Algeria will begin their Africa Cup of Nations title defence
at home to former champions Zambia during November, the Confederation of
African Football (CAF) confirmed on Monday (Jul 29).
The Desert Foxes will also visit Botswana between
Nov 11 and 19, giving the…
Baghdad Bounedjah's early goal propelled Algeria to a first
Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years after a fiery 1-0 victory over Sadio
Mane's Senegal in Friday's (Jul 20) final in Cairo.
Bounedjah gave Algeria a dream start in the…
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Mr. Amaju
Melvin Pinnick, alongside his second Vice President, Shehu Dikko and General
Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi were yesterday at the Le Meridien Cairo Airport
hotel camp of the Super Eagles to ginger the players ahead of…
A Riyadh Mahrez stunning free kick in the last minute of
regulation time condemned Nigeria to her second loss of the Africa Cup of
Nations and confirmed Algeria’s place in Friday’s final match.
Gernot Rohr, the Nigeria coach, has admitted that…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Algeria’s Desert Foxes will clash
for the 22nd time tonight at the Cairo International Stadium Egypt, in what
promises to be a match filled with fireworks.
Three –time champions Nigeria won their first title on home
soil at…
Algeria will have to turn the form book upside down if they
are to overcome Nigeria in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final on Sunday,
having not beaten the Super Eagles on the pitch for nearly 30 years.
In the other…
Determined to avoid distractions especially from VIPs coming from Nigeria for the match between Super Eagles and Desert Foxes of Algeria, there are strong indications that the handlers of Super Eagles have tactically shut the doors as the team…
Algeria defeated the Ivory Coast 4-3 on penalties in Suez Thursday to set up a semi-final showdown with Nigeria.
The quarter-final finished 1-1 after extra time with Sofiane Feghouli giving Algeria a 20th-minute lead that was cancelled by Jonathan…