Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi expressed his admiration for the performance of new and returning players against Guinea regardless of the outcome.

The Algerian national team beat their Guinean counterpart with a clean sheet in a friendly match that brought them together during a FIFA ban.

Belmadi noted that they achieved the most important thing in this match, which provided an opportunity for many new and returning players who do not have many matches with the Greens, such as Togay bin Talib, Nas Dolor bin Dabka and Zagba.

Belmadi praised sniper striker Islam Soleimani, who scored his 41st goal, saying that being the team’s historic top scorer is no coincidence and he scores at half a chance.

When asked about the 2026 World Cup, the Algerian coach admitted that the wound from not leaving for the World Cup in Qatar had not yet healed, so there was no need to talk about the 2026 World Cup.

As for the second friendly against Nigeria on Tuesday, Belmadi confirmed that it will be difficult and good in terms of livelihood and himself, and that their opponent is looking to avenge having beaten him twice in recent years.

Behavior / Donia Haddad