Vahid Halilhodzic has been appointed as the new coach for the Algerian football team. The former Yugoslavia striker, who takes over on July 1, has signed a three year contract taking him up to the 2014 World Cup.

The 55-year-old, who is known as a stickler for discipline, replaces Abdelhak Benchikha who was sacked after Algeria's 4-0 thrashing by Morocco in the fourth round of qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Algeria are set to play Nigera in a friendly match that will take place shortly.

The Federal Bureau of Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has said that the National Union of Algerians Professional Footballers (UNFPA) has been created.

Created at the initiative of the Association of Former Algerian International (AAIF), it will first inform the largest number of professional players of its objectives and the preparation of a forthcoming Constituent and elective Assembly.
This decision was taken at a meeting of the Federal Bureau of FAF chaired Monday, by the new president Mohamed Raouraoua.

In African Nations Championship (CHAN) Soth Africa are going to play with Algeria in the semi finals. South Africa are fielding a development side at the tournament, while Algeria have players with experience of continental club competition.

But South Africa have a perfect record at the event so far - having won all their group matches.

"We have done well up to this point but this is only the beginning," SA's coach Simon Ngomane said.

Riots in Algeria have caused disruption of the national football league in the country. Fresh rioting broke out in Algiers today as police were deployed around mosques and football matches were suspended after protests over food prices and unemployment.

Riot police armed with teargas and batons maintained a strong presence around the Algerian capital's main mosques. In the popular Belcourt district, rioting resumed after Friday prayers. Young protesters pelted police with stones and blocked access to the area.

Morocco has the support of its neighbour Algeria when it comes to organizing the football African Cup of Nations. We are however expecting the confirmation of the Algerian football federation which has not yet made any revelation on the subject. The campaign of seduction of CAF and African federations will start next January 2011. "The Moroccan campaign will start next January on the occasion of the inauguration of the stadium in Marrakech.

Algerian national team is on a training camp in Algiers, and are training at a number of Soccer Venues. Tedjar team mates made CHAN-2011, "a personal goal to achieve," national coach assistant Mohamed Chaib told APS. "This tournament is for players from Algeria, a personal goal in which they will try to honour the national colours and prove their value," he said.

The new FIFA rankings has seen Algeria get the 34th rank overall. # In Africa, Algeria is in the fifth place, behind Egypt (10th), Ghana (17th) Cote d’Ivoire (19th) and Nigeria (33th). The next opponent of the greens during the CAN 2012 qualifiers, Morocco, advanced to the 80th place worldwide, losing three places from last ranking. Central African Republic and Tanzania, which are in the same group of Algeria during the CAN 2012 qualifiers, are 112th and 124th respectively. Luxembourg, an opponent of the national team in a friendly this Wednesday is the 133rd.

Algerian television and football Algerienne eration (AFF) signed today at the seat of the EPTV, Partnership convention on the rights to broadcast football matches for the season 2010/2011.

This partnership is intended to support the launch and development of professionalism in Algeria. It concerns the Professional Championship first division, national teams and the Goblet of Algeria.

Algeria could muster only a draw in the African Nations Cup qualifier opening round. The Algerian national football team and his counterpart from Tanzania drew 1-1 (halftime: 1-1) Friday night in Blida, in the match for the first round of Group D qualifiers for the Cup African Nations (CAN-2012) whose finals will be held in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.