Algeria national football team 2016

Algeria

2016 season
Chairmen	Mohamed Raouraoua
Manager	Christian Gourcuff (until 30 March 2016) Nabil Neghiz (Interim) (from 1 April 2016) (until 26 June 2016) Milovan Rajevac (from 26 June 2016) (until 11 October 2016) Nabil Neghiz (Interim) (from 11 October 2016) (until 27 October 2016) Georges Leekens (from 27 October 2016)
Stadium	Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Home colours Away colours
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This is the Algeria national football team 2016.

Summary

This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2016.

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Africa Cup qualification	4	3	1	0	18	4	+14	75.00
FIFA World Cup qualification	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	00.00
Total	6	3	2	1	20	8	+12	50.00

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2016

Pos	Player Name	Age^1	Debut match
MF	Sofiane Hanni	25	vs.  Seychelles, June 2, 2016	Africa Cup qualification
MF	Sofiane Bendebka	23	vs.  Seychelles, June 2, 2016	Africa Cup qualification
MF	Ismaël Bennacer	18	vs.  Lesotho, September 4, 2016	Africa Cup qualification

¹Note: Age when debuted.

Official Squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification group B against Nigeria in November 12, 2016.^[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 9 October 2016 after the game against Cameroon.^[2]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	25 April 1986	48	0	Antalyaspor
	GK	Chamseddine Rahmani	15 September 1990	0	0	MO Bejaia
	GK	Malik Asselah	8 July 1986	0	0	JS Kabylie
	DF	Carl Medjani (captain)	15 May 1985	53	3	Leganés
	DF	Faouzi Ghoulam	1 February 1991	28	5	Napoli
	DF	Aïssa Mandi	22 October 1991	24	1	Betis
	DF	Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba	5 March 1988	11	1	Servette
	DF	Hicham Belkaroui	24 August 1990	8	0	ES Tunis
	DF	Mehdi Tahrat	24 January 1990	2	0	SCO Angers
	DF	Mohamed Khoutir Ziti	19 April 1989	1	0	ES Sétif
	DF	Houari Ferhani	11 February 1993	0	0	JS Kabylie
	MF	Sofiane Feghouli	26 December 1989	41	11	West Ham United
	MF	Saphir Taïder	29 February 1992	36	5	Bologna
	MF	Adlène Guedioura	12 November 1985	34	2	Watford
	MF	Yacine Brahimi (vice-captain)	8 February 1990	30	7	Porto
	MF	Riyad Mahrez	21 February 1991	26	6	Leicester City
	MF	Ryad Boudebouz	19 February 1990	24	2	Montpellier
	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	12 November 1985	20	3	Schalke 04
	MF	Rachid Ghezzal	9 May 1992	7	1	Lyon
	MF	Mehdi Abeid	6 August 1992	2	0	Dijon
	FW	Islam Slimani	18 June 1988	45	23	Leicester City
	FW	El Arabi Hillel Soudani	25 November 1987	39	21	Dinamo Zagreb
	FW	Sofiane Hanni	29 December 1990	1	0	Anderlecht

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	19 May 1992	11	0	Rennes	v.  Cameroon, 9 October 2016
DF	Nacereddine Khoualed^INJ	16 April 1986	4	0	USM Alger	v.  Cameroon, 9 October 2016
DF	Brahim Boudebouda	28 August 1990	1	0	MC Alger	v.  Seychelles, 2 June 2016
DF	Abdelghani Demmou	29 January 1989	0	0	MC Alger	v.  Seychelles, 2 June 2016
DF	Rafik Halliche	2 September 1986	37	3	Qatar SC	v.  Ethiopia, 29 March 2016
DF	Ramy Bensebaini	16 April 1995	0	0	Rennes	v.  Ethiopia, 29 March 2016
DF	Djamel Mesbah	9 October 1984	34	1	Crotone	v.  Tanzania, 17 November 2015
MF	Walid Mesloub	4 September 1985	7	0	Lorient	v.  Cameroon, 9 October 2016
MF	Sofiane Bendebka	9 August 1992	1	0	NA Hussein Dey	v.  Seychelles, 2 June 2016
FW	Ishak Belfodil	12 January 1992	14	2	Standard Liége	v.  Tanzania, 17 November 2015
FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	30 November 1991	5	0	Al-Sadd	v.  Tanzania, 17 November 2015
FW	Saïd Benrahma	10 August 1995	1	0	Nice	v.  Tanzania, 17 November 2015

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
^RET Retired from international football.

Match results

Africa Cup qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	6	5	1	0	25	5	+20	16	Final tournament
2	Ethiopia	6	3	2	1	11	14	−3	11
3	Seychelles	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6	4
4	Lesotho	6	1	0	5	5	16	−11	3

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Algeria  v  Ethiopia

25 March 2016 Group J	Algeria	7 – 1	Ethiopia	Blida, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Feghouli  23', 47' Slimani  31', 90+2' Brahimi  72' Taïder  74' Ghezzal  80'	Report	Kebede  84'	Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Ethiopia  v  Algeria

29 March 2016 Group J	Ethiopia	3 – 3	Algeria	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
17:00 UTC+3	Kebede  28', 49' Fekadu  64'	Report	Slimani  43' Mandi  62' Ghoulam  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

Seychelles  v  Algeria

2 June 2016 Group J	Seychelles	0 – 2	Algeria	Victoria, Seychelles
18:00 UTC+4		Report	Benzia  41' Soudani  60'	Stadium: Stade Linité Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

Algeria  v  Lesotho

4 September 2016 Group J	Algeria	6 – 0	Lesotho	Blida, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Soudani  7', 38' Mahrez  18', 74' Taïder  24' Boudebouz  45+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2	Cameroon	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
3	Zambia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
4	Algeria	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Algeria  v  Cameroon

9 October 2016 Group B	Algeria	1 – 1	Cameroon	Blida, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Soudani  7'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	24' Moukandjo	Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Nigeria  v  Algeria

11 November 2016 Group B	Nigeria	3 – 1	Algeria	Uyo, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Moses  25', 90+2' Mikel  42'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	67' Bentaleb	Stadium: Akwa Ibom Stadium Attendance: 28.000 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Squad information

Player statistics

Correct as of 9 October 2016 (v.  Cameroon).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Africa Cup Qualification		World Cup Qualifiers
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1/23	GK		Raïs M'Bolhi	5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Aïssa Mandi	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0
12	DF		Carl Medjani	5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Faouzi Ghoulam	5	1	4+0	1	1+0	0
18	DF		Mehdi Zeffane	5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Hicham Belkaroui	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Liassine Cadamuro	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
6	MF		Walid Mesloub	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF		Saphir Taïder	5	2	4+0	2	1+0	0
7	MF		Riyad Mahrez	4	2	3+0	2	1+0	0
10	MF		Sofiane Feghouli	4	2	2+1	2	0+1	0
11	MF		Yacine Brahimi	4	1	2+1	1	0+1	0
7/15	MF		Rachid Ghezzal	4	1	1+2	1	0+1	0
14	MF		Ryad Boudebouz	5	1	2+2	1	1+0	0
17	MF		Adlène Guedioura	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
13	MF		Sofiane Hanni	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
6	MF		Sofiane Bendebka	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
6	MF		Ismaël Bennacer	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	FW		Yassine Benzia	2	1	1+1	1	0+0	0
13	FW		Islam Slimani	4	3	3+0	3	1+0	0
15	FW		El Arbi Hillel Soudani	3	4	2+0	3	1+0	1

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Goalscorers

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

No.	Player	Pos.	ACQ	WCQ	TOTAL
15	El Arbi Hillel Soudani	FW	3	1	4
13	Islam Slimani	FW	3	0	3
10	Sofiane Feghouli	MW	2	0	2
8	Saphir Taïder	CM	2	0	2
7	Riyad Mahrez	LW / RW / AM	2	0	2
7/15	Rachid Ghezzal	LW	1	0	1
11	Yacine Brahimi	AM / FW	1	0	1
10	Ryad Boudebouz	AM	1	0	1
3	Faouzi Ghoulam	LB	1	0	1
2	Aïssa Mandi	RB	1	0	1
17	Yassine Benzia	FW	1	0	1
14	Nabil Bentaleb	CM / DM	0	1	1
Own Goals			0	0	0
Totals			18	2	20

Assists

No.	Pos	Player	Africa Cup Qualification	World Cup Qualifiers	Total
7	LW/RW/AM	Riyad Mahrez	2	1	3
3	LB	Faouzi Ghoulam	2	0	2
10	AM	Ryad Boudebouz	2	0	2
13	FW	Islam Slimani	1	1	2
6	MF/FW	Walid Mesloub	1	0	1
12	DM/CB	Carl Medjani	1	0	1
Total			9	2	11

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
17 November 2015	Nabil Bentaleb	1
29 March 2016	Islam Slimani	1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

R	No.	Pos	Name	Africa Cup Qualification	World Cup Qualifiers	Total
1	1/23	GK	Raïs M'Bolhi	2	–	2
			TOTALS	2	–	2

As of 4 September 2016

References

1. {{cite web http://www.faf.dz/nigeria-algerie-m-georges-leekens-devoile-la-liste-des-23/|}}
2. "Algeria".