{"id":48354,"date":"2026-01-19T20:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=48354"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:02:03","slug":"algeria-climbs-to-28th-in-world-rankings-after-strong-afcon-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=48354","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Climbs to 28th in World Rankings After Strong AFCON Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Algerian national team, <em>Les Fennecs<\/em>, have surged in the global rankings following their impressive performance at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. A string of victories propelled the Desert Warriors six places higher, securing them the 28th spot worldwide and fourth place on the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>This significant climb marks a remarkable recovery after the team had previously fallen to 46th place in the global rankings last September. The recent success is attributed to the team&#8217;s consistent positive results throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2025 AFCON, dominating Group E with a perfect record of 9 points after securing three victories. They then triumphed over Congo in the quarter-final with a 1-0 victory, before being eliminated by Nigeria with a score of 2-0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Algeria&#8217;s highest-ever ranking was achieved in 2014<\/strong>, when they reached 15th place globally following their notable participation in the World Cup. Conversely, their lowest ranking occurred in 2008, when they plummeted to 103rd place in the world.<\/p>\n<p>This resurgence in the rankings reflects the hard work and dedication of the team and the coaching staff. Algerian fans are hopeful that <em>Les Fennecs<\/em> can continue this positive momentum and achieve even greater success in future competitions. The team&#8217;s performance at AFCON 2025 has undoubtedly reignited national pride and solidified Algeria&#8217;s position as a force to be reckoned with in African football.<\/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>The Algerian national team, Les Fennecs, have surged in the global rankings following their impressive performance at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. A string of victories propelled the Desert Warriors six places higher, securing them the 28th spot worldwide and fourth place on the Afric&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48355,"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":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48354","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\/48354","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=48354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48356,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48354\/revisions\/48356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/48355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}