Algeria national under-23 football team

Algeria U-23
Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك; (Fennec Foxes) = محاربي الصحراء (Les Guerriers du désert)
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
First colours	Second colours
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)

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.

History

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]

Kit history

1st Kit

1980 OG

2016 OG

2nd Kit

1980 OG

2016 OG

Honours

Summer Olympic Games:

Quarter-final: 1980

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

Runners-up: 2015

African Games:

Gold Medalists: 1978

UNAF U-23 Tournament:

Champions: 2007, 2010
Runners-up: 2006, 2011

Islamic Solidarity Games:

Bronze Medalists: 2017

Competitive record

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900-1960	Part of France (FRA)
1964	did not enter
1968	did not qualify
1972
1976
1980	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	5
1984	did not qualify
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	4	6
2020	did not qualify
2024	did not qualify
Total	Quarter-finals	2/28	7	1	2	4	8	11

Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.

African Games record

African Games
Appearances: 7
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	Fourth Place	4th	5	2	0	3	6	5
1973	Group Stage	5th	3	1	1	1	6	6
1978	Gold Medal	1st	5	4	1	0	9	2
1987	Disqualified ¹
1991	did not qualify
1995	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	2	4
1999	Group Stage	6th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2003	Group Stage	5th	3	1	1	1	3	4
2007	Group Stage	5th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2011	did not qualify
2015	did not enter
2019	did not enter
2023	To be determined
Total	Gold Medal	7/12	25	11	4	10	32	29

Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the African Games was open to full senior national teams.
^1 Algeria disqualified in the qualification match after beating Tunisia, for professional players on the Algeria team

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	2	5
2015	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	6	3
2019	did not qualify
2023	did not qualify
Total	Runners-up	2/3	8	3	2	3	8	8

UNAF U-23 Tournament record

UNAF U-23 Tournament
Appearances: 4
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	4	3
2007	Winners	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0
2010	Winners	1st	3	3	0	0	12	1
2011	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	3
2015	Postponed
2022	To be determined
Total	Winners	4/4	10	5	3	2	20	7

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Appearances: 2
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953	Part of France
1957
1961
1965	Did not enter
1976	Did not enter
1985	Bronze¹	3rd	5	2	0	3	4	5
1992	Did not enter
1997	Did not enter
1999	Withdrew
2004	No tournament
2007	Did not enter
2011	Did not enter
2023	Fourth place	4th	5	2	2	1	7	5
Total	Bronze Medal	2/12	10	4	2	4	11	10

Prior to the Algeria 2023 campaign, the Football at the Arab Games was open to full senior national teams.
1.^ Algeria participated with the B team.

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games record
Appearances: 3
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	4	7
2013	did not enter
2017	Bronze medal	3rd	5	3	1	1	6	4
2021	Fourth place	4th	5	1	3	1	6	4
2025	To be determined
Total	Bronze medal	3/4	14	6	4	4	16	15

Team

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.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Teddy Boulhendi	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23)	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 22)	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 23)	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 22)	0	0	Clermont Foot

3MF	Yuliwes Bellache	(2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22)	0	0	JS Kabylie
3MF	Nassim Benaissa	(2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22)	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 23)	0	0	JS Kabylie
3MF	Camiel Neghli	(2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 23)	0	0	De Graafschap
3MF	Yacine Titraoui	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21)	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 21)	0	0	Paradou AC
4FW	Yanis Guermouche	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 23)	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 23)	0	0	JS Kabylie

Notable players

Former squads

References

^ Moscow 1980 - fifa.com
^ "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.

External links

Algerian FA

[1] Moscow 1980 - fifa.com

[2] "Nigeria win U23s as SA clinch Rio spot". BBC Sport.

[3] "Nigeria & Algeria earn Olympic spots". BBC Sport.

[4] "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.

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