# Algeria A' national football team

The Algeria A' national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم للمحليين) is the local national football team of Algeria and is open only to domestic league players. The team represents Algeria at the African Nations Championship and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation.
The primary men's Algeria national football team contains expatriate players and represents Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.

## African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2014 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2016 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Runners-up | 2/6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
^1 The CAF disqualified Algeria from the CHAN 2016 because the team abandoned the qualifiers of the previous edition, the CHAN 2014.

## Coaching staff
### Managerial history

| Year | Name | Record (W–D–L) |
| 2008 | Mustapha Heddane | 0–2–0 |
| 2009–2011 | Abdelhak Benchikha | 6–3–1 |
| 2010 | Mohamed Chaib* | 1–1–0 |
| 2011–2012 | Ali Fergani | |
| 2017 | Lucas Alcaraz | 0–1–1 |
| 2017–2018 | Rabah Madjer | 1–0–1 |
| 2019 | Ludovic Batelli | 0–1–1 |
| 2020–present | Madjid Bougherra | 24–5–2 |
* Chaib was in charge of a pair of friendlies against Mali since Benchikha was on duty with the A national team

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly match.
* Match dates: 7 January 2023
* Opposition: Ghana
* Caps and goals correct as of: 4 January 2023
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Farid Chaâl | (1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | MC Alger |
| 1GK | Alexis Guendouz | (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 1GK | Chamseddine Rahmani | (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 34) | 1 | 0 | JS Kabylie |
| 2DF | Ayoub Abdellaoui | (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31) | 9 | 0 | MC Alger |
| 2DF | Houari Baouche | (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 2DF | Zineddine Belaïd | (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 2DF | Mokhtar Belkhiter | (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32) | 3 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 2DF | Hocine Dehiri | (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC |
| 2DF | Ayoub Ghezala | (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | MC Alger |
| 2DF | Chouaib Keddad | (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 2DF | Youcef Laouafi | (1996-03-01) 1 March 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 2DF | Haithem Loucif | (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 2DF | Saâdi Redouani | (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 3MF | Mohamed Ait El Hadj | (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 3MF | Oussama Chita | (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 3MF | Chouaib Debbih | (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 32) | 0 | 0 | MC Alger |
| 3MF | Akram Djahnit | (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) | 0 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 3MF | Zakaria Draoui | (1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30) | 6 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 3MF | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue | (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 3MF | Ahmed Kendouci | (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ES Sétif |
| 4FW | Karim Aribi | (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30) | 2 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 4FW | Mohamed Islam Bakir | (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 4FW | Sofiane Bayazid | (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | USM Khenchela |
| 4FW | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad |
| 4FW | Aimen Lahmri | (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | JS Saoura |
| 4FW | Aimen Mahious | (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 4FW | Abderrahmane Meziane | (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 4FW | Fethallah Tahar | (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | MC Alger |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Algeria squad at least once within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Oussama Benbot | (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | USM Alger | v. Senegal, 17 December 2022 |
| GK | Abderrahmane Medjadel | (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Paradou AC | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| GK | Zakaria Saidi | (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | JS Saoura | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| DF | Mouad Hadded | (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | MC Alger | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| DF | Aimen Bouguerra | (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | Paradou AC | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| DF | Djamel Benlamri | (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989 (age 35) | 0 | 0 | MC Alger | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| DF | Abdelmoumen Chikhi | (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| DF | Chemseddine Nessakh | (1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 (age 36) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| DF | Merwane Khelif | (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | JS Saoura | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| MF | Djaber Kaassis | (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| MF | Yacine Titraoui | (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| MF | Khalid Dahamni | (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ASO Chlef | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| FW | Adil Boulbina | (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC | v. Senegal, 17 December 2022 |
| FW | Abderrahim Deghmoum | (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | ES Sétif | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| FW | Kheireddine Merzougui | (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32) | 0 | 0 | CR Belouizdad | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| FW | Samy Frioui | (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 33) | 0 | 0 | MC Alger | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| FW | Rédha Bensayah | (1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |
| FW | Nadhir Benbouali | (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Paradou AC | v. Togo, 10 April 2022 |

## All-time record

| Date | Location | Home team | Score | Away team | Occasion |
| May 3, 2008 | Koléa | Algeria A' | 1–1 | Morocco A' | 2009 African Championship of Nations qualification |
| May 17, 2008 | Fes | Morocco A' | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Algeria A' | 2009 African Championship of Nations qualification |
| March 3, 2010 | Koléa | Algeria A' | 4–0 | Liechtenstein | Friendly match |
| March 13, 2010 | Koléa | Algeria A' | 1–0 | Libya A' | 2011 African Nations Championship qualification |
| April 17, 2010 | Tripoli | Libya A' | 2–1 | Algeria A' | 2011 African Nations Championship qualification |
| October 8, 2010 | Rouiba | Algeria A' | 1–1 | Mali A' | Friendly match |
| October 11, 2010 | Rouiba | Algeria A' | 1–0 | Mali A' | Friendly match |
| December 28, 2010 | Algiers | Algeria A' | 3–1 | Chad | Friendly match |
| January 22, 2011 | Algiers | Algeria A' | 4–1 | Niger | Friendly match |
| February 5, 2011 | Khartoum | Uganda A' | 0–2 | Algeria A' | 2011 African Nations Championship |
| February 8, 2011 | Khartoum | Gabon A' | 2–2 | Algeria A' | 2011 African Nations Championship |
| February 12, 2011 | Khartoum | Sudan A' | 0–0 | Algeria A' | 2011 African Nations Championship |
| February 18, 2011 | Khartoum | South Africa A' | 0–2 | Algeria A' | 2011 African Nations Championship |
| February 22, 2011 | Khartoum, Sudan | Algeria A' | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Tunisia A' | 2011 African Nations Championship |
| February 25, 2011 | Omdurman, Sudan | Sudan A' | 1–0 | Algeria A' | 2011 African Nations Championship |
| May 25, 2013 | Blida, Algeria | Algeria A' | 1–0 | Mauritania | Friendly match |
| August 12, 2017 | Constantine, Algeria | Algeria A' | 1–2 | Libya A' | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| August 18, 2017 | Sfax, Tunisia | Libya A' | 1–1 | Algeria A' | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| January 10, 2018 | Radès, Tunisia | Algeria A' | 4–1 | Liberia A' | Friendly match |
| May 9, 2018 | Cadix, Spain | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Algeria A' | Friendly match |
| September 21, 2019 | Blida, Algeria | Algeria A' | 0–0 | Morocco A' | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| October 19, 2019 | Berkane, Morocco | Morocco A' | 3–0 | Algeria A' | 2020 African Nations Championship qualification |
| June 17, 2021 | Bir El Djir, Algeria | Algeria A' | 5–1 | Liberia | Friendly match |