World Cup; however, he lost the captaincy and a spot in the starting line-up prior to the first fixture against Slovenia and did not participate in any of the three games. Shortly after the 2010 World Cup, Mansouri announced his international retirement from international football on 26 June 2010, after mentioning to the media that he would not be participating in the friendly in August against Gabon and the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. With 67 appearances for the national team, he is the 9th most capped player in Algeria's history. Career statistics International References 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Ardennes (department) Association football midfielders French footballers Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players Le Havre AC players Coventry City F.C. players LB Châteauroux players FC Lorient players Al-Sailiya SC players French people of Kabyle descent French sportspeople of Algerian descent Kabyle people Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Algerian expatriate footballers French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Qatar Algerian expatriate sportspeople in England 2010 FIFA World Cup players Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Qatar Stars League players CS Constantine players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Footballers from Grand Est