June 17, 2014
Algeria: Belgium Bounce Back to Beat Algeria
Algeria let a second half lead slip to lose 2-1 to Belgium in their World Cup Group H opener in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. Read more »
June 16, 2014
Algeria: No Excuses for Desert Foxes At World Cup
Algeria have often flattered to deceive at finals tournaments, looking brilliant in the build-up but suffering from severe stage-fright when they get to the main event. They will… Read more »
June 02, 2014
Algeria: Desert Foxes Carry Hopes of Arab World At World Cup
In the first of a series of profiles of the African contenders at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Nick Said assesses Algeria's chances. Read more »
November 14, 2013
Africa: Africa Set for Final World Cup Knockout Games
Africans will know in the next five days who will represent them at the 2014 World Cup. Read more »
February 15, 2013
Africa: Six Nations Bid to Host 2019 Afcon
A total of six countries are bidding to the host the 2019 African Nations Cup finals but the Confederation of African Football are refusing to name them. Read more »
January 31, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire/Algeria: What Didier Drogba Brings to the Elephants
Both Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire will have taken something other than the point out of Wednesday’s final Group D 2-2 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »
January 30, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire/Algeria: Elephants Come Back Against Surging Algeria
Cote d’Ivoire came back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw in their dead-rubber Group D clash with Algeria in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations clash in Rustenburg on… Read more »
January 29, 2013
Cote d'Ivoire/Algeria: Little to Play for As Ivorians Face Algeria
Both Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire have little to play for in their final 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D clash in Rustenburg on Wednesday. Read more »
January 27, 2013
Algeria/Togo: Desert Foxes Crash Out of Cup of Nations
Algeria have failed once again to turn their potential into a successful Africa Cup of Nations campaign, becoming the first side dumped out of the 2013 tournament in South Africa. Read more »
January 26, 2013
Togo/Algeria: Hawks Knock Out Africa's No. 2 Team
Togo knocked Algeria out of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in a 2-0 victory in a Group D clash at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday night. Read more »
January 25, 2013
Algeria/Togo: Desert Foxes Have Backs Against Wall
Algeria have admitted that it is win or bust for them in their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D clash with Togo in Rustenburg on Saturday. Read more »
January 23, 2013
Algeria/Tunisia: North Africans Disappoint At Cup of Nations
Algeria’s meeting with Tunisia in Group D at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was highlighted as one of the games to watch in the first round of the competition. It proved a… Read more »
January 22, 2013
Algeria/Tunisia: Carthage Eagles Clinch Match Without Fizz
Tunisia left it late but grabbed a 1-0 win over north African rivals Algeria in a dire 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D encounter at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Tuesday night. Read more »
January 21, 2013
Algeria/Tunisia: Opening Match Is Make or Break, Says Algeria
Algeria have been talking for weeks now of the importance of their opening match against Tunisia at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Tuesday. Read more »
January 17, 2013
Africa: Superstars and Minnows Alike Gear Up for Soccer Glory
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations presents Cote d’Ivoire with what will possibly be the final chance for their so-called Golden Generation to claim the continent’s top… Read more »
October 24, 2012
Africa: Tricky Draws for Soccer's Africa Cup of Nations
Hosts South Africa have been handed a tricky draw in the group stages of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be played from January 19 to February 10, while Ghana's Black Stars face… Read more »
August 08, 2012
Algeria: The Olympian Who Didn't Try - But Won Gold
Taoufik Makhloufi, the Algerian middle-distance runner who was expelled from the Games on Monday, was reinstated on Tuesday – and went on to win gold in the men's 1,500m… Read more »
December 16, 2010
Western Sahara: 'Puerto Rico' Option for Territory?
Algeria's leaders suggested to a senior American official in 2008 that if Morocco approached Western Sahara's demand for independence with a more "elegant" touch, it might persuade… Read more »
July 11, 2010
Africa: Why Did Ghana Succeed Where Others Failed?
Ghana built on their good showing at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola earlier this year with a quarterfinal place at the World Cup, confirming their status as arguably… Read more »
July 09, 2010
Africa: Who Are Continent's Top 10 World Cup Players?
There may have been disappointment that just one of the six competing African nations made it through to the Last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but there were some outstanding… Read more »
June 18, 2010
Algeria: Supporters Make Magic at England v Algeria Game
Cape Town was alive with the spirit of the World Cup on Friday 18 June when I attended the England v Algeria game, my first match of the tournament. Read more »
July 01, 2010
Africa: What Went Wrong at the World Cup
Ghana's Black Stars have been Africa's only shining lights at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with all five other competitors from the continent dropping out in the first round. Read more »
June 30, 2010
Algeria: The Road to South Africa
The Desert Foxes finished in the first round of their qualifying group matches one point ahead of Gambia, Senegal and Liberia, before facing off in the second round against their… Read more »
Algeria: The Coach
"Cheik" (the Elder, the Wise or the Master) Rabah Saadane is an Algerian soccer veteran; he was part of the coaching team in 1982 when Algeria disputed the "Anschluss" collusion… Read more »
June 24, 2010
Algeria: Soccer Coach 'Satisfied' Despite Exiting World Cup
Algeria’s inability to find the back of the net at the World Cup means they are headed home after the first round but they did play a significant part in the one of the most… Read more »