The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has moved the kick-off for Algeria’s friendly against Niger on 6 October in Tizi-Ouzou forward by two hours 30 minutes.
The match was originally scheduled to begin at 20h30 Algerian time (21h30 in France). It will now start at 18h in Algeria, which is 19h in France, the FAF confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday.
The fixture will be Algeria’s next match after the team began its qualification campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations with two games in September.
Algeria opened the campaign with a 3-1 victory over Zambia in Tizi-Ouzou on 25 September. Four days later, they drew 2-2 away to Burundi.
Ibrahim Maza, Anis Hadj Moussa, Mohamed Belloumi and Adil Boulbina all scored during those opening matches, establishing themselves as the players who made the biggest impact in front of goal.
The friendly against Niger will also offer Algeria the chance to extend a strong recent record in the fixture. The Greens have won their past seven meetings with Niger, a run which stretches back to 2003.
Brahim Hemdani is expected to make changes to his line-up for the match. Algeria will be without several injured players, including Amine Gouiri, Anis Hadj Moussa, Adem Zorgane and Nabil Bentaleb.
Rayan Ait-Nouri will also miss the game after being sent home from the squad for disciplinary reasons.
The absences are likely to give a number of players the opportunity to feature and demonstrate their ability. Sohaib Nair, Zineddine Belaid, Abdelatif Ramdane and Adil Bourabaa are among those strongly expected to receive playing time against Niger.
The revised schedule means the match in Tizi-Ouzou will now take place at 18h local time rather than the previously announced 20h30 start, with the FAF confirming the change ahead of the meeting.
