Riyad Mahrez’s teammates must absolutely win against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
Article written by
Posted
Reading time : 1 min.
On paper, this confrontation against Equatorial Guinea should not inspire particular fears for Djamel Belmadi. But after their pitiful draw against Sierra Leone (0-0) at the start, Algeria will be careful not to underestimate anyone. Inefficient and very uninspired, the reigning African champions must at all costs recover against the Equatoguineans, Sunday January 16 at 8 p.m. Because the adversity will then go up a notch: Algeria will challenge Côte d’Ivoire during the 3rd and last day of this group E.
The Elephants, precisely, beat Equatorial Guinea by a narrow header (1-0) on the first day. Despite a rather small squad, the Nzalang Nacional has done well and hopes, this time, to obtain a result against Algeria. It will be necessary to be very solid: on paper, the offensive armada of the Greens, led by the essential Riyad Mahrez, can martyr any defense.