Algeria national under-23 football team

Algeria U-23

Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes)
Association	Fédération Algérienne de Football
Sub-confederation	UNAF
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Pierre-André Schürmann
Captain	Oussama Darfalou
Home stadium	Stade Mustapha Tchaker
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
First international
Morocco U-23 3–1 Algeria U-23 (Morocco; 1 November 1965)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (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 Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF).

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]

Honours

Summer Olympic Games:

• Best results: Quarter-final

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

in 1978 All-Africa Games & 1980 Summer Olympics, Algeria participate with the A team at this time

Competitive record

Olympic Games record Olympic Games Appearances: 2 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1896 - 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 Qualified - - - - - - - 2020 To be determined Total Quarter-finals 2/25 4 1 1 2 4 5 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 Round 1 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 Round 1 6th 3 1 0 2 2 4 1999 Round 1 6th 3 1 0 2 2 4 2003 Round 1 5th 3 1 1 1 3 4 2007 Round 1 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 2011 Did not qualify 2015 Did not enter Total Gold Medal 7/11 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

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations record U-23 Africa 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 To be determined Total Runners-up 2/2 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 Total Winners 4/4 10 5 3 2 20 7

Current squad

The following list of 24 players were called up by the national coach Pierre-André Schürmann for the U-23 qualification matches against Sierra Leone held in July 2015:^[4]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	GK	Abdelkader Salhi	March 19, 1993	11	0	ASO Chlef
1	GK	Oussama Methazem	December 16, 1993	2	0	RC Arbaâ
	GK	Farid Chaâl	July 3, 1994	0	0	MC Alger
2	DF	Réda Halaïmia	August 28, 1996	1	0	MC Oran
20	DF	Rédouane Cherifi	February 22, 1993	10	1	USM Bel-Abbès
5	DF	Ryad Keniche	April 30, 1993	9	1	ES Sétif
12	DF	Mohamed El Amine Barka	March 20, 1993	10	0	ASM Oran
	DF	Miloud Rebai	December 12, 1993	0	0	ES Sétif
	DF	Ramy Bensebaini	April 16, 1995	2	0	HSC Montpellier
13	DF	Houari Ferhani	February 11, 1993	7	0	RC Arbaâ
	DF	Nour El Islam Salah	March 17, 1993	1	0	ASO Chlef
3	DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	February 16, 1993	12	0	USM Alger
6	MF	Mohamed Benkhemassa	June 28, 1993	12	1	USM Alger
	MF	Khaled Semahi		0	0	ASO Chlef
	MF	Abderaouf Benguit	April 5, 1996	5	0	Paradou AC
	MF	Ahmed Gagaâ	December 21, 1994	5	0	JS Kabylie
21	MF	Larbi Tabti	April 23, 1993	8	0	ASM Oran
24	MF	Oussama Chita	October 31, 1996	8	0	MC Alger
	MF	Zinedine Ferhat	March 1, 1993	0	0	USM Alger
	MF	Zakaria Benchaâ	January 11, 1997	0	0	MC Oran
	MF	Zakaria Draoui	February 20, 1994	3	0	CR Belouizdad
4	FW	Abdelkader Meziane-Bentahar	March 7, 1994	8	4	RC Arbaâ
9	FW	Oussama Darfalou (Captain)	September 29, 1993	11	4	USM Alger
10	FW	Mohamed Benkabila	February 2, 1993	12	2	ASM Oran
	FW	Zakaria Haddouche	August 19, 1994	9	1	ES Sétif
	FW	Abdelhakim Amokrane	May 10, 1994	5	2	DRB Tadjenanet

Recent call-ups

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Sofiane Kacem	January 11, 1993	1	0	JSM Bejaia
	DF	Abderrahim Salem Dekhinet	June 12, 1993	0	0	USM El Harrach
	DF	Hamouda Bendoukha	August 26, 1993	0	0	MC Alger
	DF	Mohamed Amrane	January 27, 1994	2	0	RC Arbaâ
	DF	Nour Islam Abrous	February 6, 1993	1	0	ESM Koléa
	DF	Hichem Aoulmi	March 10, 1993	0	0	USM Bel Abbès
	DF	Mohamed Sofiane Bouchar	May 21, 1994	3	0	ES Sétif
	DF	Ayeche Ziouache	January 20, 1995	0	0	ES Sétif
	MF	Abderrahmane Ensaad	December 9, 1993	0	0	ORB Oued Fodda
	MF	Chouaib Zalami	March 5, 1993	0	0	AS Khroub
	MF	Mohamed Imadeddine Aouina	August 21, 1993	0	0	CRB Ain Fakroun
	MF	Tarek Bouflih	January 11, 1993	1	0	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
	MF	Abderrahmane Saighi	March 3, 1993	1	0	JSM Bejaia
	MF	Sofiane Khadir		2	0	MO Béjaia
	MF	Sofiane Chlaoua	July 27, 1993	0	0	MC Oran
	MF	Abderrahmane Bourdim	June 14, 1994	5	1	RC Rélizane
	MF	Mohamed Taib	April 20, 1994	0	0	USM Alger
	MF	Djamel Belalem	August 12, 1993	1	0	ASM Oran
	FW	Samir Aiboud	December 11, 1993	1	0	JS Kabylie
	FW	Mounir Fekih	April 20, 1993	1	0	MC Oran
	FW	Kamel Zeghli	August 20, 1993	0	0	JSM Bejaia
	FW	Billel Bensaha		0	0	JSM Bejaia
	FW	Smail Bekacemi	June 24, 1993	0	0	MO Béjaia
	FW	Fethallah Tahar	January 22, 1994	5	0	ASM Oran
	FW	Zakaria Naidji	January 19, 1995	0	0	Paradou AC
	FW	Malik Ihadjadene	March 19, 1994	2	0	JS Kabylie
	FW	Oussama Abdeldjelil	June 23, 1993	1	0	free agent
	FW	Tayeb Meziani	February 27, 1996	1	0	Paradou AC

• stats as of September 29, 2015

Notable players

• Lakhdar Belloumi
• Salah Assad
• Rabah Madjer
• Djamel Menad
• Ali Fergani

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

• Algeria national football team

References

1. Moscow 1980 - fifa.com
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35084168
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35054693
4. : U23 : L'ossature commence à prendre forme -www.lagazettedufennec.com

External links

• Algerian FA