{"id":44032,"date":"2026-01-06T20:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=44032"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:01:37","slug":"algerias-starting-lineup-announced-for-congo-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=44032","title":{"rendered":"Algeria&#8217;s Starting Lineup Announced for Congo Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers \u2013<\/strong> The Algerian national team&#8217;s coaching staff, led by coach Vladimir Petkovic, has revealed the starting lineup for the highly anticipated match against the Democratic Republic of Congo. The encounter is part of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers and is expected to be a crucial and exciting fixture.<\/p>\n<p>The national coach has opted for a balanced blend of experience and ambition, maintaining the team&#8217;s core structure. This approach reflects his desire to impose an organized attacking style of play while securing the defensive lines against a physically strong opponent.<\/p>\n<p>The starting lineup for the Algerian national team is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper: Lucas Zidane<\/p>\n<p>Defense: Reda Belghali \u2013 Rayan Ait-Nouri \u2013 Aissa Mandi \u2013 Ramy Bensebaini<\/p>\n<p>Midfield: Ismael Bennacer \u2013 Hicham Boudaoui \u2013 Ibrahim Mahza<\/p>\n<p>Attack: Riyad Mahrez (Captain) \u2013 Fares Chaibi \u2013 Mohamed Amine Amoura<\/p>\n<p>The Algerian sporting community places great hope on the experience of captain Riyad Mahrez, along with the dynamism of Bennacer and the speed of Amoura, to make a difference and lead the \u201c<em>Fennecs<\/em>\u201d towards a successful continental campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The substitutes&#8217; bench includes several players capable of changing the game at any moment, giving the coaching staff multiple tactical options depending on the match&#8217;s progress. The match is set to kick off in an atmosphere charged with enthusiasm, as the Algerian national team aims to affirm its continental ambitions and continue its positive results in the tournament, amidst strong fan support and hopes for victory and qualification.<\/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 \u2013 The Algerian national team&#8217;s coaching staff, led by coach Vladimir Petkovic, has revealed the starting lineup for the highly anticipated match against the Democratic Republic of Congo. The encounter is part of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers and is expected to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44032","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\/44032","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=44032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44034,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44032\/revisions\/44034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}