 In the qualifiers for the 2008 Olympic Games, held in China, Algeria participated in the qualifiers, but didn't manage to get it.In the First Round, the Algerian team won 3–0 in the first leg with Mozambique and achieved one of the biggest wins in the second leg, by 9–1.The team advanced to the next round in where they faced Nigeria and won by 1–0, but had a loss in the second match by 6–0.