Algeria 2019 football season
The Algerian team in its 57th year will participate in the Africa Cup of Nations for the 18th and fourth consecutive time.
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were selected for the friendly match against Zambia on 15 October 2019.
Caps and goals are correct as of 15 October 2019, after the match against Botswana .
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
Moustapha Zeghba
(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 34)
0
0
Al-Wehda
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
DF
Rafik Halliche
(1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 38)
41
3
Moreirense
v. Benin , 9 September 2019
DF
Houcine Benayada
(1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 32)
0
0
CS Constantine
v. Benin , 9 September 2019
DF
Mehdi Zeffane
(1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32)
15
0
Rennes
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF
Mohamed Fares
(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28)
9
0
SPAL
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
DF
Ayoub Abdellaoui
(1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31)
4
0
Sion
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
DF
Ilias Hassani
(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)
2
0
Arda Kardzhali
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
DF
Haithem Loucif
(1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 28)
1
0
Angers
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
DF
Abdelkader Bedrane
(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 (age 32)
1
0
Espérance
v. Togo , 18 November 2018
MF
Adam Ounas
(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 28)
9
3
Nice
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF
Hicham Boudaoui
(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)
5
0
Nice
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
MF
Saphir Taïder
(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32)
46
5
Montreal Impact
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
MF
Mohamed Benkhemassa
(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31)
4
0
Málaga
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
MF
Victor Lekhal
(1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 (age 30)
1
0
Le Havre
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
MF
Yassine Benzia
(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 30)
4
1
Olympiacos
v. Togo , 18 November 2018
MF
Oussama Chita
(1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 28)
1
0
USM Alger
v. Togo , 18 November 2018
MF
Abderrahmane Meziane
(1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)
0
0
Al-Ain
v. Togo , 18 November 2018
FW
Oussama Darfalou
(1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 31)
1
0
Vitesse
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
FW
Zakaria Naidji
(1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29)
1
0
Gil Vicente
v. Tunisia , 26 March 2019
Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Retired from international football.
Summary
Goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja Participated for the first time with the national team after the injury of Raïs M'Bolhi .
This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2019.
This year, Algeria's participation in the Africa Cup of Nations The first match was the final round of Africa Cup of Nations qualification against the Gambia and ended with a 1-1 draw, scoring the only goal for Algeria's Mehdi Abeid . to end the qualifiers in the lead with 11 points. The preparation for CAN 2019 begins with three friendlies: The first at the end of March, which ended with a victory for Les Fennecs (1-0) against Tunisia with a goal from Baghdad Bounedjah on penalty, the other two matches will be determined by the FAF after having drawn the draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations . After he was scheduled to attend the national team in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations in the UAE, the coach retreated and chose Qatar due to the preparation of both Burundi and Mali rivals Algeria before Africa Cup. first match against Burundi ended with a 1-1 draw and Bounedjah scored the goal of Algeria after a pass from Youcef Belaïli . Coach Djamel Belmadi has decided to dismiss Haris Belkebla after a video broadcast live and accessible long hours after a live stream of Fortnite on tweet account of Alexandre Oukidja and he was replaced by Andy Delort . On June 16, In the last match before heading to Egypt against Mali, Algeria won 3–2 and the new striker Delort scoring the winning goal.
With the start of the African Cup, the Algerian national team managed to achieve the full haul of nine points in Group C For the first time since 1990 in Algeria without receiving any goal, the first three points were against Kenya by 2–0 Bounedjah converted from the penalty spot after 34 minutes in Cairo following a clear foul on Youcef Atal . then Riyad Mahrez doubled the advantage with a deflected shot from Ismael Bennacer 's cut-back two minutes before half-time, With this goal Mahrez became the first Algerian to score in three consecutive copies 2015 , 2017 and 2019 . In the second game Algeria face Senegal in a battle for top spot Youcef Belaili blasted home the only goal of the game from the edge of box from Sofiane Feghouli 's cross, to clinch a place in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16, Bennacer also won Man of the Match for the second time in a row. In their last game against Tanzania , Belmadi changed the whole squad except M'Bolhi and Bennacer , and despite that they won with three goals. The first goal was scored by Islam Slimani after an assist from Adam Ounas , after which Slimani gave two decisive passes to Ounas the last with the end of the match won Man of the Match.
Algeria continued its rampant performance with a 3–0 win over Guinea in the round of 16, Belaili took the lead after a neat one-two with Bounedjah In the second half, Mahrez added the second goal with a moment of quality, before substitute Ounas tapped in Youcef Atal 's low cross from close range. but struggled harder against Ivory Coast , being held 1–1 after 120' before overcame the Ivorians 4–3 in penalty shootout After Serey Dié miss the last kick of Ivory Coast, this game saw the injury of Atal and miss the rest of the games. The Algerians then put up an outstanding performance, beating African powerhouse Nigeria 2–1, with a late minute goal by Mahrez in a free kick spot to reach their first ever final since winning at home at 1990 .
Overview
International debut
Players made their international debut in 2019
Pos
Player name
Age
Debut match
DF
Haithem Loucif
22
vs. Gambia , March 22, 2019
Africa Cup of Nations qualification
MF
Hicham Boudaoui
19
vs. Gambia , March 22, 2019
Africa Cup of Nations qualification
FW
Oussama Darfalou
25
vs. Gambia , March 22, 2019
Africa Cup of Nations qualification
FW
Zakaria Naidji
24
vs. Gambia , March 22, 2019
Africa Cup of Nations qualification
MF
Victor Lekhal
25
vs. Tunisia , March 26, 2019
International Friendly
GK
Alexandre Oukidja
30
vs. Tunisia , March 26, 2019
International Friendly
FW
Andy Delort
27
vs. Mali , June 23, 2019
International Friendly
Note: Age when debuted.
Match results
Algeria v Gambia
Algeria v Tunisia
Algeria v Burundi
Algeria v Mali
Algeria v Kenya
Senegal v Algeria
Tanzania v Algeria
Algeria v Guinea
Ivory Coast v Algeria
Algeria v Nigeria
Senegal v Algeria
Algeria v Benin
Algeria v DR Congo
Colombia v Algeria
Algeria v Zambia
Botswana v Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
Source: CAF Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
All match times are local, CAT (UTC+2 ).
Algeria vs Kenya
23 June 2019 (2019-06-23)22:00 30 June Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 8,071Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali )
Senegal vs Algeria
27 June 2019 (2019-06-27)19:00 30 June Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 25,765Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia )
Tanzania vs Algeria
1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)21:00 Al Salam Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 8,921Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar )
Knockout stage
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
Round of 16
7 July 2019 (2019-07-07)21:00 30 June Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 8,205Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles )
Quarter-finals
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11)18:00 Suez Stadium , Suez Attendance: 8,233Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia )
Semi-finals
14 July 2019 (2019-07-14)21:00 Cairo International Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 49,775Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia )
Final
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Final
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19)21:00 Cairo International Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 75,000Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon )
Official Squad
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squads
Coach: Djamel Belmadi
The final squad was announced on 30 May 2019. On 13 June 2019, Andy Delort was announced as a replacement for Haris Belkebla who was excluded from the squad.
2021 CAN qualification
Group H
Source: CAF Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Squad information
Player statistics
Correct as of 18 November 2019 (v. Botswana ).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played
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
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"CAN 2019 : Algérie 1-1 Gambie" . dzfoot.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
"AMICAL : L'ALGÉRIE L'EMPORTE À L'USURE CONTRE LA TUNISIE (1-0)" . football365.fr. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
"Belmadi explique le choix du Qatar pour le stage des Verts" . .lebuteur.com. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
"Amical : Algérie 1-1 Burundi" . dzfoot.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
"EN : Haris Belkebla quitte le groupe" . dzfoot.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
"Algérie: Andy Delort finalement appelé pour la CAN, en remplacement de Belkebla" . 20minutes.fr. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
"Amical : Algérie 3-2 Mali" . dzfoot.com. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
"Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Algeria earn comfortable 2-0 victory over Kenya" . BBC Sport . 23 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
"Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria beat Senegal 1-0 to reach last 16" . BBC Sport . 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
"Tanzania 0-3 Algeria: Adam Ounas shines as Algeria top Group C" . BBC Sport . 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
"ALG-TAN : Adam Ounas désigné homme du match" . dzfoot.com. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
"Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria 3-0 Guinea" . BBC Sport . 7 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Algeria sink Ivory Coast on penalties to reach Afcon semis" . standardmedia.co.ke. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Late Mahrez free-kick sends Algeria into CAN 2019 final" . en.as.com. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Algeria vs. Kenya" . ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
Confederation of African Football (23 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, I. Bennacer has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet ). Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Twitter .
"Senegal vs. Algeria" . ESPN. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
Confederation of African Football (27 June 2019). "I. Bennacer has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet ). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter .
"Tanzania vs. Algeria" . ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Confederation of African Football (1 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, Adam Ounas has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet ). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter .
"Algeria vs. Guinea" . ESPN. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Confederation of African Football (7 July 2019). "RIYAD MAHREZ has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet ). Retrieved 7 July 2019 – via Twitter .
"Ivory Coast vs. Algeria" . ESPN. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Confederation of African Football (11 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, S. Gbohouo has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet ). Retrieved 11 July 2019 – via Twitter .
"Algeria vs. Nigeria" . ESPN. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Confederation of African Football (14 July 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! @Mahrez22 is the Total Man of the Match !" (Tweet ). Retrieved 14 July 2019 – via Twitter .
"Senegal vs. Algeria" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2022-08-18.
CAF (19 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is R. M'bolhi!" (Tweet ). Retrieved 19 July 2019 – via Twitter .
"EQUIPE NATIONALE : LES 23 POUR LA CAN" (in French). faf.dz. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
"EQUIPE NATIONALE :ANDY DELORT DANS LA LISTE DES 23" (in French). faf.dz. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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