On 18 September 2010, Djabou was called up to the Algerian national team by new coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a qualifier against the Central African Republic.

Djabou competed for Algeria at the 2011 African Nations Championship in Sudan, helping the Desert Foxes reach the semi-finals.

In Algeria, he is commonly known as the Algeria's Messi, mainly because skillset reminding of Lionel Messi, and his small size.

He appeared twice during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, and was selected for Algeria's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals on 2 June 2014.
On 22 June, Djabou scored the third goal for Les Fennecs in a 4–2 World Cup group match win against South Korea.
He also scored the team's consolation goal in the 120th minute of a 2–1 extra time defeat by Germany in the round of 16.
On 18 September 2010, Djabou was called up to the Algerian national team by new coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a qualifier against the Central African Republic.
Djabou competed for Algeria at the 2011 African Nations Championship in Sudan, helping the Desert Foxes reach the semi-finals.
In Algeria, he is commonly known as the Algeria's Messi, mainly because skillset reminding of Lionel Messi, and his small size.
He appeared twice during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, and was selected for Algeria's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals on 2 June 2014. On 22 June, Djabou scored the third goal for Les Fennecs in a 4–2 World Cup group match win against South Korea. He also scored the team's consolation goal in the 120th minute of a 2–1 extra time defeat by Germany in the round of 16.
Abdelmoumene Djabou