Algeria
Information
Association	Algerian Handball Federation
Coach	Abderrahmane Hadj Hamdri
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
IHF U-21 World Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1987)
Best result	12th: 1987
African Championship
Appearances	17 (First in 1982)
Best result	Winner (2): 1986, 1988
Last updated on Unknown.

The Algeria national junior handball team is the national under–21 Handball team that represent Algeria in the international handball competitions and it is Controlled by the Algerian Handball Federation

History

World Championship record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1977	Did Not Qualified
/ 1979	Did Not Qualified
1981	Did Not Qualified
1983	Did Not Qualified
1985	Did Not Qualified
1987	Preliminary round	12th[1]	8	0	3	5	144	164	–20
1989	Preliminary round	14th[2]	6	3	0	3	144	141	+3
1991	Did Not Qualified
1993	Preliminary round	13th[3]	6	4	0	2	125	123	+2
1995	Did Not Qualified
1997	Did Not Qualified
1999	Did Not Qualified
2001	Main round	12th[4]	10	1	1	8	241	308	–67
2003	Preliminary round	18th[5]	8	2	0	6	191	224	–33
2005	Did Not Qualified
2007	Did Not Qualified
2009	Preliminary round	19th[6]	7	2	1	4	203	121	–18
2011	Round of 16	14th[7]	9	4	0	5	239	238	+1
2013	Preliminary round	24th[8]	7	0	0	7	163	210	−47
2015	Preliminary round	20th[9]	7	1	0	6	161	206	−45
2017	Round of 16	14th[10]	7	2	2	3	158	159	−1
2019	Did Not Qualified
2023	Preliminary round	22nd	7	2	1	4	183	202	−19
Total	11/23	0 Titles	82	21	8	53	1952	2096	−144

African Championship record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1980	Did Not Enter
1982		Runners–up	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984		Third Place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986		Winner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988		Winner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990		Runners–up	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992		Runners–up	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996		Runners–up	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	Did Not Qualified
2000		Third Place	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002		Third Place[11]	5	3	1	1	133	114	+19
2004	Did Not Qualified
2006		4th[12]	5	2	0	3	143	140	+3
2008		4th[13]	4	2	0	2	136	133	+3
2010		Third Place[14]	6	5	0	1	184	149	+35
2012		4th[15]	6	3	0	3	172	146	+26
2014		4th[16]	4	1	0	3	106	110	−4
2016		Third Place[17]	5	3	0	2	147	107	+40
2018		5th	6	1	2	3	138	170	−32
2022		Runners–up	5	3	0	2	140	152	−12
Total	17/20	2 Titles

Squad

• 2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship^[18]
• Manager: Rabah Gherbi
• Assistant coach: Rachid Chikh
• Team Assistant: Ahmed Djerana
• Physiotherapist: MAHIOUT Belkacem
• Team Doctor : Djamel Reggad

Algeria national junior handball team roster
No.	Pos.	Player Name	Date of Birth	Height	Weight	Current Club
1	Back	Brahim Khemici	11 July 1996	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	MC Saida
2	Centre back	Zoheir Naim	3 May 1996	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	JSE Skikda
4	Left back	Noureddine Hellal	23 May 1996	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Tadjenannt
6	Right back	Mokhtar Kouri	29 February 1996	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	MC Saida
7	Right wing	El Hadj Abderrahmane Fredj	4 January 1996	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	O El Oued
8	Center back	Rafik Meklout	22 January 1996	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	Arzew
9	Left wing	Yassine Benmesaoud	14 November 1996	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	CRB Baraki
17	Left wing	Yacine Djedid	6 April 1997	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	GS Petroliers
18	Pivot	Abderraouf Segueni	8 September 1996	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	CR Bordj Bou Areridj
19	Pivot	Merouane Hammad	20 October 1996	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	GS Petroliers
22	Goalkeeper	Khalifa Ghedbane	26 November 1996	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	GS Petroliers
23	Left back	Moustafa Hadj Sadok	17 August 1997	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	CRB Baraki
27	Right back	Oussama Djema	1 January 1996	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	CR El Arrouch
46	Left back	Zakaria Bentaieb	23 April 1996	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	OM Annaba
77	Right wing	Nidhal Baha Djeghaba	9 November 1996	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	ES Ain Touta
87	Right back	Ayoub Abdi	16 February 1997	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	CR Bordj Bou Areridj

Legend

GK-Goalkeeper, LW-Left Winger, RW-Right Winger, LP-Line Player, BP-Back, LB-Left Back, CB-Center Back, RB-Right Back.

Notable players

Notable Coaches

References

External links

• IHF profile