Alcaraz was sacked by Granda on Monday, April 10 following a string of poor results which have left the club in bottom place on the La Liga table.

Four days later on Thursday, April 13, the Spanish manager has been announced as the head coach of Algeria to replace Georges Leekens after they crashed out of the first round of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Alcaraz is now the fourth full-time coach of Algeria in the last 13 months.

Christian Gourcuff left in April 2016 and was replaced by Milovan Rajevac who quit after just two games.

Alcaraz's first assignment will be at home against Togo for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.

They will be aiming to win Group D- which also have Benin and The Gambia- to be guaranteed a place at the finals in Cameroon.

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Alcaraz will also be looking to boost Algeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign as they are currently bottom of Group B level on point with Zambia who have a better goal difference and behind Cameroon who are second with two points, Nigeria lead with maximum six points in two games.

Their next World Cup qualifiers are the double header against Zambia in August and September.