Mahrez: We have a great will to erase the last two disappointments – the new Algeria

Algerian international player Riyad Mahrez confirmed that he and his teammates in the Algerian national team have a great will to erase the effects of the two previous disappointments in the African Cup of Nations finals.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, the Algerian national team will face its Sudanese counterpart, for the first round of Group Five of the first round of the 2025 African Cup of Nations finals, which Morocco is hosting from last Sunday until next January 18.

Mahrez said, during Press conference Which he held, today, Tuesday, before facing the Sudan national team, tomorrow, Wednesday: “The Algerian national team’s squad is working well, and there is a great will on everyone’s part to erase our last two disappointments in the African Cup.”

The Al-Ahly Saudi club star added: “It is true that the last two eliminations were bitter for us, but life always gives you an opportunity to recover, and now we are faced with this opportunity and we must exploit it.”

Mahrez continued, saying: “The new generation has an opportunity to write their history, and we are here to help them achieve that.”

andRiyad Mahrez touched on the criticism that has been following him in recent years, coinciding with his departure from Manchester City and joining Al-Ahly Saudi Arabia, and this coincided with a noticeable decline in his level with the “Greens”.

He said in this regard: “When you get older, and when you change one club for another and one league and another, criticism will inevitably be present. This is to be expected.”

He continued: “Given my experience, I do not fully listen to what is said about me, and I am not negatively affected by criticism, regardless of its type.”

The Algerian national team captain concluded by saying: “I am focused on one thing, which is what I can provide for the Algerian national team, and I have a mission with this group. I want to finish it successfully and do something big here.”

And it will begin Algeria national team His journey in the Morocco tournament, tomorrow, Wednesday, against Sudan (sa 16:00). Then it will meet Burkina Faso on Sunday, December 28 (18:30), and Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, December 31 (17:00). The first and second place finishers from each group qualify. This is in addition to the four best third-placed teams, who advance to the quarter-finals.