Algeria Olympic football team
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| Nickname(s) |
الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes) |
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| Association | Fédération Algérienne de Football |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | UNAF |
| Head coach | Pierre-André Schürmann |
| Captain | Ryad Kenniche |
| Home stadium | Stade Mustapha Tchaker |
| FIFA code | ALG |
| First international | |
Morocco U-23  3–1  Algeria U-23(Morocco; 1 November 1965) |
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| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1980) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1980) |
| African Games | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1965) |
| Best result |
 Gold Medal (1978) |
| U-23 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) |
| Best result |
 Silver Medal (2015) |
The Algeria national under-23 football team represents Algeria in international football competitions including the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF).
Algeria first appeared in the final of the Summer Olympics held in Moscow in 1980. They managed to reach the quarter finals of the tournament.
In 2015, the under-23 team finished runners-up in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. They lost to Nigeria 2-1 in Dakar, Senegal where the tournament was hosted. Algeria missed an opportunity to level in the second half. Zinedine Ferhat had a penalty saved by Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Emmanuel in the 68th minute. Algeria clinched their place in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Rio de Janeiro by beating South Africa 2-0 in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
in 1978 All-Africa Games & 1980 Summer Olympics, Algeria participate with the A team at this time
The following is the Algeria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.
Head coach: Pierre-André Schürmann
* Over-aged player.
Template:Algeria Squad 2016 Olympic Football Tournament
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