Rafik Halliche’s comments reflect the high expectations surrounding Algeria’s national football team after their impressive run in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where they reached the Round of 16. Despite the disappointment at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), Halliche emphasized the team’s ambition to surpass their past achievements and establish themselves as one of the continent’s top footballing nations.
The Fennecs, as Halliche mentioned, will aim to build on the momentum from their World Cup performance. Looking forward, the team is focusing on upcoming challenges, particularly the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for Gabon and the 2018 World Cup qualifiers for Russia. Algeria’s goal is to perform even better than their 2014 World Cup campaign, which was widely praised.
Halliche’s participation in the ceremony for the best Arab team award, which Algeria received from the Arab Union of Sports Press (UAPS), is a recognition of the team’s growing reputation in the Arab football world.
Do you think Algeria will be able to build on their 2014 World Cup success? What do you expect from their qualifiers for 2017 CAN and 2018 World Cup?
