Algeria has won the Africa Cup of Nations - the top football competition on the continent - two times: first in 1990, and again in 2019. When they won in 2019 in Cairo, the streets of Algerian cities filled with people honking horns, waving flags and singing all night. Football brings the country together in a way few other things do.
Algeria has produced some incredible players. Rabah Madjer scored an amazing back-heeled goal in the 1987 European Cup Final that is still talked about as one of the most beautiful goals ever scored. Riyad Mahrez, who plays for Manchester City and Algeria, won the English Premier League with Leicester City in a fairytale season in 2016.
Children all over Algeria play football. You don't need much - a ball, two piles of jumpers for goalposts, and friends. In the narrow streets of the Casbah, in seaside towns along the Mediterranean, and in desert oases in the south, the moment the sun starts to set, the matches begin.
Algeria's most famous club rivalry is between two teams from Algiers - USM Alger and MC Alger. When they play, the stadium is packed and the noise can be heard for blocks. Many Algerian families pass team loyalty down from grandparent to grandchild - so a child who supports MC Alger is usually following in their grandfather's footsteps.