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Algeria’s turn from turmoil to semifinals ended in a different type of turmoil on Thursday. The World Cup qualifiers who entered the tournament amidst speculation that coach Rabah Sadaane was on the verge of being dismissed finished today’s match with Egypt with eight men, losing 4-0. Two-time defending champions Egypt goes into Sunday’s final against [...]
Algeria upset Côte d’Ivoire to move on to the semifinals. (Photo: ZumaPress) The pre-Cup of Nations favorite Éléphants of Côte d’Ivoire were dramatically eliminated from the tournament Sunday, losing 3-2 to Algeria after a second-half, stoppage time equalizer and an early Desert Foxes goal in extra time. Algeria came back from two one goal deficits to [...] Host nation Angola won Group A after their nil-nil draw with Angola, Monday. (Photo: Zumapress) In a match that played out as an indictment of the tournament’s format, Angola and Algeria secured passage into the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals with a nil-nil draw, neither team showing any ambition towards un-evening the score. The result played [...] Algeria's Rafik Halliche's first half opener held up as the Desert Foxes beat Mali, 1-0. (Photo: ZumaPress) Algeria left the distention and disorganization of Monday’s opener behind them, using a late first half goal from Rafik Halliche to beat tactic-less Mali team, 1-0. Coming off a surprisingly poor performance on Monday when they lost [...] Elvis Kafoteka scored the second goal in Malawi's 3-0 win over Algeria. Malawi was considered the weakest side in Group A, while Algeria was a common favorite for being the only team in the quartet to have qualified for the World Cup. Those descriptions belied a Malawian squad that had shown constant improvement through World [...] |
 
 
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