Algeria captain Madjid Bougherra has reconfirmed that he is retiring from the international game.
The 32-year-old had announced last October that he would retire from international football after the 2015 Africa Cup.
Bougherra Played his last game for Algeria on February 1 in their 3-1 quarterfinal loss to Cote d'Ivoire in Malabo.
“I would like to thank the coach and especially the national team for all the marvellous moments spent with ‘les Verts’. I am proud and happy to have been able to wear this jersey during all these years,” Bougherra said.
Bougherra added that he was sad to be bowing out without an Africa Cup title after the continents highest ranked side came into the tournament as one of the favourites.
“This elimination in the quarter-finals of the AFCON is very painful. We have a lot of regrets as we dominated the encounter. We could have won this match and continue our journey. We deserved a better result given the chances we created. Unfortunately, we couldn’t put them in,"Bougherra said.