Algeria
Algeria have had a chequered past in the African Nations Cup. Out of the 26 previous African Nations Cups, Algeria have qualified 13 times before this event, and have only qualified for consecutive tournaments once. Their best result was winning the tournament way back in 1990, and this is their first appearance since 2004. Algeria qualified for this tournament as Group C Winners, beating Egypt, Zambia and Rwanda. Interestingly, Algeria and Egypt finished the qualifying group with exactly the same points and record as Egypt, so a playoff had to be facilitated to sort the Group order. Algeria won this 1-0, securing them top spot in the Qualifying Group.
Qualifying History
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| Algeria |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
+5 |
13 |
| Egypt |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
+5 |
13 |
| Zambia |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
−3 |
5 |
| Rwanda |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
−7 |
2 |
|
| 28 March 2009 |
Rwanda |
0 – 0 |
Algeria |
| |
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| 29 March 2009 |
Egypt |
1 – 1 |
Zambia |
| Zaki 27′ |
|
Kasonde 56′ |
| 6 June 2009 |
Zambia |
1 – 0 |
Rwanda |
| Kalaba 78′ |
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| 7 June 2009 |
Algeria |
3 – 1 |
Egypt |
Matmour 60′
Ghezzal 64′
Djebbour 77′ |
|
Aboutrika 86′ |
| 20 June 2009 |
Zambia |
0 – 2 |
Algeria |
| |
|
Bougherra 21′
Saïfi 66′ |
| 5 July 2009 |
Egypt |
3 – 0 |
Rwanda |
Aboutrika 64′, 90′
Hosny 74′ (pen.) |
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| 5 September 2009 |
Rwanda |
0 – 1 |
Egypt |
| |
|
Hassan 67′ |
| 6 September 2009 |
Algeria |
1 – 0 |
Zambia |
| Saïfi 59′ |
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|
| 10 October 2009 |
Zambia |
0 – 1 |
Egypt |
| |
|
Hosny 69′ |
| 11 October 2009 |
Algeria |
3 – 1 |
Rwanda |
Ghezzal 22′
Belhadj 45+2′
Ziani 90+5′ (pen.) |
|
Mutesa 19′ |
| 14 November 2009 |
Rwanda |
0 – 0 |
Zambia |
| |
|
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| 14 November 2009 |
Egypt |
2 – 0 |
Algeria |
Zaki 3′
Moteab 90+5′ |
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Tiebreaking play-off
| 18 November 2009 |
Algeria |
1 – 0 |
Egypt |
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| Yahia 40′ |
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Squad
Coach: Rabah Saadane
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB/Age |
Caps |
Club |
| 1 |
GK |
Lounès Gaouaoui |
28 September 1977 (1977-09-28) (age 32) |
48 |
ASO Chlef |
| 2 |
DF |
Madjid Bougherra |
7 August 1982 (1982-08-07) (age 27) |
34 |
Rangers |
| 3 |
DF |
Nadir Belhadj |
18 June 1982 (1982-06-18) (age 27) |
37 |
Portsmouth |
| 4 |
DF |
Antar Yahia |
21 March 1982 (1982-03-21) (age 27) |
40 |
Bochum |
| 5 |
DF |
Rafik Halliche |
2 September 1986 (1986-09-02) (age 23) |
9 |
Nacional |
| 6 |
MF |
Yazid Mansouri |
25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) (age 31) |
58 |
Lorient |
| 7 |
MF |
Yacine Bezzaz |
10 July 1981 (1981-07-10) (age 28) |
19 |
Strasbourg |
| 8 |
MF |
Khaled Lemmouchia |
6 December 1981 (1981-12-06) (age 28) |
13 |
ES Sétif |
| 9 |
FW |
Abdelkader Ghezzal |
5 December 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 25) |
10 |
Siena |
| 10 |
FW |
Rafik Saïfi |
7 February 1975 (1975-02-07) (age 34) |
55 |
Al-Khor |
| 11 |
DF |
Slimane Raho |
20 August 1975 (1975-08-20) (age 34) |
45 |
ES Sétif |
| 12 |
DF |
Réda Babouche |
3 July 1979 (1979-07-03) (age 30) |
1 |
MC Algiers |
| 13 |
MF |
Karim Matmour |
25 June 1985 (1985-06-25) (age 24) |
16 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 14 |
DF |
Abdelkader Laïfaoui |
9 July 1981 (1981-07-09) (age 28) |
2 |
ES Sétif |
| 15 |
MF |
Karim Ziani |
17 August 1982 (1982-08-17) (age 27) |
46 |
Wolfsburg |
| 16 |
GK |
Faouzi Chaouchi |
5 December 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 25) |
3 |
ES Sétif |
| 17 |
DF |
Samir Zaoui |
3 June 1976 (1976-06-03) (age 33) |
21 |
ASO Chlef |
| 18 |
FW |
Hameur Bouazza |
22 February 1985 (1985-02-22) (age 24) |
10 |
Blackpool |
| 19 |
MF |
Hassan Yebda |
14 May 1984 (1984-05-14) (age 25) |
2 |
Portsmouth |
| 20 |
MF |
Mourad Meghni |
16 April 1984 (1984-04-16) (age 25) |
5 |
Lazio |
| 21 |
FW |
Abdelmalek Ziaya |
23 January 1984 (1984-01-23) (age 25) |
0 |
ES Sétif |
| 22 |
MF |
Djamel Abdoun |
14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 23) |
0 |
Nantes |
| 23 |
GK |
Mohamed Zemmamouche |
2 January 1985 (1985-01-02) (age 25) |
0 |
USM Alger |
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Fixtures/Results
Group A
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| Angola |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
5 |
| Algeria |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
4 |
| Mali |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
+1 |
4 |
| Malawi |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
3 |
10 January 2010
20:00 |
Angola |
4 – 4 |
Mali |
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda |
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11 January 2010
14:45 |
Malawi |
3 – 0 |
Algeria |
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda |
| |
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14 January 2010
17:00 |
Mali |
0 – 1 |
Algeria |
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda |
| |
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14 January 2010
19:30 |
Angola |
2 – 0 |
Malawi |
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda |
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18 January 2010
17:00 |
Angola |
0-0 |
Algeria |
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda |
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