Algeria is determined to overtake the Democratic Republic of the Congo in “Cannes 2025” – The New Algeria

The Algerian national team is expected to throw all its weight, this evening, Tuesday, when it faces the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Rabat, in the summit match of the 16-final round of the 2025 African Cup of Nations.

After overcoming the obstacle of the first round, with full marks, achieving three victories in three matches, the Algerian national football team intends to continue the mission against a heavy-caliber competitor.

It is certain that National team players They are aware of the stakes that await them, as they will be required to raise the level of performance in order to overcome the obstacle of a Congolese team that showed significant potential during the group stage.

The Algerian national team coach expressed, Vladimir PetkovicHe was optimistic about overcoming the obstacle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo national team, as he said in Press conference Which was held yesterday, Monday, in Rabat: “We have an elimination match, which we must win because we want to stay in this tournament.”

The national team coach added: “We will face a strong competitor, who has many trends in his way of playing. We must impose our way of playing.” He continued: “We have to believe in ourselves, and enter our next match with full confidence, in order to win the match.”

For his part, and under the leadership of his coach Frenchman Sebastien DusaberThe Democratic Republic of Congo classified itself as a stubborn opponent, capable of imposing high pressure and exploiting its physical strength in bilateral conflicts. The “Panthers” team has also been experiencing a good period for more than two months, marked by a series of eight matches without any loss in various competitions.

During the press conference he held yesterday, Monday, the coach of the Democratic Republic of the Congo seemed confident of his team’s ability to overcome the obstacle of the Algerian national team in the match, scheduled for tomorrow evening, Tuesday, in Rabat, in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations “CAN 2025”.

French coach Desabre said: “We benefited from having a sufficient rest period, and we prepared well for the Algeria match, and we will do everything to qualify for the quarter-finals.”

Algeria will face Nigeria if it qualifies

The Algerian national team had qualified for the round of 16 at CAN 2025, after topping the fifth group with 9 points, thanks to three victories in three matches, which it achieved against the teams of Sudan (3-0), Burkina Faso (1-0), and Equatorial Guinea (3-1). As for the Democratic Republic of Congo, it qualified after occupying second place in the fourth group with 7 points, with only a goal difference over the leaders. Senegal national team.

If the team qualifies at the expense of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the national team will meet in the quarter-finals, scheduled for next Saturday, the Nigeria team, which easily overcame the Mozambique team yesterday, Monday.

We note that Algeria’s meeting with the Democratic Republic of Congo is scheduled to start at 17:00 Algerian time, and will be managed by an Egyptian arbitration team led by Mohamed Maarouf as the main referee, with the assistance of Mahmoud Abu Al-Rijal and Ahmed Hossam Taha. Mohamed Ashour was also appointed to supervise the “VAR” video referee technique.