Salim Boukhanchouche

3

0

3+0

0

0+0

0

MF

Mohammed Benkhemassa

1

0

0+1

0

0+0

0

MF

Farid El Mellali

2

0

0+2

0

0+0

0

FW

Baghdad Bounedjah

4

3

3+1

3

0+0

0

FW

Sofiane Hanni

2

0

2+0

0

0+0

0

FW

Islam Slimani

3

0

1+2

0

0+0

0

FW

El Arabi Hillel Soudani

4

0

3+1

0

0+0

0

Goalscorers

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

Assists

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.

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[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.