Algeria U-23

Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك (Fennec foxes) = محاربي الصحراء (Les Guerriers du désert)
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF
Head coach	Noureddine Ould Ali
Captain	Ryad Kenniche
Home stadium	Stade du 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
Firstcolours Secondcolours
First international
Morocco U-23 3–1 Algeria U-23 (Morocco; 1 November 1965)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in1980)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1980)
African Games
Appearances	7 (first in1965)
Best result	Gold Medal (1978)
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in2011)
Best result	Silver Medal (2015)

TheAlgeria national under-23 football team representsAlgeria in internationalfootball competitions including theOlympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by theAlgerian Football Federation.

Algeria first appeared in the final of the Summer Olympics held in Moscow in 1980.^[1] They managed to reach the quarter finals of the tournament.

In 2015, the under-23 team finished runners-up in theAfrica Cup of Nations tournament. They lost to Nigeria 2–1 inDakar,Senegal where the tournament was hosted. Algeria missed an opportunity to level in the second half.Zinedine Ferhat had a penalty saved by Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Emmanuel in the 68th minute.^[2] Algeria clinched their place in the2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament inRio de Janeiro by beating South Africa 2–0 in the semi-final of theAfrica Cup of Nations.^[3]

1980 OG

2016 OG

1980 OG

2016 OG

Summer Olympic Games:

• Quarter-final:1980

U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

• Runners-up:2015

African Games:

• Gold Medalists:1978

UNAF U-23 Tournament:

• Champions:2007,2010
• Runners-up:2006,2011

Islamic Solidarity Games:

• Bronze Medalists:2017

Olympic Games record [edit] Main article:Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament Olympic Games Appearances: 2 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1900-1960 Part of France (FRA) 1964 did not enter 1968 did not qualify 1972 1976 1980 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 5 1984 did not qualify 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Group Stage 14th 3 0 1 2 4 6 2020 did not qualify 2024 Total Quarter-finals 2/28 7 1 2 4 8 11 Prior to theBarcelona 1992 campaign, theFootball at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.

African Games record [edit] Main article:Algeria at the African Games African Games Appearances: 7 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1965 Fourth Place 4th 5 2 0 3 6 5 1973 Group Stage 5th 3 1 1 1 6 6 1978 Gold Medal 1st 5 4 1 0 9 2 1987 Disqualified1 1991 did not qualify 1995 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 4 1999 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 4 2003 Group Stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 4 2007 Group Stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 2011 did not qualify 2015 did not enter 2019 2023 To be determined Total Gold Medal 7/12 25 11 4 10 32 29 Prior to theCairo 1991 campaign, theFootball at the African Games was open to full senior national teams. ^1Algeria disqualified in the qualification match after beating Tunisia, for professional players on the Algeria team

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record [edit] Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Appearances: 2 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2011 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 2 5 2015 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 6 3 2019 did not qualify 2023 Total Runners-up 2/3 8 3 2 3 8 8

UNAF U-23 Tournament record [edit] UNAF U-23 Tournament Appearances: 4 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2006 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 3 2007 Winners 1st 2 0 2 0 0 0 2010 Winners 1st 3 3 0 0 12 1 2011 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 3 2015 Cancelled Total Winners 4/4 10 5 3 2 20 7

Arab Games [edit] Arab Games record Appearances: 2 Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA 1953 Part ofFrance 1957 1961 1965 Did not enter 1976 1985  Bronze1 3rd 5 2 0 3 4 5 1992 Did not enter 1997 1999 Withdrew 2004 No tournament 2007 Did not enter 2011 2023 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 7 5 Total Bronze Medal 2/12 10 4 2 4 11 10 Prior to theAlgeria 2023 campaign, theFootball at the Arab Games was open to full senior national teams. 1.^Algeria participated with the B team.

Islamic Solidarity Games [edit] Islamic Solidarity Games record Appearances: 3 Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA 2005 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 4 7 2013 did not enter 2017 Bronze medal 3rd 5 3 1 1 6 4 2021 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 6 4 2025 To be determined Total Bronze medal 3/4 14 6 4 4 16 15

The following list of players were selected for the2022 Maurice Revello Tournament between 29 May – 12 June 2022.^[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2022.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Teddy Boulhendi	(2001-04-09)9 April 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Nice
	1GK	Redouane Maachou	(2001-02-04)4 February 2001 (age 24)	0	0	USM Bel Abbès
	2DF	Mohamed Azzi	(2002-05-11)11 May 2002 (age 23)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
	2DF	Reda Benchaa	(2002-03-12)12 March 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Dijon
	2DF	Abdellah Bendouma	(2001-10-07)7 October 2001 (age 24)	0	0	USM Bel Abbès
	2DF	Joakim Kada	(2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Marseille
	2DF	Naïm Laidouni	(2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Clermont Foot
	3MF	Yuliwes Bellache	(2002-12-15)15 December 2002 (age 22)	0	0	JS Kabylie
	3MF	Nassim Benaissa	(2002-04-03)3 April 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Nice
	3MF	Akram Bouras	(2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (age 23)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
	3MF	Cyril Khetir	(2001-02-28)28 February 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Lyon La Duchère
	3MF	Fares Nechat Djabri	(2001-05-25)25 May 2001 (age 24)	0	0	JS Kabylie
	3MF	Camiel Neghli	(2001-11-06)6 November 2001 (age 24)	0	0	De Graafschap
	3MF	Yacine Titraoui	(2003-07-26)26 July 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Paradou AC
	4FW	Monsef Bakrar	(2001-01-13)13 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	ES Sétif
	4FW	Chemseddine Bekkouche	(2001-03-13)13 March 2001 (age 24)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
	4FW	Mohamed Islam Belkhir	(2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (age 24)	0	0	CR Belouizdad
	4FW	Adil Boulbina	(2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Paradou AC
	4FW	Yanis Guermouche	(2001-04-15)15 April 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Montpellier
	4FW	Anis Hadj Moussa	(2002-02-11)11 February 2002 (age 23)	0	0	RC Lens
	4FW	Massinissa Nait Salem	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (age 24)	0	0	JS Kabylie

• Lakhdar Belloumi
• Salah Assad
• Rabah Madjer
• Ali Fergani

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