Despite the boxers, Algeria has failed to impress in other events, as another two fencers fell on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. As the day went on some more unfortunate news was revealed as athletics legend Taoufik Makhloufi was meant to be travelling to Tokyo for his upcoming events but it was…
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Algeria Extend Their Unbeaten Games to 20 Over International Break
Algeria remain undefeated after a 1-0 victory against Nigeria and a 2-2 draw with Mexico. It’s been just under a year since the Desert Foxes played their last competitive game, after matches were cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Nigeria 0-1 Algeria Algerian Manager Djamel Belmadi made significant changes to the side that won the…
Algeria Scrape Victory Over Benin in Halliche Send Off
Algeria extended their unbeaten run to 14 games after Islam Slimani’s goal from the spot kick resulted enough for the Desert Foxes to beat Benin in their first game since winning the 2019 African Cup of Nations. The hosts, who changed venue to the 5 Juillet stadium, came close to scoring as early as…
2019 African Games: Algeria Finish Fourth on the Overall Medal Standings
A total of 270 Algerian athletes flew to Rabat, the capital city of Morocco, competing in 25 sports in the 2019 African Games. 125 medals were won by Algeria at the games which took place between the 19 to 31 August. The 125 medals were built up of 33 gold, 32 silver, 60 bronze…
AFCON2019: Algeria crowned champions of Africa after beating Senegal 1-0 in the final in Cairo.
Baghdad Bounedjah’s 79 second goal, is the quickest goal to be scored in the final of this tournament, earning a victory for the Desert Foxes. A penalty decision was overturned in the second half for Senegal as the referee had to use the help of VAR. But, Algeria continued to show the same…
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