Algeria national football team 2020

Algeria
2020 season
Chairmen	Kheiredine Zetchi
Manager	Djamel Belmadi
Stadium	Stade du 5 Juillet
Home colours	Away colours

The Algerian team in its 58th year will participate in the 2021 CAN qualification and 2022 World Cup qualification.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Zimbabwe on 12 and 16 November 2020.
Caps and goals are correct as of 12 November 2020, after the match against Zimbabwe.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986	74	0	Al-Ettifaq
1GK	Azzedine Doukha	(1986-08-05) 5 August 1986	13	0	Al-Raed
1GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988	3	0	Metz

2DF	Aïssa Mandi (Vice-captain)	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991	58	1	Betis
2DF	Ramy Bensebaini	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995	33	4	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2DF	Youcef Atal	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996	18	1	Nice
2DF	Djamel Benlamri	(1989-12-25) 25 December 1989	15	0	Lyon
2DF	Mehdi Tahrat	(1990-01-24) 24 January 1990	12	0	Abha
2DF	Mohamed Farès	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996	10	0	Lazio
2DF	Réda Halaïmia	(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996	3	0	Beerschot

3MF	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989	64	13	Galatasaray
3MF	Riyad Mahrez (Captain)	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991	60	17	Manchester City
3MF	Adlène Guedioura	(1985-11-12) 12 November 1985	57	2	Al-Gharafa
3MF	Yacine Brahimi	(1990-02-08) 8 February 1990	55	11	Al-Rayyan
3MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997	24	1	Milan
3MF	Mehdi Abeid	(1992-08-06) 6 August 1992	15	1	Nantes
3MF	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	10	3	Cagliari
3MF	Haris Belkebla	(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994	3	0	Brest
3MF	Farid Boulaya	(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993	1	0	Metz
3MF	Mehdi Zerkane	(1999-07-15) 15 July 1999	1	0	Bordeaux

4FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991	36	16	Al-Sadd
4FW	Andy Delort	(1991-10-09) 9 October 1991	9	1	Montpellier
4FW	Saïd Benrahma	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995	4	0	West Ham United
4FW	Karim Aribi	(1994-06-24) 24 June 1994	1	0	Nîmes

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
DF	Mehdi Zeffane	(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992	15	0	Krylia Sovetov Samara	v. Mexico, 13 October 2020
DF	Abdel Medioub	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997	1	0	Tondela	v. Mexico, 13 October 2020
DF	Maxime Spano	(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994	0	0	Valenciennes	v. Mexico, 13 October 2020
DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993	6	0	Sion	v. Botswana, 18 November 2019

MF	Zinedine Ferhat	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993	8	0	Nîmes	v. Mexico, 13 October 2020
MF	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992	18	5	Qatar	v. Botswana, 18 November 2019
MF	Adem Zorgane	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	0	0	PAC	v. Botswana, 18 November 2019

FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18) 18 June 1988	68	29	Leicester City	v. Botswana, 18 November 2019
FW	Hillal Soudani	(1987-11-25) 25 November 1987	51	23	Olympiacos	v. Botswana, 18 November 2019
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^RET Retired from international football.

Summary

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
International Friendly	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
2021 CAN qualification	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Total	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	066.67

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2020 ¹Note: Age when debuted.

Pos	Player Name	Age¹	Debut match
DF	Réda Halaïmia	24	vs. Nigeria, October 9, 2020	International Friendly
FW	Farid Boulaya	27	vs. Nigeria, October 9, 2020	International Friendly
DF	Abdel Medioub	23	vs. Nigeria, October 9, 2020	International Friendly
MF	Mehdi Zerkane	21	vs. Zimbabwe, November 12, 2020	Africa Cup of Nations qualification
FW	Karim Aribi	26	vs. Zimbabwe, November 12, 2020	Africa Cup of Nations qualification

¹Note: Age when debuted.

Match results

9 October 2020 Friendly	Algeria	1–0	Nigeria	Klagenfurt, Austria
19:30 (CEST)	Bensebaini 6'	Report		Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

13 October 2020 Friendly	Mexico	2–2	Algeria	Hague, Netherlands
20:00 (CEST)	Corona 43' Lainez 86'	Report	Bennacer 45' Mahrez 67'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

12 November 2020 CAN qualification	Algeria	3–1	Zimbabwe	Algiers, Algeria
20:15 UTC+1	Bounedjah 31' Feghouli 42' Mahrez 67'	Report	Kadewere 79'	Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

16 November 2020 CAN qualification	Zimbabwe	2–2	Algeria	Harare, Zimbabwe
15:00 UTC+2	Musona 43' Dube 82'	Report	Delort 34' Mahrez 38'	Stadium: National Sports Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood (Sudan)

2021 CAN qualification

Group H

The draw took place on 18 July 2019, 18:30 CAT (UTC+2), in Cairo, Egypt.[1] A total of 52 teams entered the tournament, including the hosts Cameroon, while Eritrea and Somalia chose to not enter the qualifiers.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria (Q)	4	3	1	0	11	3	+8	10	Qualify for final tournament
2	Zimbabwe	4	1	2	1	5	6	−1	5	Qualify for final tournament
3	Botswana	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	4
4	Zambia	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	3

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2020. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Squad information

Player statistics

Correct as of 16 November 2020 (v. Zimbabwe).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Friendly		Africa Cup Qualification
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Raïs M'Bolhi	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	GK		Alexandre Oukidja	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Azzedine Doukha	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Djamel Benlamri	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Aïssa Mandi	4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Mehdi Tahrat	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Maxime Spano	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Réda Halaïmia	4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Ramy Bensebaini	4	1	2+0	1	2+0	0
	DF		Mohamed Fares	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF		Abdel Medioub	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ismaël Bennacer	3	1	1+0	1	2+0	0
	MF		Riyad Mahrez	4	3	2+0	1	2+0	2
	MF		Sofiane Feghouli	3	1	1+0	0	2+0	1
	MF		Haris Belkebla	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
	MF		Adlène Guedioura	3	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
	MF		Mehdi Abeid	3	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
	MF		Mehdi Zerkane	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Adam Ounas	2	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	FW		Baghdad Bounedjah	3	1	1+0	0	1+1	1
	FW		Andy Delort	3	1	1+1	0	1+0	1
	FW		Saïd Benrahma	3	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
	FW		Farid Boulaya	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Yacine Brahimi	4	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
	FW		Karim Aribi	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Source:

Goalscorers

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

Player	Pos.	Fri	ACQ	TOTAL
Riyad Mahrez	MF	1	2	3
Baghdad Bounedjah	FW	0	1	1
Andy Delort	FW	0	1	1
Sofiane Feghouli	MF	0	1	1
Ismaël Bennacer	MF	1	0	1
Ramy Bensebaini	DF	1	0	1
Own Goals		0	0	0
Totals		3	5	8

Assists

Player	Pos.	Fri	ACQ	TOTAL
Sofiane Feghouli	MF	1	0	1
Riyad Mahrez	MF	0	1	1
Réda Halaïmia	MF	0	1	1
Saïd Benrahma	FW	0	1	1
Ramy Bensebaini	DF	1	0	1
Andy Delort	FW	1	0	1
Totals		3	3	6

Clean sheets

Player	Fri	TOTAL
Raïs M'Bolhi	0	0
Alexandre Oukidja	1	1
Azzedine Doukha	0	0
Totals	1	1

Notes

References

"Draw for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations released". CAF. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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[1] "Draw for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations released". CAF. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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