Algeria want to make history on home soil

Nickname: Desert Foxes

Competition history: 1 Appearance (2011)

Zone: North (UNAF)

Coach: Madjib Bougherra

Country: Algeria

Date of Birth: 07 October 1982

Algeria return for their second appearance after 2011. They have a strong pool of players based in their domestic top- flight to choose from.

Winners of the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil in 1990, can they win the CHAN as hosts?

*Qualified as host nation.

Major Local Clubs

CR Belouizdad, JS Kabylie, USMA, ES Setif, MC Alger