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Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team - Algeria - Squad

ALGERIA
GROUP E
 
Algeria is set to defend their Africa Cup of Nations title, which they won in 2019 by beating Senegal 1:0 in the final. Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez captained Algeria to their second Nations Cup triumph three years ago.
 
Appearance: 19th
Best finish: Winners (1990 and 2019)
Coach: Djamel Belmadi
Captain: Riyad Mahrez
Fifa ranking: 29
Nickname: Desert Foxes


Algeria
• Squad


Goalkeepers 

Rais M'Bolhi
(Ettifaq, Saudi Arabia)

Alexandre Oukidja 
(Metz, France)

Moustapha Zeghba 
(Damac, Saudi Arabia)


Defenders 

Djameleddine Benlamri 
(Qatar SC, Qatar)

Aissa Mandi 
(Villareal, Spain)

Mohamed Amine Tougai
(Esperance, Tunisia)

Ilyes Chetti 
(Esperance, Tunisia)

Abdelkader Bedrane 
(Esperance, Tunisia)

Ramy Bensebaini 
(Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany)

Youcef Atal 
(Nice, France)

Houcine Benayada 
(Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia)

Mohamed Reda Halaimia 
(Beerschot, Belgium)

Mehdi Tahrat 
(Al Gharafa, Qatar)


Midfielders 

Ismael Bennacer 
(AC Milan, Italy)

Ramiz Zerrouki 
(FC Twente, Netherlands)

Adem Zorgane 
(Charleroi, Belgium)

Haris Belkebla 
(Brest, France)

Sofiane Feghouli 
(Galatasaray, Turkey)

Sofiane Bendebka 
(Al Fateh, Saudi Arabia)


Forwards

Riyad Mahrez 
(Manchester City, England)

Adam Ounas 
(Napoli, Italy)

Youcef Belaïli 
(Unattached)

Said Benrahma 
(West Ham United, England)

Yacine Brahimi 
(Al Rayyan, Qatar)

Farid Boulaya 
(Metz, France)

Islam Slimani 
(Lyon, France)

Baghdad Bounedjah 
(Al Sadd, Qatar)

Mohamed Amine Amoura 
(Lugano, Switzerland)

 

 

 

6 Jan 2022
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