Algeria national football team

Algeria national football team is the national football team of Algeria.

Algeria

Nickname(s)	الخُضر   El Khadra (The Greens)[1] الأفناك  The Fennecs Desert foxes[2] محاربي الصحراء  (The Desert Warriors) [3]
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Djamel Belmadi[4]
Captain	Riyad Mahrez
Most caps	Lakhdar Belloumi (100)[5]
Top scorer	Abdelhafid Tasfaout (36)[6]
Home stadium	Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	40 3 (22 December 2022)[7]
Highest	15 (October 2014)
Lowest	103 (June 2008)
First international
Algeria 2–1 Bulgaria  (Algiers, Algeria; 6 January 1963)
Biggest win
Algeria 15–1 South Yemen  (Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 9–2 Algeria  (Budapest, Hungary; 16 August 1967)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1982)
Best result	Round of 16, 2014
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	19 (first in 1968)
Best result	Champions, 1990, 2019
African Nations Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	Fourth place, 2011

Notable players

• Lakhdar Belloumi
• Salah Assad
• Rabah Madjer