In 2012, Algeria national football had joined in eight competitions that resulted in six winnings and two losses, and the competition they had the most winnings was in the African Cup qualification, which is the qualification process for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is the qualification process for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The Bosnian coach's debut resulted in a 11 away draw against Tanzania, they then beat Central African Republic 20 with goals coming from Hassan Yebda and Foued Kadir. After a good game against Tanzania and a convincing win against The Central African Rep, the Algerian fans started to believe in their national team again and put all their trust in coach Vahid to revive the national team, and that is exactly what happened as the good results kept on coming, Algeria then beat Niger 30 in a friendly, and with the start of the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifiers Algeria beat Rwanda 40 to start off brightly. Qualifying for The 2013 African cup of Nations was the next target for Les Fennecs and they started off with beating Gambia 21 in Banjul followed by a 41 victory in Blida to advance to the final qualifying round, where the Algerians would take on north African neighbors Libya. The desert warriors ended up winning 30 on aggregate against the Libyans to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. 
