Algeria national Flag
The Algeria national football team is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football and the nicknamed Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes). Algeria won the tow World Cups in 1982 and 1986. Algeria also won the Africa Cup of Nations once in 1990. Algeria managed World Cup qualification FIFA 2010 to beat North African rivals Egypt. In 1990, Algeria hosted the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations.2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifications Algeria returned to the top 20 African teams by finishing first in their group ahead of Senegal, Gambia, and Liberia for the second round on the combined On 11 October 2008. Algeria was joined by Zambia, Rwanda, and Egypt the third and final round of the qualifiers.
Team configuration
Nickname | Les Fennecs(The Desert Foxes) |
Assocition | Fédération Algérienne de Football |
Confederation | CAF ( |
Head coach | Rabah Saadane |
Asst coach | Zoheir Djelloul |
Captain | Yazid Mansouri |
Most caps | Mahieddine Meftah (107) |
Top scorer | Abdelhafid Tasfaout (35) |
Home stadium | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 |
FIFA code | ALG |
FIFA ranking | 31 |
Highest FIFA ranking | 26 (December 2009) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 103 (May 2008) |
Elo ranking | 71 |
Honours OF ALGERIA TEAM
Top Goalscorers of Algeria
Name | Career | Goals |
Abdelhafid Tasfaout | 1990–2002 | 35 |
Rabah Madjer | 1980–1992 | 28 |
Lakhdar Belloumi | 1978–1989 | 24 |
Djamel Menad | 1982–1995 | 25 |
Tedj Bensaoula | 1978–1986 | 22 |
Rafik Saifi | 1999– | 18 |
Salah Assad | 1978–1988 | 14 |
Hacène Lalmas | 1964–1974 | 12 |
Ali Mecabih | 1995–2003 | 10 |
Billel Dziri | 1993–2002 | 9 |
Most Capped player Algeria
Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
Mahieddine Meftah | 1989–2002 | 107 | 4 |
Lakhdar Belloumi | 1978–1989 | 89 | 24 |
Abdelhafid Tasfaout | 1991–2002 | 88 | 35 |
Billel Dziri | 1992–2005 | 87 | 9 |
Rabah Madjer | 1978–1992 | 83 | 28 |
Djamel Menad | 1980–1995 | 80 | 25 |
Mahmoud Guendouz | 1977–1986 | 71 | 4 |
Salah Assad | 1977–1989 | 67 | 14 |
Ali Fergani | 1973–1986 | 66 | 6 |
Yazid Mansouri | 2001- | 64 | 0 |
Players of Algeria
Goalkeeper
Mohamed Ousserir
Lounès Gaouaoui
Mohamed Zemmamouche
Defender
Madjid Bougherra
Nadir Belhadj
Antar Yahia
Rafik Halliche
Slimane Raho
Réda Babouche
Abdelkader Laïfaoui
Samir Zaoui
Midfielder
Yazid Mansouri
Karim Matmour
Karim Ziani
Hassan Yebda
Mehdi Lacen
Djamel Abdoun
Forward
Abdelkader Ghezzal
Rafik Djebbour
Chadli Amri
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