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Algeria
2
AFCON titles
Group I
Qualifying group
Qualifying
2027 status
Dar es Salaam
Suggested base city
AFCON history
Algeria's two titles came 29 years apart — hosting and winning in 1990, then a dominant unbeaten run to the 2019 title in Egypt.
Title years: 1990, 2019
AFCON 2025
Eliminated in the quarter-final at AFCON 2025, losing 2-0 to Nigeria.
Following Algeria in East Africa
Algeria's diaspora is concentrated heavily in France, with passionate, well-organised support that travels in significant numbers whenever logistics allow.
Players to watch
- Riyad Mahrez
- Ramy Bensebaini
- Ismaël Bennacer
Group I
Qualifying group opponents
- Zambia
- Togo
- Burundi