Algeria national football team 2015

Algeria

2015 season
Chairmen	Mohamed Raouraoua
Manager	Christian Gourcuff
Stadium	Stade Mustapha Tchaker Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Africa Cup of Nations	Quarter-finals
Home colours Away colours

Summary

This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2015.

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Africa Cup of Nations	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	050.00
International Friendly	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	040.00
Africa Cup qualification	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
FIFA World Cup qualification	2	1	1	0	9	2	+7	050.00
Total	13	7	2	4	29	13	+16	053.85

International debut

Players made their international debut in 2016

Pos	Player Name	Age^1	Debut match
MF	Ahmed Kashi	26	vs.  Senegal, January 27, 2015	Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Farouk Chafaï	24	vs.  Qatar, March 26, 2015	International Friendly
MF	Rachid Ghezzal	22	vs.  Qatar, March 26, 2015	International Friendly
MF	Ibrahim Chenihi	25	vs.  Qatar, March 26, 2015	International Friendly
FW	Youcef Belaïli	23	vs.  Qatar, March 26, 2015	International Friendly
MF	Mehdi Abeid	22	vs.  Seychelles, June 13, 2015	Africa Cup qualification
DF	Mehdi Tahrat	25	vs.  Guinea, October 9, 2015	International Friendly
DF	Hicham Belkaroui	25	vs.  Guinea, October 9, 2015	International Friendly
DF	Brahim Boudebouda	25	vs.  Senegal, October 13, 2015	International Friendly
DF	Mohamed Khoutir Ziti	26	vs.  Senegal, October 13, 2015	International Friendly
MF	Saïd Benrahma	20	vs.  Senegal, October 13, 2015	International Friendly

¹Note: Age when debuted.

Match results

International Friendly

11 January 2015	Tunisia	1 – 1	Algeria	Rades, Tunisia
18:00	Khazri  44'	Report	39' Cadamuro	Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Hicham Ait Abbou (Morocco)

26 March 2015	Qatar	1 – 0	Algeria	Doha, Qatar
19:00	Assadalla  32'	Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

30 March 2015	Algeria	4 – 1	Oman	Doha, Qatar
17:00	2', 62' Belfodil  24', 61' Feghouli	Report 2	74' Al-Busaidi	Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Vlado Glodjovic (Serbia)

9 October 2015	Algeria	1 – 2	Guinea	Algiers, Algeria
18:00 UTC+1	Slimani  2'	Report	15', 38' Bangoura	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Fadhil Hussein (Sudan)

13 October 2015	Algeria	1 – 0	Senegal	Algiers, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Brahimi  81'	Report		Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Namane Ibrahim (Niger)

2015 Africa Cup of Nations

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Algeria	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	South Africa	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Algeria vs South Africa

South Africa took the lead in the 51st minute, as Thuso Phala shot home a pass from Sibusiso Vilakazi. They missed the chance to increase the lead four minutes later after Tokelo Rantie's penalty, awarded for a foul on Vilakazi by Aïssa Mandi, hit the bar and went out, and conceded the equalizer in the 67th minute, as Thulani Hlatshwayo headed Yacine Brahimi's cross into his own goal. Algeria took the lead as Faouzi Ghoulam received Sofiane Feghouli's cross, ran into the penalty area and hammered past the goalkeeper, and sealed the win in the 83rd minute, after Ishak Belfodil fed Islam Slimani, whose shot squirmed through the goalkeeper's hands.[1][2]

19 January 2015

20:00

Algeria	3–1	South Africa
Hlatshwayo  67' (o.g.) Ghoulam  72' Slimani  83'	Report	Phala  51'

Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo

Attendance: 12,788

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Algeria

South Africa

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Aïssa Mandi  53' CB 12 Carl Medjani CB 5 Rafik Halliche (c) LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam RM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CM 14 Nabil Bentaleb CM 8 Medhi Lacen  64' LM 7 Riyad Mahrez  60' CF 13 Islam Slimani CF 11 Yacine Brahimi  90' Substitutions: FW 9 Ishak Belfodil  60' MF 19 Saphir Taïder  64' FW 15 El Arbi Hillel Soudani  90' Manager: Christian Gourcuff

GK 1 Darren Keet RB 6 Anele Ngcongca CB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo CB 2 Rivaldo Coetzee  29' LB 11 Thabo Matlaba  33'  DM 15 Dean Furman (c) RW 18 Thuso Phala AM 5 Andile Jali LW 20 Oupa Manyisa CF 23 Tokelo Rantie  79' CF 10 Sibusiso Vilakazi  85' Substitutions: MF 4 Siyabonga Nhlapo  29' FW 9 Bongani Ndulula  79' MF 7 Mandla Masango  85' Manager: Ephraim Mashaba

Man of the Match: Faouzi Ghoulam (Algeria)[3] Assistant referees: Songuifolo Yéo (Ivory Coast) Jean-Claude Birumushasu (Burundi) Fourth official: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)

Ghana vs Algeria

The only goal was scored in the second minute of second half injury time, as Asamoah Gyan chased down a long pass from Wakaso Mubarak to give Ghana the victory.[4][5]

23 January 2015

17:00

Ghana	1–0	Algeria
Gyan  90+2'	Report

Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo

Attendance: 12,387

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Ghana

Algeria

GK 1 Brimah Razak RB 23 Harrison Afful CB 18 Daniel Amartey CB 19 Jonathan Mensah LB 17 Baba Rahman CM 8 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu CM 6 Afriyie Acquah  26'   55' RW 7 Christian Atsu AM 9 Jordan Ayew  78' LW 10 André Ayew  84' CF 3 Asamoah Gyan (c) Substitutions: MF 11 Wakaso Mubarak  55' FW 15 Mahatma Otoo  78' MF 14 Solomon Asante  84' Manager: Avram Grant

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Aïssa Mandi CB 12 Carl Medjani CB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c)   45+1' LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam CM 14 Nabil Bentaleb  73' CM 8 Medhi Lacen  71' RW 10 Sofiane Feghouli LW 19 Saphir Taïder CF 11 Yacine Brahimi  87' CF 9 Ishak Belfodil  56' Substitutions: FW 13 Islam Slimani  56' MF 7 Riyad Mahrez  71' MF 17 Foued Kadir  87' Manager: Christian Gourcuff

Man of the Match: Yacine Brahimi (Algeria)[6] Assistant referees: Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Hassan Egueh Yacin (Djibouti) Fourth official: Joaquin Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

Senegal vs Algeria

Algeria took the lead in the 11th minute, when Madjid Bougherra's long free kick found Riyad Mahrez to score. They sealed the win in the 82nd minute after Nabil Bentaleb received Sofiane Feghouli's pass on the edge of the penalty area and shot home. As a result, Algeria advanced as group runners-up (behind Ghana based on head-to-head record), while Senegal were eliminated.[7][8]

27 January 2015

19:00

Senegal	0–2	Algeria
	Report	Mahrez  11' Bentaleb  82'

Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Attendance: 14,549

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Senegal

Algeria

GK 1 Bouna Coundoul (c) RB 6 Lamine Sané CB 3 Papy Djilobodji CB 2 Kara Mbodj LB 13 Cheikh M'Bengue  29' RM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté CM 17 Idrissa Gueye CM 12 Stéphane Badji  41' LM 5 Papakouli Diop  54' CF 10 Sadio Mané  66' CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf  67' Substitutions: DF 18 Pape Souaré  81'   29' FW 15 Papiss Cissé  54' FW 11 Dame N'Doye  66' Manager: Alain Giresse

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi  77' RB 20 Aïssa Mandi CB 12 Carl Medjani CB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c) LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam DM 14 Nabil Bentaleb RM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CM 19 Saphir Taïder  52' LM 11 Yacine Brahimi  72' CF 15 El Arbi Hillel Soudani  80' CF 7 Riyad Mahrez  90+2' Substitutions: MF 8 Medhi Lacen  72' FW 9 Ishak Belfodil  80' MF 21 Ahmed Kashi  90+2' Manager: Christian Gourcuff

Man of the Match: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)[9] Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola) Fourth official: Joaquin Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Ivory Coast vs Algeria

Ivory Coast took the lead in the 26th minute, when Wilfried Bony headed in Max Gradel's cross. Algeria equalized in the 51st minute, after Riyad Mahrez passed to El Arbi Hillel Soudani to score. Bony scored his second goal of the match in the 68th minute with another header, this time from Yaya Touré's free kick. Ivory Coast sealed the win in the fourth minute of injury time, as Tallo Gadji set up Gervinho in a fast break, and they qualified for the semi-finals for the fourth time in six tournaments.[10][11]

1 February 2015

20:30

Ivory Coast	3–1	Algeria
Bony  26', 68' Gervinho  90+4'	Report	Soudani  51'

Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Ivory Coast

Algeria

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo CB 17 Serge Aurier CB 22 Wilfried Kanon CB 4 Kolo Touré RWB  21 Eric Bertrand Bailly LWB  5 Siaka Tiéné  67' CM 20 Serey Die CM 19 Yaya Touré (c) CM 15 Max Gradel CF 12 Wilfried Bony  90+1' CF 10 Gervinho Substitutions: MF 6 Cheick Doukouré  67' FW 11 Tallo Gadji  90+1' Manager: Hervé Renard

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam CB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c) CB 20 Aïssa Mandi LB 12 Carl Medjani DM 14 Nabil Bentaleb  78' RM 19 Saphir Taïder  90' LM 11 Yacine Brahimi AM 10 Sofiane Feghouli CF 7 Riyad Mahrez     72' CF 15 El Arbi Hillel Soudani     72' Substitutions: FW 9 Ishak Belfodil     72' FW 13 Islam Slimani     72' Manager: Christian Gourcuff

Man of the Match: Wilfried Bony (Ivory Coast)[12] Assistant referees: Jean-Claude Birumushasu (Burundi) Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea) Fourth official: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Africa Cup qualification

13 June 2015	Algeria	4 – 0	Seychelles	Blida, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Slimani  21' Soudani  34', 47' Bentaleb  89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

6 September 2015	Lesotho	1 – 3	Algeria	Maseru, Lesotho
15:00 UTC+2	Mokhahlane  38'	Report	Ghoulam  32' Soudani  85', 90+1'	Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

FIFA World Cup qualification

14 November 2015	Tanzania	2 – 2	Algeria	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:30 UTC+3	Maguri  43' Samatta  55'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Slimani  72', 75'	Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

17 November 2015	Algeria	7 – 0	Tanzania	Blida, Algeria
19:15 UTC+1	Brahimi  1' Ghoulam  23', 59' (pen.) Mahrez  43' Slimani  49' (pen.), 75' Medjani  72'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Squad information

Player statistics

Correct as of 17 November 2015 (v.  Tanzania).
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Friendlies		Africa Cup		Africa Cup Qualification		World Cup Qualifiers
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
23	GK		Raïs M'Bolhi	7	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
1	GK		Azzedine Doukha	6	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF		Carl Medjani	13	1	4+1	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1
5	DF		Rafik Halliche	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Djamel Mesbah	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Faouzi Ghoulam	11	4	3+0	0	4+0	1	2+0	1	2+0	2
2	DF		Aïssa Mandi	11	0	3+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF		Madjid Bougherra	4	0	0+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Liassine Cadamuro	1	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Farouk Chafaï	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Mehdi Zeffane	5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
22	DF		Mehdi Tahrat	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Abderahmane Hachoud	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Hicham Belkaroui	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
18	DF		Mohamed Khoutir Ziti	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Brahim Boudebouda	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Nabil Bentaleb	10	2	3+0	0	4+0	1	1+0	1	1+1	0
8	MF		Medhi Lacen	5	0	1+1	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Foued Kadir	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Sofiane Feghouli	8	2	4+0	2	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Yacine Brahimi	11	2	4+1	1	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
7	MF		Riyad Mahrez	13	2	4+1	0	3+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	1
8	MF		Saphir Taïder	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Youcef Belaïli	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Rachid Ghezzal	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
14	MF		Walid Mesloub	5	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF		Ibrahim Chenihi	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Ahmed Kashi	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Ryad Boudebouz	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
5	MF		Mehdi Abeid	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Saïd Benrahma	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF		Adlène Guedioura	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
15	FW		El Arbi Hillel Soudani	8	5	1+2	0	2+1	1	1+1	4	0+0	0
13	FW		Islam Slimani	11	7	3+1	1	1+2	1	2+0	1	2+0	4
9	FW		Ishak Belfodil	9	2	1+2	2	1+3	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
5	FW		Baghdad Bounedjah	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0

• Source:

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No.	Player	Pos.	IF	AFCON	ACQ	WCQ	TOTAL
13	Islam Slimani	FW	1	1	1	4	7
15	El Arbi Hillel Soudani	FW	0	1	4	0	5
3	Faouzi Ghoulam	DF	0	1	1	2	4
10	Sofiane Feghouli	MF	2	0	0	0	2
9	Ishak Belfodil	FW	2	0	0	0	2
14	Nabil Bentaleb	MF	0	1	1	0	2
7	Riyad Mahrez	MF	0	1	0	1	2
11	Yacine Brahimi	MF	1	0	0	1	2
4	Liassine Cadamuro	DF	1	0	0	0	1
12	Carl Medjani	MF	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals			0	1	0	0	0
Totals			7	6	7	9	29

References

1. "BBC Sport – Algeria 3-1 South Africa". BBC Sport. 19 January 2015.
2. "Algeria – South Africa". Youtube. 19 January 2015.
3. "Match report: Algeria 3–1 South Africa" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
4. "BBC Sport – Ghana 1-0 Algeria". BBC Sport. 23 January 2015.
5. "Ghana – Algeria". Youtube. 23 January 2015.
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7. "BBC Sport – Senegal 0-2 Algeria". BBC Sport. 27 January 2015.
8. "Senegal – Algeria". Youtube. 27 January 2015.
9. "Match report: Senegal 0–2 Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
10. "BBC Sport – Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria". BBC Sport. 1 February 2015.
11. "Ivory Coast – Algeria". Youtube. 1 February 2015.
12. "Match report: Ivory Coast 3–1 Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.