ALGERIA NEWS

Former Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic hired by Algeria for 2026 World Cup qualifying

The coach who helped Switzerland to eliminate then-world champion France at the last European Championship has been hired to coach Algeria

FEBRUARY 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb joins boyhood club Lille

Algeria midfielder Nabil Bentaleb has signed a three-year contract with Lille that will see him return to the French league club where he honed his skills as a youngster

AUGUST 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Algeria second team after Morocco to qualify for African Cup

Striker Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal was enough for Algeria to beat Niger 1-0 in African Cup of Nations qualifying and book its place at the tournament in Ivory Coast next year

MARCH 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Go, go, USA!': How Landon Donovan's 2010 World Cup goal became iconic

Ian Darke's call of Landon Donovan's goal against Algeria at the 2010 World Cup is just as memorable as the goal itself. Darke and Donovan r...

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Morocco fires coach Halilhodžić 3 months before World Cup

Morocco has fired its coach barely three months before the start of the World Cup in Qatar

AUGUST 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iran reinstates national soccer team coach fired 6 days ago

Just six days after dismissing Dragan Skocic as head coach, an Iranian Football Federation (IFF) spokesman announced Sunday that the Croatian will lead Iran into November’s World C...

JULY 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mané sends Senegal to World Cup after Salah faces lasers

Sadio Mané has secured Senegal’s place at the World Cup with a win over Egypt on penalties after Mohamed Salah was targeted by laser pointers as he stepped up to take his team’s fi...

MARCH 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Salah's turn as Egypt beats Senegal in 1st leg of WC playoff

Mohamed Salah had his say this time as Egypt beat Sadio Mané’s Senegal 1-0 in the first leg of their World Cup playoff in Cairo

MARCH 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup playoffs provide a Salah vs. Mané sequel

Africa’s World Cup playoffs will serve up a Mohamed Salah vs

MARCH 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Virus and VAR: Things to know about soccer's African Cup

The threat of the resurgent coronavirus will hang heavily over the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament when it opens on Sunday in Cameroon

JANUARY 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Algeria-Gambia African Cup warmup canceled because of virus

An African Cup warmup game between defending champion Algeria and Gambia has been called off hours before kick-off in Qatar after several Gambia players tested positive for the cor...

JANUARY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Injured Sarr could miss African Cup of Nations with Senegal

Senegal could be without Ismaïla Sarr for the African Cup of Nations because the winger has a knee ligament injury

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon in WC playoffs, Ivory Coast out

Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and Tunisia have qualified for the World Cup playoffs in Africa on the last day of the group stage

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Salah's Egypt through to World Cup qualifying playoffs

Egypt is through to Africa’s World Cup qualifying playoffs after fighting back from 2-0 down for a 2-2 draw in Angola

NOVEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Senegal and Morocco through to World Cup playoffs

Senegal has become the first team to advance to the final World Cup playoffs in Africa after Famara Diedhiou’s hat trick secured a 3-1 win over Namibia

OCTOBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Algeria, Egypt back to winning in World Cup qualifying

Riyad Mahrez has scored twice as African champion Algeria romped to a 6-1 win over Niger to return to winning ways in World Cup qualifying

OCTOBER 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Algeria pummels Djibouti 8-0 in World Cup qualifying

African champion Algeria has pummeled Djibouti 8-0 to open its World Cup qualifying campaign in ferocious form

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mahrez: Manchester City forward fires 10-man Algeria past Tunisia | Goal.com Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez and Baghdad Bounedjah scored as Algeria secured a 2-0 victory over Tunisia in Friday’s international friendly.

JUNE 11, 2021 • GOAL.COM

‘Tunisia are like Atletico Madrid’ – Mahrez warns Algeria ahead of Tunis trip | Goal.com Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez has compared Tunisia’s style of play to Atletico Madrid ahead of Algeria’s trip to Tunis for a friendly match.

JUNE 7, 2021 • GOAL.COM

Nigeria coach Rohr takes positives from Algeria defeat Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr has taken positives from their 1-0 defeat to Algeria in Friday’s friendly game.

OCTOBER 10, 2020 • GOAL.COM

Rohr: Why LASK goalkeeper Tobias Lawal will not feature against Algeria Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr has revealed LASK goalkeeper Tobias Lawal will not feature against Algeria on Friday due to passport...

OCTOBER 9, 2020 • GOAL.COM

Ex-Nigeria striker Ezeji: If we beat Algeria 10-0, it will means nothing Nigeria take on Algeria 15 months after their meeting in the Africa Cup of Nations, and Goal speaks to retired Nigeria striker Victor Ezeji...

OCTOBER 8, 2020 • GOAL.COM

What Nigeria must prove this international window Friday's meeting with Algeria may only be a friendly, but it raises new and peculiar challenges for the Super Eagles - and Gernot Rohr - to...

OCTOBER 8, 2020 • GOAL.COM

FIFA challenged at court by Porto in Football Leaks case

FIFA is being challenged by Portuguese champion Porto in a case of third-party ownership of a player’s economic rights revealed in the “Football Leaks” series

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Algeria named as Nigeria's opponent after Cote d'Ivoire withdrawal Gernot Rohr’s men will now face the reigning African champions Algeria in Austria after Cote d'Ivoire pulled out on Tuesday.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 • GOAL.COM