Kabylia football team
| Confederation | ConIFA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Aksel Bellabbaci, Lyes Immemai | ||
| Most caps | 10 players (2) | ||
| Top scorer | Nadjim Bouabbas (2) | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Panjab 8–0 Kabylie (Slough, United Kingdom; 31 May 2018) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Tibet 1–8 Kabylia (Enfield, United Kingdom; 7 June 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Panjab 8–0 Kabylia (Slough, United Kingdom; 31 May 2018) | |||
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
| Best result | Tenth place (2018) | ||
The Kabylia football team 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]
Kabylia have played in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification.[5][6]
Current squad
The 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 | JS Imazighen |
| 24 | GK | Rahim Belaid | 31 May 1990 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | CS Mont-Royal Outremont |
| 4 | DF | Idir Belasla | 20 November 1999 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | ASSM Savigneux |
| 8 | DF | Khelifa Drider | 25 June 1993 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Petit Bard Montpellier |
| 9 | DF | Elhadi Boukir | 9 September 1987 (aged 30) | 2 | 0 | CD Barrio Obrero |
| 10 | DF | Ahmed Simoud | 16 December 1993 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Université Lille 1 |
| 14 | DF | Yacine Irnatene | 1 January 1987 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 18 | DF | Idir Bouali | 13 December 1987 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | UM Bejaia |
| 19 | DF | Lyes Mihoubi | 4 October 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | ORB Akbou |
| 7 | MF | Ilyas Hadid | 1 January 2000 (aged 18) | 2 | 1 | US Créteil II |
| 6 | MF | Yanis Kemache | 7 June 1995 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | USM Malakoff |
| 11 | MF | Amara Hamadache | 2 April 1991 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | Villeneuve St. Georges |
| 12 | MF | Idir Lamhene | 29 December 1997 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | US Sidi Belloua |
| 13 | MF | Hocine Mohammedi | 3 May 1988 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | AC Finchley |
| 17 | MF | Walid Daira | 10 May 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ES Tigzirt |
| 20 | MF | Malik Amerkane | 13 February 1988 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | ES Azzefoun |
| 22 | FW | Nadjim Bouabbas | 1 March 1999 (aged 19) | 2 | 2 | US Rungis |
| 3 | FW | Enzo Mezaib | 5 January 1998 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Conflans |
| 16 | FW | Bachir Ghuersa | 1 October 2000 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | Villeneuve St. Georges |
| 2 | FW | Abderrezak Chennit | 15 January 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | JS Akbou |
| 5 | FW | Karim Ouarab | 21 July 1999 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | JS Kabylie |
| 21 | FW | Nafa Belmellat | 26 January 1987 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | AC Finchley |
Notable players
- Nadjim Bouabbas - national team top scorer
References
- ^ "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".
- ^ "La Kabylie qualifiée pour la Coupe du monde ConIFA 2018 — Siwel". 2 September 2017.