Algeria women's national football team

Algeria
Nickname(s)	الأفناك (The Fennecs)
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 Bouhani (36)
Home stadium	Stade du 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	80 2 (7 August 2025)
Highest	64 (June – September 2009)
Lowest	97 (December 2003)
First international
	France 14–0 ; (Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998)
Biggest win
	14–0 Sudan ; (Algiers, Algeria; 20 October 2021)
Biggest defeat
	France 14–0 ; (Cesson-Sévigné, France; 14 May 1998)
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2024)
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)
Medal record
African Games
UNAF Women's Tournament
Arab Women's Cup

The Algeria women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم للسيدات) represents Algeria in international women's football.

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 six times for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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]

Team image

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers

Kit providers	Period
Cirta Sport	1998–2001
Baliston	2002–2004
Le Coq Sportif	2004–2009
Puma	2010–2014
Adidas	2015–present

1st Kit

2004 AWC
2006 AWC

2010 AWC

2014 AWC

2016 AWCON

2nd Kit

2004 AWC
2006 AWC

2010 AWC

2014 AWC

2016 AWCON

Home stadium

The Algeria women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade du 5 Juillet.

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

2024

26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) Friendly	Nigeria	2–0		Lagos, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1	Ajibade 24', 45+2'	Report (FAF)		Stadium: Remo Stars Stadium

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) Friendly	Nigeria	4–1		Lagos, Nigeria
14:00 UTC+1	Ijamilusi 9', 18', 86' Monday 45'	Report (FAF)	Alouache 41'	Stadium: Remo Stars Stadium

27 November 2024 (2024-11-27) Friendly		2–1	Uganda	Blida, Algeria
16:00 UTC+1	Taleb Muller 14' Abadou 69'	Report (FAF)	Nabirye 61'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

30 November 2024 (2024-11-30) Friendly		1–0	Uganda	Blida, Algeria
16:00 UTC+1	Karchouni 34'	Report (FAF)		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Mohamed Islam Mahtouk (Algeria)

2025

19 February 2025 (2025-02-19) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	South Sudan	0–5		Juba, South Sudan
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Taleb Muller 19' Abadou 41', 86' Bouhani 49' Karchouni 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Juba Stadium Referee: Richy Nganda Madiamba (Gabon)

25 February 2025 (2025-02-25) 2026 WAFCON qualifying		3–0 (8–0 agg.)	South Sudan	Blida, Algeria
19:00 UTC+1	Karchouni 15', 89' Taleb Muller 53'	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Note: Algeria won 8–0 on aggregate.

29 June 2025 (2025-06-29) Friendly		1–0	DR Congo	Blida, Algeria
17:00 UTC+1	Boussaha 30'	Report		Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

1 July 2025 (2025-07-01) Friendly		0–3	Senegal	Blida, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1			N. Ndiaye 55' H. Diallo 67' Casset 72'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

6 July 2025 (2025-07-06) 2024 WAFCON GS		1–0	Botswana	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Karchouni 11'			Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)

10 July 2025 (2025-07-10) 2024 WAFCON GS	Tunisia	0–0		Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

13 July 2025 (2025-07-13) 2024 WAFCON GS	Nigeria	0–0		Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) 2024 WAFCON QF		0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Ghana	Berkane Stadium, Berkane
18:00 UTC+1		Report		Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)
	Penalties
	Dafeur Guellati Belloumou Taleb Muller		Bonsu Boaduwaa Boye-Hlorkah Badu

October 2025 (2025-10) 2026 WAFCON qualifying		v	Cameroon	Algeria
--:-- UTC+1

October 2025 (2025-10) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Cameroon	v		Cameroon
--:-- UTC+1

Coaching staff

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

Manager history

Years	Name	Ref.
Azzedine Chih	1998–2018	^[5]
Radia Fertoul	2018–2019	^[6]
Sonia Haziraj	2019
Kamel Betina	2019
Madjid Taleb	2019–2021	^[7]
Radia Fertoul	2021–2022	^[8]
Farid Benstiti	2022–present	^[9]

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for a preparation camp in Oran ahead of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, from 14 to 22 June 2025.^[10]
Caps and goals correct as of: 7 July 2025, after the match against Botswana

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Chloé N'Gazi	(1996-06-06) 6 June 1996	14	0	Olympique de Marseille
1GK	Lamia Lounas	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000	3	0	ASE Alger Centre
1GK	Amina Haleyi	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992		0	JS Kabylie

2DF	Léa Abadou	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997	12	2	US Orléans
2DF	Sofia Guellati (captain)	(1992-07-09) 9 July 1992	27	3	EA Guingamp
2DF	Ouassila Alouache	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000	13	1	CF Akbou
2DF	Imane Chebel	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995	19	2	CS Longueuil
2DF	Mélinne D'Oria	(2001-08-07) 7 August 2001	4	0	Le Mans FC
2DF	Morgane Belkhiter	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995	28	3	AS Saint-Étienne
2DF	Roselène Khezami	(2001-09-02) 2 September 2001	14	0	Olympique de Marseille

3MF	Amira Ould Braham	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998	18	4	Trabzonspor
3MF	Inès Belloumou	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000	3	0	West Ham United
3MF	Mélissa Bethi	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005	4	0	FC Nantes
3MF	Lina Boussaha	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999	12	2	Al-Ittihad
3MF	Hanna Boubezari	(1998-11-21) 21 November 1998	10	1	Torenguppen FF
4FW	Wissem Bouzid	(2002-12-18) 18 December 2002	9	2	Le Mans FC
3MF	Aïcha Hamidèche	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001	4	0	Beşiktaş JK
3MF	Ghoutia Karchouni	(1995-05-29) 29 May 1995	8	8	Servette FC Chênois
3MF	Lina Khelif	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997	11	0	Retired
3MF	Emma Smaali	(2000-09-29) 29 September 2000	9	0	RC Lens

4FW	Inès Boutaleb	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998	23	4	AJ Auxerre
4FW	Morgane Ikene	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999	4	0	US Saint-Malo
4FW	Marine Dafeur	(1994-10-20) 20 October 1994	12	4	FC Fleury 91
4FW	Laura Taleb Muller	(1999-01-09) 9 January 1999	10	4	FC Sion
4FW	Naïma Bouhani	(1985-10-23) 23 October 1985	61	36	Afak Relizane
4FW	Nouhed Naili	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001	8	0	AS Cannes

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Algeria squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Célia Remili	(2006-08-13) 13 August 2006	0	0	Metz	Blida training camp, 3 June 2024
GK	Amel Benabdaallah	(2004-10-19) 19 October 2004	0	0	Afak Relizane	v. Tunisia, 7 April 2024
GK	Kahina Takenint	(1991-05-21) 21 May 1991	32	0	CF Akbou	v. South Sudan, 25 February 2025
GK	Amel Salah	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002	5	0	Le Puy	v. South Sudan, 25 February 2025

DF	Zeyneb Kandouci	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994	6	0	Phoenix	v. Uganda, 30 November 2024
DF	Armelle Khellas	(2001-06-25) 25 June 2001	5	0	Grenoble	Blida training camp, 3 June 2024
DF	Lana Smits Ouraghi	(2005-01-24) 24 January 2005	2	0	Fleury	v. Burkina Faso, 27 February 2024
DF	Sara Amriou	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998	1	0	CF Akbou	v. South Sudan, 25 February 2025

MF	Lydia Belkacemi	(1994-03-02) 2 March 1994	23	3	Metz	Blida training camp, 3 June 2024
MF	Sylia Koui	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992	14	4	Retired	Blida training camp, 3 June 2024

MF	Sarah Guelil	(2006-06-02) 2 June 2006	2	0	Bordeaux	v. Burkina Faso, 27 February 2024
MF	Ikram Bahri	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002	1	0	ASE Alger Centre	v. Uganda, 30 November 2024
MF	Sabrina Makhloufi		0	0	CF Akbou	v. South Sudan, 25 February 2025
MF	Horra Merchab		0	0	Afak Relizane	v. South Sudan, 25 February 2025

FW	Imène Merrouche	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994	17	5	Al-Amal	Blida training camp, 3 June 2024
FW	Ghania Ayadi^INJ	(2003-09-07) 7 September 2003	2	0	CF Akbou	Blida training camp, 3 June 2024
FW	Amélia Zemma	(2005-12-17) 17 December 2005	1	0	Lyon B	Blida training camp, 3 June 2024
FW	Rahma Benaichouche	(1991-11-22) 22 November 1991	6	3	Phoenix	v. Tunisia, 7 April 2024
FW	Lynda Bendris	(2004-07-25) 25 July 2004	2	0	AS Cannes	v. South Sudan, 25 February 2025
FW	Shana Battouri	(2002-07-02) 2 July 2002	8	1	Saint-Denis	v. South Sudan, 25 February 2025
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^SUS Player is serving a suspension. ^WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Previous squads

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

UNAF Women's Tournament

2020 UNAF Women's Tournament squad

Arab Women's Cup

2021 Arab Women's Cup squad

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 25 August 2021.

Most appearances

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Years
1	Naïma Bouhani	36	61	2002–

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007	Did not qualify
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027	To be determined
2031
2035
Total		0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008	Did not qualify
2012	Did not enter
2016	Did not enter
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Did not enter
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total		0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Women's Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 6
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not enter
2004	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3
2006	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	3	13	−10
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3
2012	Did not enter
2014	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5
2016	Did not qualify
2018	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5
2020	Canceled
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Quarter final	6th	4	1	3	0	1	0	+1
2026	TBD
Total	Quarter final	6/15	19	3	4	12	14	39	−25

African Games

African Games record
Appearances: 4
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2003	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8
2007	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	5	11	−6
2011	Bronze medal	3rd	4	2	0	2	10	7	+3
2015	Did not enter
2019	Fourth place ¹	4th	6	2	0	3	5	8	−3
2023	Did not enter
2027	To be determined
Total	Bronze medal	4/5	17	5	0	11	23	36	−13

^ Tournament open to the national U-20 teams

UNAF Women's Tournament

UNAF Women's Tournament record
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2009	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
2020	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	8	6	+2
2023	Canceled
Total	Runners-up	3/3	6	1	2	3	9	8	+1

Arab Women's Cup

Arab Women's Cup record
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2006	Winners	1st	4	3	1	0	16	0	+16
2021	Semi-finals	3rd	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5
Total	Winners	2/2	7	5	2	0	25	4	+21

Honours

African Games

Bronze medal: (1): (2011)

UNAF Women's Tournament

Runners-up: (1): (2009)

Arab Women's Cup

Champions: (1): (2006)^[11]

References

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. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
^ "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 : les Vertes lancent leur préparation pour la CAN". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
^ "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.

External links

Official website, FAF.dz (in Arabic and French)
FIFA profile

[1] ttp://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

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

[3] "Algeria: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

[6] "Radia Fertoul Nouvelle Sélectionneuse". DZBallon. Farid Kada Rabah. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

[9] "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.

[10] "Équipe nationale féminine : les Vertes lancent leur préparation pour la CAN". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.

[LeMatin-11] "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.

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Algeria national football team
General	Algerian Football Federation History Managers Kits
Venues	Stade du 5 Juillet Miloud Hadefi Stadium Nelson Mandela Stadium Home venues
Results	Results 1962–69 1970–79 1980–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present
Statistics	Records and statistics All-time goalscorers Head to head World Cup record
Goals	Islam Slimani
Players	Players (by caps) Other players Algerian foreign players Born outside algeria
World Cup Finals	Summary 1982 1986 2010 2014
CAN Finals	Summary 1968 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2010 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Other Cup's tournaments	African Nations Championship FIFA Arab Cup
Games's tournaments	Olympic Games African Games Mediterranean Games Arab Games
Culture	Disgrace of Gijón
Noted rivalries	Egypt Cameroon Morocco Nigeria Tunisia
Other FAF teams	Men A' U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 FLN "defunct" U-20 U-17 Futsal Beach soccer

National sports teams of Algeria
Male teams	Badminton Basketball M U18 U16 3x3 Football M A' U23 U20 U18 U17 U15 Y BS F Goalball Handball M J Ice hockey Rugby RU M R7s M Tennis Volleyball Water polo
Female teams	Basketball W U18 U16 Football U20 U17 Goalball Handball Rugby 7s Tennis Volleyball
Unified teams	Athletics Boxing Cycling Judo
Olympics Paralympics Africa Games Mediterranean Games Islamic Solidarity Games Arab Games

National women's football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion^†
^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA Football in Africa portal.