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Algeria v Zambia
Algeria and Zambia have met 17 times since 1977: Algeria lead 9–5.
9Algeria wins
3draws
5Zambia wins
Goals: Algeria 24, Zambia 13 · 17 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Thursday, 9 June 1977: Algeria 2–0 Zambia in Algiers.
- The most recent was on Friday, 25 September 2026: Algeria 3–1 Zambia (Africa Cup of Nations qualification).
- Algeria's biggest win: Algeria 5–0 Zambia, 2019.
- Zambia's biggest win: Zambia 2–0 Algeria, 1977.
- 15 of the 17 meetings were competitive matches and 2 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 25 Sept | Algeria 3–1 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Tizi Ouzou, Algeria |
Algeria |
| 2021 | ||
| 25 Mar | Zambia 3–3 Algeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lusaka, Zambia |
Draw |
| 2019 | ||
| 14 Nov | Algeria 5–0 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Blida, Algeria |
Algeria |
| 2017 | ||
| 5 Sept | Algeria 0–1 Zambia FIFA World Cup qualification · Constantine, Algeria |
Zambia |
| 2 Sept | Zambia 3–1 Algeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Lusaka, Zambia |
Zambia |
| 2009 | ||
| 6 Sept | Algeria 1–0 Zambia FIFA World Cup qualification · Blida, Algeria |
Algeria |
| 20 Jun | Zambia 0–2 Algeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Chililabombwe, Zambia |
Algeria |
| 1997 | ||
| 30 Sept | Algeria 0–1 Zambia Friendly · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (neutral) |
Zambia |
| 1996 | ||
| 14 Jan | Zambia 0–0 Algeria Africa Cup of Nations · Bloemfontein, South Africa (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1986 | ||
| 11 Mar | Algeria 0–0 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations · Alexandria, Egypt (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1985 | ||
| 28 Jul | Zambia 0–1 Algeria FIFA World Cup qualification · Lusaka, Zambia |
Algeria |
| 13 Jul | Algeria 2–0 Zambia FIFA World Cup qualification · Algiers, Algeria |
Algeria |
| 1982 | ||
| 18 Mar | Algeria 0–2 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations · Tripoli, Libya (neutral) |
Zambia |
| 7 Mar | Algeria 1–0 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations · Benghazi, Libya (neutral) |
Algeria |
| 1978 | ||
| 28 Oct | Zambia 0–3 Algeria Friendly · Lusaka, Zambia |
Algeria |
| 1977 | ||
| 26 Jun | Zambia 2–0 Algeria Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Lusaka, Zambia |
Zambia |
| 9 Jun | Algeria 2–0 Zambia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Algiers, Algeria |
Algeria |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.