Algeria’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Sunday the 15th of January against Zimbabwe. The Group B encounter will take place in Franceville at 4pm (UK time)/5pm (Algeria time). The referee is Bamlak Weyesa who is from Ethiopia. The two teams met in the group stage at the 2004 AFCON, in which Zimbabwe…
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Algeria Victorious Over Mauritania, Despite a Poor First-Half Performance
Mauritania took the lead in the 18th minute, after a goal from El Hacen El Id. However Algeria came out strong in the second-half, Sofiane Hanni, Baghdad Bounedhaj and Nabil Bentaleb helped the Desert Foxes to a 3-1 victory. It was George Leekens’ first home game in charge of the Algerian National team and he opted to…
Algeria v Mauritania: Match Preview
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…
“My dream is to play for Algeria”
DZSport got an exclusive interview with Youcef Mziou, after he signed his first professional contract with Gibraltar club, Lynx FC. Mziou was born in the south-eastern part of London and started his footballing career in the lower ranks of English football. Firstly in Watford, where he took part in their youth development programs, he then…
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…
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