{"id":17390,"date":"2025-11-03T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=17390"},"modified":"2026-09-04T08:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:17:01","slug":"algerian-womens-team-qualifies-for-africa-cup-of-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=17390","title":{"rendered":"Algerian Women&#8217;s Team Qualifies for Africa Cup of Nations!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, October 28, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Algerian <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=49\">Women<\/a>&#8216;s National <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Football<\/a> Team, affectionately known as <em>Les Fennecs<\/em> (The Desert Foxes), have secured their place in the 2026 <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=68889\">Africa Cup of Nations<\/a>! The team clinched qualification today following a hard-fought victory against Cameroon in the second leg of their qualifying round.<\/p>\n<p>Playing away in Cameroon, the Algerian squad demonstrated resilience and skill, ultimately winning the match 1-0. The decisive goal was scored by the talented player, Dafer, in the 25th minute of the game. This crucial goal cemented <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">Algeria<\/a>&#8216;s dominance in the tie.<\/p>\n<p>The victory builds upon their previous success in the first leg, where they defeated Cameroon 2-1 at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida. The aggregate score of 3-1 reflects the team&#8217;s superior performance throughout the qualifying rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Farid Benstiti and his squad have demonstrated exceptional teamwork and determination, overcoming a strong Cameroonian side to secure their spot in the prestigious tournament. This qualification marks a significant achievement for women&#8217;s football in Algeria and sets the stage for an exciting campaign in the upcoming <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.au.int\/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Africa<\/a> Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>The entire nation celebrates this victory and looks forward to supporting <em>Les Fennecs<\/em> as they compete for continental glory. The team&#8217;s success serves as an inspiration to aspiring female athletes across Algeria and highlights the growing prominence of women&#8217;s football in the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=40\">More Sports articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers, October 28, 2025 \u2013 The Algerian Women&#8217;s National Football Team, affectionately known as Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes), have secured their place in the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations! The team clinched qualification today following a hard-fought victory against Came&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17390"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74678,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17390\/revisions\/74678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}