2026 Women's AFCON – Group A: Algeria preview, squad and schedule

Algeria preview, squad and schedule for the 2026 Women's AFCON

Africa 18 February 2026 at 16:33

2026 Women's AFCON – Group A: Algeria preview, squad and schedule

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Algeria will take part in the 14th edition of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AFCON 2026), with the final tournament set to be held in Morocco from March 17 to April 3, 2026.

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The "Desert Warriors" will compete in Group A alongside Morocco, Kenya, and Senegal.

Algeria preview

The Algerian team will be making its seventh appearance in the finals of Africa’s premier competition, after participating in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2024.

Their best performance came in 2024, when they reached the quarterfinals.

Algeria squad

Algeria’s head coach Farid Benstiti has yet to announce the final squad for the 2026 Women’s AFCON. Below is the list of players called up for the previous edition:

Goalkeepers

Chloé N’Gazi (Olympique de Marseille) – Amina Haleyi (JS Kabylie) – Lamia Lounas (ASE Alger-Centre)

Defenders

Sofia Guellati (En Avant Guingamp) – Roselène Khezami (Olympique de Marseille) – Wassila Alouache (CF Akbou) – Morgane Belkhiter (AS Saint-Étienne) – Hanna Boubezari (Team TG FF, Sweden) – Morgane Ikene (US Saint-Malo) – Inès Belloumou (Malmö FF, Sweden) – Imane Chebel (Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand) – Léa Abadou (US Orléans).

Midfielders

Méline D’Oria (Le Mans FC) – Mélissa Bethi (FC Nantes) – Wissem Bouzid (Le Mans FC) – Ghaoutia Karchouni (Servette FC, Switzerland) – Lina Khelif (Thonon Evian) – Amira Ould Braham (FC Nantes) – Marine Dafeur (FC Fleury 91) – Emma Smaali (RC Lens)

Forwards

Lina Boussaha (Al-Nassr FC, Saudi Arabia) – Laura Taleb Muller (Thonon Evian) – Nihed Naili (AS Cannes) – Inès Boutaleb (FC Metz) – Naïma Bouhenni Benziane (Afak Relizane) – Aïcha Hamidèche (Abu Dhabi CC, United Arab Emirates)