Algeria national under-23 football team

The Algeria national under-23 football team represents Algeria in international football competitions including the Olympic Games. 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 Dakar, Senegal 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 Rio de Janeiro 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

African Games:

:* Gold Medalists: 1978

UNAF U-23 Tournament:

:* Champions: 2007, 2010

:* Runners-up: 2006, 2011

Islamic Solidarity Games:

:* Bronze Medalists: 2017

Competitive record

Olympic Games record

• <small>Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.</small>

African Games record

• <small>Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the African Games was open to full senior national teams.</small>
• <small>Algeria disqualified in the qualification match after beating Tunisia, for professional players on the Algeria team</small>

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record

UNAF U-23 Tournament record

Arab Games

• <small>Prior to the Algeria 2023 campaign, the Football at the Arab Games was open to full senior national teams.</small>
• 1. <small>Algeria participated with the B team.</small>

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
• Salah Assad
• Rabah Madjer
• Ali Fergani

Former squads

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

See also

• Algeria national football team
• Algeria national under-20 football team
• Algeria national under-17 football team

References

External links

• Algerian FA