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…
#Rio2016: Algeria at Day 14, Day 15 & Day 16
Going into the final few days of Olympic action, Algeria were still competing for the medals. ATHLETICS A massive congratulations to Taoufik Makhloufi who won his second silver medal at Rio 2016 in the men’s 1500m final, narrowly missing out on a gold with a time of 3:50.11. The men’s marathon saw two Algerians take…
Men’s 1500m final: Taoufik Makhloufi preview
Taoufik Makhloufi will be looking to defend his Olympic title in the men’s 1500m final at 01:00. The 28-year-old won the gold four years ago at London 2012 and is looking to become the first ever Algerian to win two gold medals. Makhloufi is already Algeria’s most decorated Olympian of all time with one gold…
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