Algeria’s national side begin their preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations with an international friendly against Mauritania. The Desert Foxes’ opponents are ranked 107th in the FIFA World Rankings, and faced Tunisia in a friendly match last November where the score finished 0-0. Blida will be the location of George Leekens’ first game in…
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Sofiane Khelfa on the Algerian national team
Algerian football fan Sofiane Khelfa rose to fame earlier in the year on the BBC’s business competition The Apprentice. Here’s what he had to say on the current state of the national team, ahead of the key World Cup qualification clash against Nigeria. On the current state of the dressing room… “You get big name…
Algeria 1-1 Cameroon: Match Report
Algeria were held to a 1-1 draw against Cameroon in their opening group game of the road to Russia after Moukandjo cancelled out Soudani’s early opener. It was the perfect start for Algeria as they took the lead after just seven minutes. Riyad Mahrez’s corner was flicked on by Islam Slimani and Hilal Soudani was…
Algerians in Europe: 24th-25th September
It was another busy weekend for Algeria’s footballers in Europe, with some having better performances than others. Let’s take a look at how the Desert Foxes got on. ENGLAND Riyad Mahrez played just 45 minutes for Leicester City as they suffered a 4-1 loss at Old Trafford to Manchester United, with Sofiane Feghouli playing the…
#Paralympics: Algeria Day 7
Not much action from Rio today, but let’s take a closer look at how Algeria performed at Day 7 of the 2016 Paralympic Games. WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Algeria’s men took on Canada in the match for 11th/12th place and it was the Canadians who were victorious, winning 70-51.
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