Algeria national under-20 football team (

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at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Algeria. The current coach is Mohamed Lacete.

Achievements

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Tournament Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

UNAF U-20 Tournament record

Mediterranean Games Record

*Prior to the Athens 1991 campaign, the

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was open to full senior national teams. * Algeria participated with the national B team in 1975 and 1987.

Arab Cup U-20 Record

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches. * Match dates: 18–24 October 2022 * Opposition: , and *Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against

Notable players

Salah Assad Salah Assad ( ar, صالح عصاد; born 10 June 1958, in Larbaâ Nath Irathen) is a former Algerian football striker and manager. He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian championship in 1981, and in France for FC Mulhouse For Alger ...

Lakhdar Belloumi Lakhdar Belloumi ( ar, لخضر بلومي; born on 29 December 1958) is an Algerian former football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to have inv ...

Baghdad Bounedjah Baghdad Bounedjah ( ar, بغداد بونجاح, born 24 November 1991) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Algeria national team. Throughout his club career, Bounedjah h ...

Rabah Madjer Rabah Mustapha Madjer ( ar, رابح مصطفى ماجر; born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He reached stardom as a Porto player during the 1980s, being widely regarded as one of th ...

Djamel Menad Djamel Menad ( ar, جمال مناد; born 22 July 1960) is an Algerian retired professional footballer, who played as a forward and who manages USM El Harrach. Club career Born in El Bayadh, Menad started his playing career with CR Belouizdad ...

* Hocine Yahi * Chaabane Merzekane

Past squads

* 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squad

References

External links

FIFA U-20 World Cup website
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