The Algeria national under-23 football team represents

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in international football 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.

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 Africa Cup of Nations 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. Zinedine Ferhat 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 Africa Cup of Nations.

Kit history

1st Kit

2nd Kit

Honours

: Summer Olympic Games: ::* Quarter-final: 1980 : U-23 Africa Cup of Nations ::* Runners-up: 2015 :

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: ::* Gold Medalists: 1978 : UNAF U-23 Tournament: ::* Champions: 2007, 2010 ::* Runners-up: 2006, 2011 :

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: ::* Bronze Medalists:

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Competitive record

Olympic Games record

* Prior to the Barcelona 1992 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 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 Alger ...

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