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Rafik Halliche: Former Algeria captain retires from international duty

Former Algeria captain Rafik Halliche has called time on his international career, 11 years after making his debut appearance.

Halliche came on as an 84th-minute substitute on Monday and to make his play his final game for Algeria in their 1-0 win.

After the encounter at the Stade du 5 Juillet, the centre-back was celebrated by his teammates with the Afcon title in his hands while the fans cheered on from the stands.

Rafik Halliche porté en triomphe par ses coéquipiers #TeamDZ pic.twitter.com/l6WkAKjELt

— DZfoot (@DZfoot) September 9, 2019

La communion du public et des joueurs de l'EN lors de la présentation de la Coupe d'Afrique #TeamDZ pic.