[1] Achiou started his playing career with ES Ben Aknoun before joining the junior ranks of USM Alger.

[2] Hocine finally signed a one-year deal with Swiss club FC Aarau in the summer of 2006.

Achiou was part of the Algerian team that finished second in their group in the first round of the 2004 African Nations Cup behind Cameroon before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.

Achiou had scored an important goal against Egypt in one of the group stage matches that was instrumental in helping Algeria reach the quarterfinals.

Achiou also scored a goal against Zimbabwe which would be the difference in the tie-breaker against Egypt, and ultimately qualify Algeria to the quarter-finals.