On 26 November 1995 Mounir Zeghdoud played for the first time againstIvory Coast infriendly match ended in a draw 0–0. Zaghdoud participated in theAfrica Cup of Nations three times, the first was in1998 and participated in all matches, Where was the Algerian national team eliminated from the group stage, The second in2000 with managerNacer Sandjak selecting Zeghdoud for his 22-man squad.[2] where Algeria reached the quarter-finals but Zeghdoud did not participate in any match, The last African tournament Zeghdoud participated was in2002 and eliminated from the group stage and Zeghdoud played only one game againstLiberia, His last match with the national team was on 3 July 2004, in2006 FIFA World Cup qualification againstNigeria which ended in a 1–0 loss.[3]
On 3 March 2020 Mounir Zeghdoud joined USM Alger for one season, afterBillel Dziri resigned from his post.[5] and although USM Alger announced that it would contract with a great coach for the new season, However Zeghdoud achieved good results as it stopped football in Algeria due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[6] With the start of the season the club contracted with a new coach and they asked Zeghdoud to be an assistant which he refused and said "I signed a contract until the end of the season. Now, if the management decides to hire a new coach for the next year, I will be forced to leave the club. I refuse the idea of taking the deputy position".[7] On 8 March 2021 Zeghdoud returned to USM Alger and went with them until the end of the season after agreeing with Achour Djelloul club president.[8]
