Algeria wins in extra time by two goals to nil in the final of the FIFA Arab cup against fellow North African’s Tunisia. Read below our round up of what has been an incredible tournament for the Desert Foxes. The Arab Cup was hosted by Qatar in their capital city of Doha, in what was…
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Algeria Top Group A
Algeria level with Argentina on 31 games without suffering a defeat, after their 4-0 victory away to Niger on day four of the second round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Early on in the day Burkina Faso’s victory against Djibouti pushed them up to first place in group A, so Algeria needed the…
Record Breakers
Algeria reach 30 games without suffering a defeat after a 6-1 thrashing against Niger which saw a brace from both the skipper Riyad Mahrez and second half substitute Islam Slimani, who became the all-time top goal scorer after surpassing Mohamed Tasfaout’s 36 international goals . Djamel Belmadi made a few changes to the team that…
The Heroes’ Welcome
The Algerian Paralympic Delegation were welcomed back home as heroes and have been honoured for their achievements at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The delegation arrived back in Algiers, the Algerian capital, on Wednesday 8 September, where they were collected by a decorated bus from Houari Boumediene International airport. Text on the bus (pictured above)…
Third Place at Diamond League Final
Triple jumper Yasser Mohamed Triki finished on Thursday in third place in the Men’s Triple Jump event at the Diamond League Final in Zurich. The Algerian missed out on the medals in Tokyo2020 after beating the national record with a jump of 17.43m earning him fifth place and just missed out on third place by…
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