Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry
Aymen Abdennour of Tunisia and Islam Slimani of Algeria fighting for the ball during the Maghreb derby at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. | |
| Other names | Maghreb derby |
|---|---|
| Location | CAF (Africa) UNAF (North Africa) |
| Teams | Algeria Tunisia |
| First meeting | Tunisia 0–0 Algeria Friendly 15 December 1963 |
| Latest meeting | Algeria 1–1 Tunisia Friendly 20 June 2023 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 49 |
| Most wins | Algeria (18) |
| Most player appearances | Lakhdar Belloumi (10) |
| Top scorer | Djamel Menad (5) |
| All-time series | Algeria: 18 Draw: 16 Tunisia: 15 |
Algeria Tunisia | |
The Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry or the Maghreb derby is a football rivalry between the national football teams of Algeria and Tunisia, having achieved three Africa Cup of Nations and two Arab Cups between the two countries.
The two nations have played 48 games against each other; Algeria leads in wins with 18 to Tunisia's 15, with the two sides drawing 15 times. The first unofficial match took place on 1 June 1957, in a friendly match between Tunisia and the FLN football team, when Algeria was a French colony. After the independence of Algeria, the first official match took place on 15 December 1963, in a friendly match at the Stade Chedly Zouiten in Tunisia.
The last defeat of Algeria against their neighbours dated back to 20 January 2017, during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which was hosted by Gabon. The last match between the two teams was played in Annaba as part of a friendly match on 20 June 2023 and ended in a 1–1 draw.