Algeria vs Zimbabwe 2017 (Algerie-Zimbabwe VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Algeria vs Zimbabwe 2-2 (Mahrez*2/Mahachi, Mushekwi pen)
Franceville- 15 January, 2017- Africa Cup of Nations
Riyad Mahrez nets twice for Algeria but they are held by Zimbabwe in their AFCON opener
Carl Medjani and Sofiane Feghouli were the major glaring omissions by Algeria coach Georges Leekens as he announced his final 23 member squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Leganes’ Medjani, who captained Algeria in 2016, has struggled for game time at his club and the same goes from West Ham’s Feghouli, who is likely to seek an exit from the London club in January.
The big names in Leekens’ squad are the Leicester duo of Slimani and Mahrez, plus Porto’s Brahimi, Schalke’s Bentaleb and Napoli’s Ghoulam. Four of the 23 member squad ply their trade in Algeria, with the vast majority in Europe.
23 member Squad by country distribution of clubs
Algeria: 4 (USM Alger*2, Kabylie, Bejaia)
France: 3 (Dijon, Lyon, Rennes)
Ivory Coast vs Algeria 2015 (Cote d’Ivoire-Algerie VIDEO BELOW)
Final score and result:- Ivory Coast vs Algeria 3-1 (Bony*2, Gervinho/Soudani)
Nueva Estadio de Malabo- 1 February, 2015- Africa Cup of Nations
Bony scores twice, with Gervinho chipping in with a goal, as Ivory Coast win the battle of African powerhouses in Malabo