African Champions League 2014 - GROUP STAGE - 4Th MATCHES - Troussier secures a victory in first game as Sfaxien coach

Fixtures & Results
Group A    
• 27 July: Vita Club vs El Hilal
• 27 July: Zamalek vs TP Mazembe
Group B
• 25 July: Al-Ahly Benghazi vs Entente Setif 0:2
• 26 July: Sfaxien vs Esperance 1:0

27 Jul 2014
Transfer - Algeria - Midfielder Yavine Brahimi signs for Porto

The 24-year-old French-born attacking midfielder has agreed an $8.7m (£5.1m) deal with a $67m (£40m) buy-out clause.

 

23 Jul 2014
COACHES - ALGERIA - Christian Gourcuff named as Algeria's new national coach

Gourcuff was last coach of Lorient, leaving the job in May at the end of the Ligue 1 season. He has also coached at Le Mans and Stade Rennes and had a one-year spell in Saudi Arabia.

21 Jul 2014
TRANSFER - Algeria - Halliche joins Qatar Sports Club

The 27-year-old centre-back was part of the Desert Foxes squad that reached the last 16 of the World Cup in Brazil - their best performance at a finals.

19 Jul 2014
Fifa ranking - Nigeria move up, Carpe Verde suffer big drop

The Super Eagles climbed three places in the Confederation of African Football region and 10 spots on the global list - up to 34th in the world.

19 Jul 2014
COACHES - ex Algeria Coach - Trabzonspor appoint coach Vahid Halilhodzic

Halilhodzic, who was born in what is now Bosnia-Hercegovina, has also coached club sides in Croatia, France, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.

15 Jul 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - LAST SIXTEEN - GERMANY vs ALGERIA 2:1

LAST SIXTEEN
30th June 2014

Germany vs Algeria 2:1

30 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - LAST-SIXTEEN - Matches and Teams out

Teams who have reached the round of the last sixteen

27 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 15 - GROUP H - Algeria vs Russia 1:1

Algeria vs Russia 1:1

26 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 11 - GROUP H - Korea vs Algeria 2:4

Korea vs Algeria 2:4

22 Jun 2014

‪Islam Slimani‬
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 07/14


Personal information
Date of birth:
18 June 1988 
Place of birth:
Algiers, Algeria
Height:
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position:
Striker

Club information
Current team:

Sporting CP
Number:
9


Youth career

WB Aïn Benian


Senior career*

WB Aïn Benian:
2007-2008

JSM Chéraga:
2008-2009
22x apps / 18x goals

CR Belouizdad:
2009-2013
96x apps / 32x goals

Sporting CP:
2013-2016
82x apps / 48x goals


National team

Algeria:
2012-
24x apps / 12x goals

Algeria A':
2013
1x apps / 1x goals


* (appearances national team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2014


Islam Slimani, born 18 June 1988, is an Algerian footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese Primeira Liga side Sporting Clube de Portugal and the Algeria national team.

An Algerian international, Slimani made his international debut in 2012.

As of June 2014, has won 20 international caps and scored 11 goals.

 

Club career


In May 2009, Slimani joined CR Belouizdad from JSM Chéraga for a transfer fee of 800,000 Algerian dinars, signing a two year contract.

In August, he made his official debut for the club as a starter against MC Oran in the first week of the 2009–10 Algerian Championnat National.

He finished his first season with Belouizdad with 8 goals in 30 games.

On May 17, 2011, Slimani scored four goals in a league game against JS Kabylie, leading CR Belouizdad to an impressive 7:1 win. 

In July 2011, with his contract expired and several French clubs such as Nice and Le Havre showing interest in signing him, Slimani decided to sign a two year extension with CR Belouizdad.

On the 6th August 2013 Slimani joined Sporting Clube Portugal. 

Slimani started the 2013-2014 season as a substitute being used as a secret weapon and scoring vital goals from the bench. 

But, due to the lack of form of Fredy Montero, he became a starter and scored 4 goals in 4 matches in the early March of 2014 against Rio Ave, SC Braga, Vitória de Setubal and in the Classic against Porto (Sporting won 1:0). 

On December 2013 he was considered the best Algerian footballer of the year as he won the Algerian golden ball.


International career

In October 2009, Slimani was called up by Abdelhak Benchikha for the first time to the Algerian A' National Team for a week long training camp in Algiers.

In March 2010, Slimani was called up again, this time for a 2011 African Nations Championship qualifier against Libya as a replacement for his injured CR Belouizdad teammate Youcef Saïbi.

In May 2012, Slimani was called up for the first time to the Algeria national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali and Rwanda, and the return leg of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia.

On May 26, he made his debut, coming as a substitute at half-time in a friendly against Niger. 

A week later, on June 2, Slimani scored his first international goal for Algeria, netting the third goal in the 4:0 win over Rwanda in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

He followed that up with another goal against Mali in the next game, and then scored another two goals in the following against Gambia.

On 22 June 2014, Slimani scored a the opening goal for Les Fennecs in a 4:2 2014 FIFA World Cup group match against South Korea. 

He also made an assist for the team's third goal by passing the ball to Abdelmoumene Djabou.

On 26 June 2014, Slimani scored with a header in Algeria's 1:1 draw with Russia, helping the nation qualify for the knockout rounds of the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1982.