The Algeria national under-23 football team represents

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in international

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competitions including the

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. 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 the

Algerian Football Federation The Algerian Football Federation (AFF); ( ar, الاتحادية الجزائرية لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Algeria. It was formed in 1962 and was based in the capital Algiers. It has jurisdiction on the Algerian ...

History

Algeria first appeared in the final of the Summer Olympics held in Moscow in 1980. They managed to reach the quarter finals of the tournament. In 2015, the under-23 team finished runners-up in the

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tournament. They lost to Nigeria 2–1 in

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where the tournament was hosted. Algeria missed an opportunity to level in the second half.

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had a penalty saved by Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Emmanuel in the 68th minute. Algeria clinched their place in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in

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by beating South Africa 2–0 in the semi-final of the

Kit history

1st Kit

2nd Kit

Honours

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: ::* Quarter-final:

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: U-23 Africa Cup of Nations ::* Runners-up:

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African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (A ...

: ::* Gold Medalists:

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UNAF U-23 Tournament The UNAF U-23 Tournament ( ar, دورة اتحاد شمال أفريقيا تحت 23 سنة) is a football (soccer) tournament held between nations who are members of the UNAF association; however, some other teams which are not members are invi ...

: ::* Champions:

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::* Runners-up:

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Islamic Solidarity Games The Islamic Solidarity Games ( ar, ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي) is a multinational, multi-sport event. The Games involve the elite athletes of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation who compete in a variety of sports. The Solidari ...

: ::* Bronze Medalists:

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Competitive record

Olympic Games record

* Prior to the

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campaign, the

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was open to full senior national teams.

African Games record

* Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the

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was open to full senior national teams. * Algeria disqualified in the qualification match after beating Tunisia, for professional players on the Algeria team

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record

UNAF U-23 Tournament record

Islamic Solidarity Games

Team

Current squad

The following list of players were selected for the

2022 Maurice Revello Tournament The 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament (officially french: 48ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello), was the 48th edition of the Maurice Revello Tournament, an annual, international, age-restricted football tournament, wh ...

between 29 May – 12 June 2022. ''Caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2022.''

Notable players

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 ...

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 Algeri ...

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 ...

Ali Fergani Ali Fergani ( ar, علي فرقاني) (born September 21, 1952) is an Algerian football manager and former player who played in the midfield position as a playmaker. Career Fergani played club football for NA Hussein Dey and JE Tizi-Ouzou. Ferg ...

Former squads

* 1980 Summer Olympics squads - Algeria * 2011 CAF U-23 Championship squads - Algeria * 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations squads - Algeria

References

External links

Algerian FA
{{National sports teams of Algeria African national under-23 association football teams under-23