Saïfi's 59th-minute strike beat Zambia in Blida on 6 September 2009, and nine months later, at 35, he closed a twelve-year international career against the United States in Pretoria. The World Cup finals in South Africa capped 64 caps and 18 goals for Algeria, alongside an Algerian league title with MC Alger in 1999, the 2001 Intertoto Cup with Troyes and the 2008 Algerian Footballer of the Year award. Career record: 64 caps and 18 goals for Algeria; club career at ES Troyes AC, F.C. Lorient, Amiens SC.
| 1994–1995 | IRB Sougueur |
| 1995–1996 | IB Khémis El Khechna |
| 1996–1999 | MC Algiers |
| 1999–2004 | ES Troyes |
| 2004–2005 | FC Istres |
| 2005–2006 | A.C. Ajaccio |
| 2006–2009 | F.C. Lorient |
| 2009–2010 | Al-Khor Sports Club |
| 2010–2012 | Amiens SC |
| 2010–2010 | FC Istres |
| Algeria | 64 caps, 18 goals |
Algeria legends whose careers overlapped Saïfi's
One rank above: Rafik Halliche at #22.
One rank below: Adlène Guedioura at #24.
Algeria's editorial top five: Rabah Madjer · Riyad Mahrez · Lakhdar Belloumi · Mustapha Dahleb · Hacène Lalmas.