Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team
ALGERIA
GROUP E
Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez captained Algeria to their second Nations Cup triumph three years ago.
Appearance: 19th
Best finish: Winners (1990 and 2019)
Coach: Djamel Belmadi
Captain: Riyad Mahrez
Fifa ranking: 29
Nickname: Desert Foxes
NATIONAL TEAM - ALGERIA - COACH - Lucas Alcaraz appointed new Algeria coach
Lucas Alcaraz appointed new Algeria coach.
15 Apr 2017
African Confederation Cup 2017- play-offs - 1st leg - Holders Mazembe win first leg
Holders TP Mazembe beat JS Kabylie .
12 Apr 2017
CAF - Madagascar FA chief Ahmad elected as new CAF president
Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the election.
16 Mar 2017
STARS IN EUROPE - ALGERIA - CLUB - Bentaleb agrees permanent Schalke move
Nabil Bentaleb has scored five times in 27 appearances for Schalke.
25 Feb 2017
National Team - Algeria - Coach - Leekens quits after exit
Coach Georges Leekens quits after Nations Cup elimination.
24 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP B - DAY 10 - Senegal VS Algeria 2:2
Day 10 - 19th match - Algeria exit without a win
23 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP B - DAY 06 - ALGERIA VS TUNISIA 1:2
Day 06 - 11th match - Tunisia boosted their chances
19 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP B - DAY 02 - Algeria vs Zimbabwe 2:2
Day 02 - 3rd match - Mahrez scores twice
15 Jan 2017
PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2016 - Riyad Mahrez is named Africa's best player
Riyad Mahrez completed a hat-trick of awards for 2016.
9 Jan 2017
PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2016 - Algeria - Riyad Mahrez wins BBC African Footballer award
Mahrez has added another award to his 2016 collection.
18 Dec 2016