ALGERIA – Les Fennecs to write history

Title holders Algeria are looking to join a prestigious shortlist of teams who successfully defended their TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations title.

Nickname: Desert Foxes (Fennecs)

Participation No. 19

Records: Champions (1990, 2019)

Qualifiers:

Algeria 5-0 Zambia

Botswana 0-1 Algeria

Algeria 3-1 Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 2-2 Algeria

Zambia 3-3 Algeria

Algeria 5-0 Botswana

Coach: Djamel Belmadi

Country: Algeria

Date of Birth: 25.03.1976

“AFCON is a big competition. Our target is to retain our title, even if it won’t be easy. Everyone is waiting for the defending champions.”

Squad

TotalEnergies AFCON 2021 - ALGERIA

Players to watch:

Riyad Mahrez (30) Midfielder, Manchester City (England)

Ismail Bennacer (24) Midfielder, AC Milan (Italy)

Islam Slimani (33) Forward, Lyon (France)