Algeria were held to a 1-1 draw against Cameroon in their opening group game of the road to Russia after Moukandjo cancelled out Soudani’s early opener. It was the perfect start for Algeria as they took the lead after just seven minutes. Riyad Mahrez’s corner was flicked on by Islam Slimani and Hilal Soudani was…
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Algerians in Europe: 24th-25th September
It was another busy weekend for Algeria’s footballers in Europe, with some having better performances than others. Let’s take a look at how the Desert Foxes got on. ENGLAND Riyad Mahrez played just 45 minutes for Leicester City as they suffered a 4-1 loss at Old Trafford to Manchester United, with Sofiane Feghouli playing the…
Match Report: Algeria 6-0 Lesotho
Algeria qualifies to the African Cup of Nations 2017, after thrashing Lesotho 6-0 and finishing their qualifying campaign unbeaten in group J. It was El Arabi Hillel Soudani who got the first goal of the game for the Desert Foxes, Riyad Mahrez and Saphir Taider went on to score, from free kicks, just before the…
Preview: Algeria vs Lesotho
Milovan Rajevac’s first game in charge as manager of Algeria sees the Desert Foxes host Lesotho in their final Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The North African side have already qualified for the competition, with top spot in Group J secured following four wins and one draw in the five qualification matches thus far. Almost…
Algerians in Europe: 26th-28th August
We will be looking at the Algerians in Europe performances on the weekend ahead of the national team’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho, on the 01/09/16. Portugal – Liga NOS Islam Slimani scored the first goal in Sporting’s 2-1 win over rivals Porto. At the end of the match we saw an emotional…
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