Algeria national football team

Algeria

Nickname(s)	الخُضر   El Khadra (The Greens) الأفناك  The Fennecs Desert foxes محاربي الصحراء  (The Desert Warriors)
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Djamel Belmadi
Captain	Riyad Mahrez
Most caps	Lakhdar Belloumi (100)
Top scorer	Abdelhafid Tasfaout (36)
Home stadium	Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	29 3 (23 December 2021)
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

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

Notable players

• Lakhdar Belloumi
• Salah Assad
• Rabah Madjer