The Algerian national team is seeking to achieve its third successive victory in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals, when it meets the Equatorial Guinea national team, this Wednesday evening, in Rabat, for the third and final round of the group stage.
Since the start of the continental competition, the “Greens” have performed well, as they began their campaign with a broad victory against Sudan (3-0), before defeating Burkina Faso (1-0). These two wins allowed the national team to secure early qualification to the round of 16, in addition to clinching the top spot in Group Five.
Aside from the direct bet, the teammates of leader Riyad Mahrez aspire to repeat a scenario that has brought them success on two previous occasions. In 1990 in Algeria, and then in 2019 in Egypt, the national team finished the first round with a full score, before continuing its journey successfully and winning the continental title. This is a similarity that the technical staff and players take into account, as they realize that the positive dynamic in the first round may be decisive for the remainder of the competition.
Although the sports bet on this match is limited, the national team is determined to play it with the same seriousness. Algeria national team coach, Vladimir Petkovic, said during Press conferenceYesterday, Tuesday: “Tomorrow’s match will be a real match, its goal is to show the players that we need to continue working, and the opponent will also be motivated despite his exclusion from the tournament.”
He continued: “I know the Equatorial Guinea national team well, and they in turn know us, so it will be necessary not to give them any opportunity to impose their control over the course of the match.”
The Algeria coach will make changes to the starting lineup
It is certain that coach Petkovic will make some adjustments by resting a number of the main pillars, with the aim of maintaining readiness in anticipation of the quarter-final match scheduled for next January 6, against the second-placed team in Group D, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
For its part, the Equatorial Guinea national team, which was officially eliminated from the competition after two losses to Burkina Faso (2-1) and Sudan (1-0), will enter the match in order to save face and try to end the competition with a positive result.
Despite this, the Guinean national team remains a competitor to be reckoned with, especially since it defeated the Algerian national team during the 2022 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, ending a historic series of 35 matches without defeat.
We note that today’s match is scheduled to start at 17:00 Algerian time. And he will manage it Burundian referee Pacific Ndabihawinimana assisted by Malian Modibo Samaki and Zambian Diana Chikutesha, while Gabonese Tanguy Patrice Mbiami will be the fourth referee.
In the video assistant referee (VAR) room, Gabonese Pierre-Ghislain Acho will be present, assisted by Mauritanian Babacar Sarr.
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