Algeria women's national football team
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The Algeria women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم للسيدات) represents Algeria in international women's football.
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| Nickname(s) | الأفناك (The Fennecs)[1] | ||
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| Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
| Other affiliation | UAFA (Arab Nations) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Farid Benstiti | ||
| Captain | Sofia Guellati | ||
| Top scorer | Naïma Bouhenni (35) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 5 Juillet | ||
| FIFA code | ALG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 84  (16 August 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 64 (June – September 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 97 (December 2003) | ||
| First international | |||
 France 14–0 Algeria  (Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Algeria 14–0 Sudan  (Algiers, Algeria; 20 October 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| France 14–0 Algeria (Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998) | |||
| Africa Women Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) | ||
| UNAF Women's Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2009) | ||
| Arab Women's Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2006) | ||
Algeria played its first match in 1998, against France, and lost 14–0. The team has never qualified for a World Cup. It has qualified five times for the Africa Women Cup of Nations, in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018, all finishing in group stage.
Algeria plays its home games at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers and is coached by Farid Benstiti since December 2022. They are currently ranked 84th in the world in the FIFA women's rankings. The team's highest ranking was 64th, in June 2009.[3]
| Kit providers | Period |
|---|---|
| Cirta Sport | 1998–2001 |
| Baliston | 2002–2004 |
| Le Coq Sportif | 2004–2009 |
| Puma | 2010–2014 |
| Adidas | 2015–present |
The Algeria women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade du 5 Juillet.[citation needed]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
Current coaching staff
- As of 10 July 2023
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Farid Benstiti[4] |
| Assistant coach | Djamel Fredj |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mamadou Bah |
| Physical coach | Moahmed Cherifi |
| Video analyst | Djalil Bouglali |
| Years | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Azzedine Chih | 1998–2018 | [5] |
| Radia Fertoul | 2018–2019 | [6] |
| Sonia Haziraj | 2019 | [citation needed] |
| Kamel Betina | 2019 | [citation needed] |
| Madjid Taleb | 2019–2021 | [7] |
| Radia Fertoul | 2021–2022 | [8] |
| Farid Benstiti | 2022–present | [9] |
- The following 27 players were called up for Blida training camp and two friend matches against Akbou and Constantine.[10]
- Match dates: 31 May and 3 June 2024
- Caps and goals correct as of: 7 April 2024, after the match against Tunisia
The following players have also been called up to the Algeria squad within the last 12 months.
- Africa Women Cup of Nations
- 2010 African Women's Championship squad
- 2014 African Women's Championship squad
- 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad
- UNAF Women's Tournament
- Arab Women's Cup
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 25 August 2021.
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Women's Africa Cup of Nations
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UNAF Women's Tournament
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- Bronze medal: (1): (2011)
- Runners-up: (1): (2009)
Notes
Citations
- ^ http://levuvuzela.net/foot-feminin-amical-algerie-cote-divoire-les-elephantes-dominent-les-fennecs-3-1/ Archived 16 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine 12 November 2015
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Algeria: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "FARID BENSTITI, NOUVEAU RESPONSABLE DU FOOTBALL FEMININ" (in French). FAF. 28 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Azzedine Chih quitte la FAF après 19 ans". dzfoot.com. M-A. D. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Radia Fertoul Nouvelle Sélectionneuse". DZBallon. Farid Kada Rabah. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Madjid Taleb à la tête de la sélection algérienne". aps.dz. 29 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Radia Fertoul devenue la première sélectionneuse de l'EN féminine". tajasport.com. Osama Mohamed Emam. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "FARID BENSTITI, NOUVEAU RESPONSABLE DU FOOTBALL FEMININ" (in French). FAF. 28 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "ÉQUIPE NATIONALE FÉMININE : BENSTITI CONVOQUE 27 JOUEUSES". faf.dz. Algerian Football Federation. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Championnat arabe dames: Le Maroc perd en finale face à l'Algérie". Le Matin (in French). 30 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- Official website, FAF.dz (in Arabic and French)
- FIFA profile