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…
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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…
Slimani Scores Four in World Cup Qualifiers
Algeria cruise past Djibouti in their first World Cup qualifier by eight goals to nil, Islam Slimani scored half of the goals and is now a goal away from being joint top goal scorer. Djamel Belmadi started with a strong team, just three changes from the team that started in the AFCON final two years…