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
Olympic GamesAppearances: 2YearRoundPosition1900-1960Part of 1964did not enter 1968did not qualify 1972 1976 1980Quarter-finals8th411245 1984did not qualify 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016Group Stage14th301246 2020did not qualify 2024TotalQuarter-finals2/287124811
Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.
African Games record
African GamesAppearances: 7YearRoundPosition 1965Fourth Place4th520365 1973Group Stage5th311166 1978Gold Medal1st541092 1987Disqualified 1991did not qualify 1995Group Stage6th310224 1999Group Stage6th310224 2003Group Stage5th311134 2007Group Stage5th311144 2011did not qualify 2015did not enter 2019 2023To be determinedTotalGold Medal7/1225114103229
Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the African Games 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 Africa U-23 Cup of NationsAppearances: 2YearRoundPosition 2011Group stage7th310225 2015Runners-up2nd522163 2019did not qualify 2023TotalRunners-up2/3832388
UNAF U-23 Tournament record UNAF U-23 TournamentAppearances: 4YearRoundPosition 2006Runners-up2nd311143 2007Winners1st202000 2010Winners1st3300121 2011Runners-up2nd210143 2015CancelledTotalWinners4/410532207
Arab Games Arab Games recordAppearances: 2YearResultPosition 1953Part of France 1957 1961 1965Did not enter 1976 19853rd520345 1992Did not enter 1997 1999Withdrew 2004No tournament 2007Did not enter 2011 2023Fourth place4th522175TotalBronze Medal2/12104241110 Prior to the Algeria 2023 campaign, the Football at the Arab Games was open to full senior national teams. 1. Algeria participated with the B team.
Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games recordAppearances: 3YearResultPosition 2005Quarter-finals8th420247 2013did not enter 2017Bronze medal3rd531164 2021Fourth place4th513164 2025To be determinedTotalBronze medal3/4146441615
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