# Algeria women's national under-17 football team

The Algeria U-17 women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم للإناث ما تحت 17 سنة) represents Algeria in international women's football for under 17. The team plays its home games at the Omar Hamadi Stadium in Algiers and is coached by Naïma Laouadi. Algeria played its first official competition in the 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament.

## History
### Beginnings

The national team made its official debut in February 2015 during their participation in the inaugural edition of the Arab U-17 Women's Cup hosted in Doha, Qatar. Starting their campaign with a 6–0 win against Iraq, the team experienced setbacks in the following matches against Palestine and Lebanon. They lost to Palestine again in the third-place playoff, ultimately securing a fourth-place finish.
In August 2017, the team marked its continental debut in the African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification. Initially scheduled to play Mali in the first round, the team received a Walkover as Mali withdrew, thereby securing their ticket to the second round. In the round that followed, they went on to confront Cameroon. Lacking a local championship for their age category, the Algerians faced defeats in both matches. The first leg ended in a 4–0 loss Algiers, while the second leg resulted in a large 7–0 defeat in Yaoundé.

### Return to Action

Following a period of inactivity exceeding 5 years, the Algerian Football Federation revealed in July 2023 that former Algerian international Wahiba Rahal had been appointed as the team's coach. The team engaged in the African Qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic. This marked their second appearance in history, and they were drawn to play a doubleheader against Benin.

## Fixtures and results
### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2025
## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

    As of 10 July 2023
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Wahiba Rahal |
| Assistant coach | Nassima Ben Mohamed |
| Goalkeeping coach | Nadjet Fedoul |

### Manager history

* Naïma Laouadi (2017)
* Wahiba Rahal (2023–present)

## Player
### Current squad

* The following 21 players were called up for the 2025 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification second round matches against Botswana.
* Match dates: 8 and 16 March 2025
* Opposition: Botswana
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| | Hanane Sehoul | | Afak Relizane |
| | Zaza Rebbahi | | Afak Relizane |
| | Ibtissem Fellah | | Afak Relizane |
| | Touba Ahmed Bacha | | Afak Relizane |
| | Sabrina Benchiha | | CF Akbou |
| | Celine Iskounene | (2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 (age 16) | CF Akbou |
| | Tinhinane Izeraren | | CF Akbou |
| | Hanane Zahra Djouadou | | CF Akbou |
| | Raounak Boughara | | ASE Alger Centre [fr] |
| | Dounia Farah Derbal | | JF Khenchela |
| | Lina Khenfoussi | | JF Khenchela |
| | Amilia Akkouche | | O M'Chedallah |
| | Sirine Anfal Amara | | EA Sétif |
| | Dyhia Benkhelat | | CF Akbou |
| 1GK | Ines Amelia Yahiaoui | | VGA Saint-Maur [fr] |
| 4FW | Mélissa Benkhikh | | AAS Sarcelles |
| | Jasmine Mechmache | | VGA Saint-Maur [fr] |
| | Assia Mehdi | | AAS Sarcelles |
| 3MF | Soleina Chennouf | | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 3MF | Assia Briki | | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 1GK | Hayden Baranes | | SM Caen |

## Records
### Top goalscorers

| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
| 1 | Nihad Moudjer | 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Bouchra Achoub | 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Amira Chemain | 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Ferial Daoui | 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Mélissa Djernine | 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Kahina Ourbah | 2015 | 1 | 4 |

## Competitive record
### FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup :
| Appearances: 0 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | 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 | | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women :
| Appearances: 3 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Round 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Round 3 | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress |
| Total | Round 3 | 3/9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
* ^1 Algeria qualified from the preliminary round by withdrawal of Mali.

### UNAF U-17 Women's Tournament record

UNAF U-17 Women's Tournament :
| Appearances: 1 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| Total | – | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Arab U-17 Women's Cup

Arab U-17 Women's Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2015 | Third place Play-off | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Appearances | 1/1 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 |