Algeria_national_under-23_football_team
The Algeria national under-23 football team represents Algeria in international football competitions including the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation.
Nickname(s) | الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes) = محاربي الصحراء(Les Guerriers du désert) | ||
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Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF | ||
Head coach | Noureddine Ould Ali | ||
Captain | Ryad Kenniche | ||
Home stadium | Stade du 5 Juillet | ||
FIFA code | ALG | ||
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First international | |||
Morocco U-23 3–1 Algeria U-23 (Morocco; 1 November 1965) | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1980) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1980) | ||
African Games | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1965) | ||
Best result | Gold Medal (1978) | ||
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Silver Medal (2015) |
Algeria first appeared in the final of the Summer Olympics held in Moscow in 1980.[1] They managed to reach the quarter finals of the tournament.
In 2015, the under-23 team finished runners-up in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. They lost to Nigeria 2–1 in Dakar, Senegal where the tournament was hosted. Algeria missed an opportunity to level in the second half. Zinedine Ferhat had a penalty saved by Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Emmanuel in the 68th minute.[2] Algeria clinched their place in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Rio de Janeiro by beating South Africa 2–0 in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
1st Kit
1980 OG
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2016 OG
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2nd Kit
1980 OG
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2016 OG
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- Summer Olympic Games:
- Quarter-final: 1980
- U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
- Runners-up: 2015
- African Games:
- Gold Medalists: 1978
- UNAF U-23 Tournament:
- Islamic Solidarity Games:
- Bronze Medalists: 2017
Olympic Games recordMain article: Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament
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African Games recordMain article: Algeria at the African Games
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Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record
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UNAF U-23 Tournament record
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Arab Games
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Islamic Solidarity Games
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Current squad
The following list of players were selected for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament between 29 May – 12 June 2022.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2022.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Teddy Boulhendi | (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Nice | |
1GK | Redouane Maachou | (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | USM Bel Abbès | |
2DF | Mohamed Azzi | (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad | |
2DF | Reda Benchaa | (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Dijon | |
2DF | Abdellah Bendouma | (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | USM Bel Abbès | |
2DF | Joakim Kada | (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Marseille | |
2DF | Naïm Laidouni | (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Clermont Foot | |
3MF | Yuliwes Bellache | (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie | |
3MF | Nassim Benaissa | (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Nice | |
3MF | Akram Bouras | (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad | |
3MF | Cyril Khetir | (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Lyon La Duchère | |
3MF | Fares Nechat Djabri | (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie | |
3MF | Camiel Neghli | (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | De Graafschap | |
3MF | Yacine Titraoui | (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC | |
4FW | Monsef Bakrar | (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | ES Sétif | |
4FW | Chemseddine Bekkouche | (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad | |
4FW | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad | |
4FW | Adil Boulbina | (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC | |
4FW | Yanis Guermouche | (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Montpellier | |
4FW | Anis Hadj Moussa | (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | RC Lens | |
4FW | Massinissa Nait Salem | (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie |
Notable players
Former squads
- "Nigeria win U23s as SA clinch Rio spot". BBC Sport.
- "Nigeria & Algeria earn Olympic spots". BBC Sport.
- "Selection National U23: La Liste De Ould Ali Pour Le Tournoi Revello" (PDF) (in French). Fédération algérienne de football. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.