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The Kabylia football team (Kabyle: Tarvaɛt taɣelnawt taqvaylit n ddavex uḍar) is the team representing the Kabyle people, who live in Kabylia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or CAF, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations.[1][2][3][4]
| Nickname(s) | Izmawen n idurar (The Mountain Lions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
| Head coach | Aksel Bellabbaci | ||
| Most caps | 10 players (2) | ||
| Top scorer | Nadjim Bouabbas (2) | ||
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| First international | |||
(Slough, United Kingdom; 31 May 2018) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Enfield, United Kingdom; 7 June 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Slough, United Kingdom; 31 May 2018) | |||
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
| Best result | Tenth place (2018) | ||
Kabylia have played in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification.[5][6]
Current squad
editThe following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Murad Koulougli | 10 September 1987 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | GK | Rahim Belaid | 31 May 1990 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Idir Belasla | 20 November 1999 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Khelifa Drider | 25 June 1993 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | DF | Elhadi Boukir | 9 September 1987 (aged 30) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | DF | Ahmed Simoud | 16 December 1993 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Yacine Irnatene | 1 January 1987 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Idir Bouali | 13 December 1987 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Lyes Mihoubi | 4 October 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Ilyas Hadid | 1 January 2000 (aged 18) | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Yanis Kemache | 7 June 1995 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Amara Hamadache | 2 April 1991 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Idir Lamhene | 29 December 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Hocine Mohammedi | 3 May 1988 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Walid Daira | 10 May 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Malik Amerkane | 13 February 1988 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Nadjim Bouabbas | 1 March 1999 (aged 19) | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | FW | Enzo Mezaib | 5 January 1998 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Bachir Ghuersa | 1 October 2000 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | FW | Abderrezak Chennit | 15 January 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | FW | Karim Ouarab | 21 July 1999 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Nafa Belmellat | 26 January 1987 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | |
Notable players
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Nadjim Bouabbas - national team top scorer
References
edit- ↑ "Kabylie, football (in)dépendance". lequipe.fr.
- ↑ "Kabylia, Algeria and Taking Huge Risks to Play Football for Your Homeland". bleacherreport.com.
- ↑ "Kabylie Football Club : « Gagner l'indépendance avec nos pieds »". vice.com. 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Kabylia". CONIFA. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ↑ Arrami, Stéphane (4 September 2017). "La Kabylie participera à la Coupe du monde de football ConIFA 2018".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "La Kabylie qualifiée pour la Coupe du monde ConIFA 2018 — Siwel". 2 September 2017.