The Fennecs face modest Sierra Leone on Tuesday afternoon for their debut in this African Cup of Nations.
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Algeria is on a mission. The Fennecs, recent winners of the Arab Nations Cup and carried by the jewel Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), attack this African Cup of Nations with an ogre appetite, Tuesday January 11 at 2 p.m. against Sierra Leone. Holders of the title, Djamel Belmadi’s players are very much favorites for this meeting, played in Japoma (Cameroon). A smooth appetizer before facing Equatorial Guinea then Côte d’Ivoire in this group E.
In front of them stands the very modest Sierra Leone (108th in the Fifa rankings). To access their first CAN since 1996, the Leone Stars took out Benin in qualifying. Without any star (despite the presence of the former England international Steven Caulker), Sierra Leone will play with its weapons. And attempt the improbable feat of getting out of the hens for the first time.