Algeria
AFRICA CUP 2015
Nations Cup appearances: 15
Best result: Winners (1990)
Coach: Christian Gourcuff (France)
Key players: Yacine Brahimi, Sofiane Feghouli, Islam Slimani
Fifa ranking: 18
Algeria crashed out in the group phase last time around but have since climbed to the top of the African rankings and reached the World Cup knock-out stage for first time in 2014.
Attacking midfielder Yacine Brahimi is reigning BBC African Footballer of Year.
Ivory Coast beats Algeria 3:1
Equatorial Guinea beats Algeria 1:0
The 33rd Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon
a draw between Algeria and Sierra Leone 0:0
Algeria - Squad
Top 10 African Footballing Nations
Sadio Mané has been named the 2019 African Player of the Year
The latest African football stories in short for November
African champions Algeria are biggest climbers in latest Fifa rankings
Algeria beats Senegal to win Africa Cup 2019
