Algeria national under-23 football team
| Nickname(s) | الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes) | ||
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| Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF | ||
| Head coach | Pierre-André Schürmann | ||
| Captain | Ryad Kenniche | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Mustapha Tchaker | ||
| 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) | ||
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
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   2016 OG
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2nd Kit[]
     1980 OG
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   2016 OG
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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:
- Islamic Solidarity Games:
- Bronze Medalists: 2017
Competitive record[]
Olympic Games record[]
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African Games record[]
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Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record[]
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UNAF U-23 Tournament record[]
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Islamic Solidarity Games[]
| Islamic Solidarity Games record | ||||||||
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| Appearances: 2 | ||||||||
| 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 |
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To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Bronze medal | 2/3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
Team[]
Current squad[]
The following is the Algeria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.[4]
Head coach: Pierre-André Schürmann
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Abdelkader Salhi | 19 March 1993 (aged 23) | 12 | 0 | ASO Chlef
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| 2 | DF | Miloud Rebiaï | 12 December 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ES Sétif
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| 3 | DF | Ayoub Abdellaoui | 16 February 1993 (aged 23) | 13 | 0 |  FC Sion
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| 4 | DF | Abdelghani Demmou* | 29 January 1989 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 | MC Alger
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| 5 | DF | Ryad Kenniche (c) | 30 April 1993 (aged 23) | 7 | 1 |  US Tataouine
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| 6 | MF | Mohamed Benkhemassa | 28 June 1993 (aged 23) | 17 | 2 |  Malaga CF
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| 7 | FW | Baghdad Bounedjah* | 24 November 1991 (aged 24) | 6 | 4 |  Al Sadd SC
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| 8 | MF | Haris Belkebla | 28 January 1994 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |  Tours
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| 9 | FW | Mohamed Benkablia | 2 February 1994 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ASM Oran
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| 10 | FW | Abderrahmane Meziane | 7 March 1993 (aged 23) | 13 | 4 | ES Tunis
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| 11 | FW | Zakaria Haddouche | 19 August 1994 (aged 21) | 9 | 1 | Khaleej FC
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| 12 | MF | Raouf Benguit | 5 April 1996 (aged 20) | 14 | 0 | ES Tunis
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| 13 | FW | Oussama Darfalou | 29 September 1993 (aged 22) | 11 | 4 |  SBV Vitesse
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| 14 | MF | * | 7 June 1999 (aged 17) | 1 | 1 |  R.S.C. Anderlecht
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| 15 | DF | Houari Ferhani | 11 February 1993 (aged 23) | 13 | 0 | JS Kabylie
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| 16 | GK | Farid Chaâl | 3 July 1994 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | USM El Harrach
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| 17 | MF | Zakaria Draoui | 20 February 1994 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | CR Belouizdad
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| 18 | FW | Rachid Aït-Atmane | 4 February 1993 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Sporting Gijón
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* Over-aged player.
- stats as of September 29, 2015
Notable players[]
Former squads[]
- 1980 Summer Olympics squads - Algeria
- 2011 CAF U-23 Championship squads - Algeria
- 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads - Algeria
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Moscow 1980 - fifa.com
- ^ "Nigeria win U23s as SA clinch Rio spot". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Nigeria & Algeria earn Olympic spots". BBC Sport.
- ^ "JO 2016 : Les 18 Algériens pour Rio" [2016 Olympics: 18 Algerians for Rio] (in French). DZFoot.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
External links[]
- Algeria national under-23 football team
- African national under-23 association football teams
- Algeria national football team