Chinese Super League club Tianjin FC have made an immense £38.5million offer for Leicester City striker Islam Slimani, according to foreign media outlet Sky Italia. The Algerian forward, who came to the Premier League last summer, is already the most expensive Algerian footballer of all time after the Foxes paid £30million for him. Slimani has been on…
Month: January 2017
#AFCON2017: Algeria’s worst fears come true
Algeria’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign ended without a win after a 2-2 draw with Senegal capped off a disappointing run of games in Group B. The Desert Foxes needed to win to stand any chance of making it through to the quarter-finals, but two goals from Islam Slimani were not enough to secure the…
#AFCON2017: Algeria vs Senegal Match Preview
Algeria have a huge task to complete if they want to make it to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations as they have to beat Senegal and hope that other results go their way. The Desert Foxes are currently 3rd in Group B with just one point, after drawing with Zimbabwe and losing…
#AFCON2017: Algeria with one foot out of the cup after being defeated by Tunisia
Algeria’s hopes of making into the quarter finals are slim after losing 2-1 to north African Neighbours Tunisia. It was Tunisia who came out strong in the second half of the match, as Youssef Msakni’s cross came off defender Aissa Mandi and into his own net. Things got much worse for the Desert Foxes after…
#AFCON2017: Algeria vs Tunisia Match Preview
Algeria take on Tunisia on Thursday the 19th of January in what will be a massive game in Group B at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The North African rivals both failed to win in their first group matches, with Algeria drawing 2-2 with Zimbabwe and Tunisia losing 2-0 to Senegal. The Carthage Eagles…