Jaouen Hadjam gave Algeria a flying start in their Afcon qualifying campaign with a second-minute goal.
The Albion left-back struck early as his nation beat Zambia 3-1 in their opening fixture of the group.
There was also a goal involvement and win for Yasin Ayari with Sweden on a busy night for Albion players on the international stage.
Hadjam recently made a positive debut for the Seagulls as they won 3-2 at Manchester United in the Carabao Cup.
His first international as an Albion player saw him earn his 22nd cap for Algeria and score his third goal.
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🇩🇿🇿🇲 INCROYABLE !!! L'Algérie ouvre le score sur sa première action !!!
☄️ Une frappe énorme de Hadjam dans un angle très fermé !!https://t.co/P7ULYPEnLv— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) September 25, 2026
He strode forward on an underlapping run and fired home a shot from a tight angle.
Ayari had an eye-catching early assist as Sweden beat Romania 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League.
The Albion midfielder picked up possession some way inside the opposition half and threaded a brilliant through ball inside a defender and into Isak’s path.
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Maxim De Cuyper started for Belgium in a 2-0 win away to Italy, whose back four included former Seagulls central defender Diego Coppola.
Ferdi Kadioglu played as a left wing-back as Turkey lost 1-0 at home to France.
Chema Andres was in midfield for Spain under-21s as they lost 2-1 in Finland.
He was denied by the goalkeeper with Spain's best chance of the first half and, having been booked, was one of two players substituted at the break.
James Beadle was in goal and Amario Cozier-Duberry an unused substitute as England under-21s completed an unconvincing 4-2 win over Kazakhstan at Molineux.
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